WASHINGTON – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi announced the appointment today of Gary J. Krump as the new chairman of the board of contract appeals.
"Mr. Krump brings years of valuable management and leadership experience to this new position,” said Principi. "Ultimately, all veterans benefit when our contracting process works fairly.”
In his new position, Krump will head a board composed of five other administrative judges. He will be responsible for ensuring fair and timely disposition of contract disputes in which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is involved. Krump had been serving as VA’s deputy assistant secretary for acquisition and materiel management (A&MM) since September 1992.
Krump began his federal career as an attorney for the Army, serving in the Far East and at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Prior to his position as deputy assistant secretary for A&MM, he was the director of the office of real property management for VA. In that position, he directed one of the largest real estate management programs in the federal government.
Krump received a bachelor’s degree from the North Dakota State University and law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School and an MBA from Southern Illinois University. His awards include 10 “hammer” awards from the vice president’s office for organizational achievement, of which four were personal awards and six were group awards; three Carey quality awards for best support activity and the overall best activity in VA while working at the Denver distribution center; and a presidential rank award as a meritorious executive in 1997. He is listed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in American Law.
