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

Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia

Wednesday, August 5, 2009
02:30 PM
Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 342

[view archive webcast]

This hearing will continue the Subcommittee’s oversight of the federal government’s efforts to strengthen and retain the federal acquisition workforce, which oversaw more than $500 billion in contract expenditures in Fiscal Year 2008.

Member Statements

• Senator Daniel K. Akaka   [View PDF]
• Senator George V. Voinovich   [View PDF]

Witnesses

Panel 1

• The Honorable Jeffrey Zients [view testimony]
  Deputy Director for Management and Chief Performance Officer
  Office of Management and Budget
• Ms. Nancy Kichak [view testimony]
  Associate Director, Strategic Human Resource Policy
  U.S. Office of Personnel Management
• Mr. David Drabkin [view testimony]
  Acting Chief Acquisition Officer
  U.S. General Services Administration

Panel 2

• The Honorable Elaine Duke [view testimony]
  Under Secretary for Management
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Mr. Bill McNally [view testimony]
  Assistant Administrator for Procurement and Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Mr. John Bashista [view testimony]
  Deputy Director of the Office of Procurement and Assistance Management
  U.S. Department of Energy
• Ms. Deidre Lee [view testimony]
  Executive Vice President for Federal Affairs and Operations
  Professional Services Council