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Kathleen Ann James
Kathleen A. James was appointed to the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or
Severely Disabled by the President of the United States in June 2007. Ms. James had previously
been the Air Force Liaison to the Committee from September 2003 until her appointment.
Currently, Ms. James is the Chief, Air Force Labor Advisors Office. Since 1996, Ms. James
held numerous staff positions within the Air Force Deputy Assistant Secretary (Contracting)
organization. She provided support as a senior procurement analyst to the Air Force Program
Executive Officers for Combat and Mission Support and C2 and Combat Support Systems. She was
primarily responsible for the rewrite of Air Force source selection policy in 1999, which
significantly changed the way the Air Force evaluated competitive proposals. Her current
duties include serving as a member of the Air Force Executive Steering Group for Housing and
Utilities Privatization.
Ms. James was one of the Air Force's first Competition Advocates when the Competition in
Contracting Act (CICA) became effective in 1985. She was a Competition Advocate at the
Ballistic Missile Office at Norton Air Force Base, San Bernardino, CA, and a policy and
procurement analyst for the Air Force Systems Command at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland,
and Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton Ohio. Prior to
her joining the Air Force civilian workforce, she worked as an Army Contract Specialist at the
U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command in Warren, MI.
Ms. James is a Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM), and Acquisition Professional
Development Program Level III certified in contracting within the Air Force acquisition
workforce. Her educational accomplishments include a Master in Social Work Administration
Degree from Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan (June 1979) and a Bachelor of Arts Degree
in Psychology and Philosophy with a Linguistics minor from Oakland University in Rochester, MI
(August 1974). She completed the Defense Acquisition University Advanced Program Management
course in April 2002.
Ms. James has been the recipient of numerous performance awards, and was recognized in 1995
as the Air Force Materiel Command Contracting Civilian of the Year. Her most recent job
performance award was in January 2006.
As an active member of the local community, Ms. James has volunteered at the Alexandria
Domestic Violence shelter, as well as annually at the Alexandria American Red Cross Waterfront
Festival. Ms. James also contributes significantly throughout the year to local and national
charities through the Combined Federal Campaign. Ms. James' other interests include singing
as a member of the Alexandria Choral Society, and support as a contributor and member of The
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Wolf Trap, the Resident Associate Smithsonian program,
charter member of the Smithsonian Native American Museum, Friends of Mount Vernon and Friends
of the National Zoo.
A native of Detroit, MI, Ms. James has been a resident of Alexandria, VA since 1996.
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