Biography

Brian George

Deputy Director, Office of Cost, Pricing & Finance

Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy

Mr. Brian George assumed the position of Deputy Director, Cost, Price and Finance (CPF) in March 2008. The CPF Director is the lead for re-invigorating cost and pricing skills with the Defense Department and advises the Director on issues relating to contract cost, price, and finance.

Before assuming this position, Mr. George was the Chief of Cost and Price analysis for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), overseeing the price evaluation of multi-billion dollar proposals from Fortune 500 companies to small disadvantaged businesses, and was a key advisor on Treasury-wide IT procurements, GAO bid-protests, and competitive sourcing under OMB Circular No. A-76.

Upon graduating with distinction in economics from San Diego State University in California, Mr. George began his federal career as an auditor with the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and audited a variety of companies and issues such as price proposals, incurred cost submissions, estimating systems, and CAS cost-impact statements. He was also a lead advisor for a significant ASBCA case dealing with complex overhead allocation issues and a Guest-Instructor at DCAA's Defense Contract Audit Institute on the use of statistics and regression analysis in auditing and forecasting. He then became a contract specialist for one of his major customers, NAVSEA's SUPSHIP. Mr. George was the Command's lead negotiator and advisor on a variety of contract financial matters, including complex allowable indirect and direct cost issues under FAR part 31.

He later became the Chief of Contracting with NAVAIR, where he managed NATEC's multi-million dollar procurement program for over 400 contractor personnel performing technical services in several countries. Finally, Mr. George served as Chief of Cost Analysis with Air Force Space Command's SMC, directing the cost estimating and earned value management for multi-billion dollar acquisitions and contracts for the development, launch, and sustainment of the United States' Global Positioning System (GPS).

Mr. George is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of California, has a Masters in Business Administration, is certified in three AT&L acquisition career fields—contracting, auditing, and cost estimating and financial management—and is a member of the Senior Executive Service. He resides in Maryland with his wife and children.