OSDBU Director Honored
by the National Association
For the Employment of People
Who Are Blind
On March 13, 2008, the
National Association for
the Employment of People
Who Are Blind recognized
James E. House, USDA member
of the Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind
or Severely Disabled, for
his role in the Departments
implementation of the only
Federal voluntary procurement
goals for the AbilityOne
Program. Mr. House, who
also serves as the Director
of the Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization,
accepted the award on behalf
of USDA and challenged other
Federal agencies to get
more involved in the AbilityOne
Program and establish similar
procurement goals.