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Strengthening the Federal Acquisition Workforce: Government-wide Leadership and Initiatives

Date: August 5, 2009
Time: 2:30pm
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building SD-342
Agenda:

This hearing reviewed the status of efforts to strengthen the Federal acquisition workforce against the backdrop of dramatic growth in contracting spending, a static size of the Federal acquisition workforce, and an expected wave of retirements within that workforce. In particular, the hearing examined whether the administration is providing effective government-wide leadership and coordination on acquisition workforce issues and whether agencies with significant contract expenditures have the tools they need to build sufficient internal capacity to oversee mission-critical contracts.

Member Statements

Senator

George V.

Voinovich

(R -
 OH)

Witnesses

Panel 1

The Honorable

Jeffrey D.

Zients

Federal Chief Performance Officer and Deputy Director for Management

U.S. Office of Management and Budget

Panel 1

Ms.

Nancy

Kichak

Associate Director, Strategic Human Resource Policy

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Panel 1

Mr.

David

Drabkin

Acting Chief Acquisition Officer

U.S. General Services Administration

Panel 2

The Honorable

Elaine

Duke

Under Secretary for Management

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Panel 2

Mr.

Bill

McNally

Assistant Administrator for Procurement and Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Panel 2

Mr.

John

Bashista

Deputy Director of the Office of Procurement and Assistance Management

U.S. Department of Energy

Panel 2

Ms.

Deidre

Lee

Executive Vice President for Federal Affairs and Operations

Professional Services Council