2021

Ms. Anita F. Bales, Director, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)

2020

Ms. Margaret Augustine, Senior Procurement Executive, Central Intelligence Agency
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Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) Panel

• MODERATOR Jim Williams, PRT Director
• PANELIST Mathew Blum, Associate Administrator at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget
• PANELIST Melissa Starinsky, Director and Head of the Contracting Activity for the Office of Acquisition & Grants Management within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services

Ms. Shanna Webbers, Chief Procurement Officer, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury
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Ms. Diane Janousek, National Security Agency Deputy Commandant for the National Cryptologic School
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Honorable Alan Shaffer, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition and Sustainment
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Mr. William Roets, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Procurement at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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On September 10, 2020, PRT Hosted Forum on "COVID 19 Pandemic: What We’ve Learned: Looking back to look forward…!"

• Panel 1: The Strategic Challenge
  • Stan Soloway, Moderator; President & CEO, Celero Strategies; and PRT Director
  • Joe Dyer, Chief Strategy Officer, National Spectrum Consortium
  • Alan Estevez, National Security and Logistics at Deloitte Consulting
    
  • David Grant, Former Associate Administrator, FEMA; Partner, Potomac Ridge Consulting
    
  • Stacy Cummings, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
• Panel 2: Tactical Execution
  
  • Andrew Hunter, Moderator; CSIS Defense Industrial Base, Defense Trade, and Innovation; and PRT Director
    
  • Kim Herrington, Director of Defense Pricing and Contracts
    
  • Alan Chvotkin, Executive VP & Counsel at Professional Services Council; and PRT Director
    
  • Howard Porter, Senior VP & Director of Contracts, CACI

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Mr. Philip Christy, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction, U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
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Mr. Arun Seraphin, Professional Staff Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)
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Mr. Tim DiNapoli, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Ms. Anna McDonough, Assistant Director, GAO

2019

Ms. Stacy Bostjanick
Director of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Acquisition and Sustainment
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On September 5, 2019, PRT Hosted Forum on "Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Integrity - Delivering Uncompromised While Maximizing Access to the Global Marketplace"

PRESENTERS:
Vice Admiral David Lewis
Commander, Defense Contract Management Agency
Jeffrey Koses
Senior Procurement Executive, the General Services Administration
Jack Greene
Director of Contracts, Lockheed Martin
Bob Metzger
Partner, Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
Andy Hoskins
Vice President, Managed IT Services, NeoSystems LLC

MODERATOR:
David A. Drabkin
Vice Chair (Planning), PRT
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Jon Etherton
President, Etherton and Associates, Inc.; and PRT Director
Rich Beutel
Principal, Cyrrus Analytics LLC; and PRT Director
Kim Herrington
Acting Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A & S))
James J. Kren
Deputy Director, Defense Security Service (DSS)
Major General Cameron G. Holt
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Contracting) USAF

2018

Terry Raney
Section 809 Panel Commissioner; and PRT Director
Darryl A. Scott
Section 809 Panel Commissioner; and PRT Director

September 6, 2018PRT Hosted Forum on Challenges in Acquisition Timeliness.

PRESENTERS:
Todd Richards
Atlas Program Manager, General Services Administration
Soraya Correa
Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security
Melissa Starinsky
Director, Office of Grants and Acquisition Management, Department of Health and Human Services
Hon. Kevin Fahey
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Acquisition)

MODERATOR:
David A. Drabkin
Chairman, Section 809 Panel and Vice Chair (Planning), PRT
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Daniel M. Jacobs
Chairman/CEO of The Federal Market Group (FMG); and PRT Director.
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Katharina McFarland
President, Blue Oryx LLC; and PRT Director.
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Peter Levine
Senior Fellow, Institute for Defense Analyses; and PRT Director.
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Jonathan Etherton
Etherton and Associates; and PRT Director.
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David Drabkin
Chairman of the Section 809 Panel; and PRT Director.

2017

Jonathan Etherton
Etherton and Associates; and PRT Director.
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Mr. David Berteau
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Professional Services Council (PSC).
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September 7, 2017
PRT Hosted Forum on "Space the Final Next Frontier"

PRESENTER
Brigadier General Mark Baird
Director of Space Programs, United States Air Force
Bill McNally
Assistant Administrator for Procurement and Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Myland Pride
Director of Government and Legislative Affairs, Intelstat
David Harris
Acting General Counsel, SpaceX
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Hon. Robert F. Hale
Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security; Senior Executive Advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton; former Comptroller and Chief Financial Officer, Department of Defense.
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David Eagles
Director, Center for Presidential Transition, Partnership for Public Service.
General Paul J. Selva
Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Rich Beutel
Principal of Cyrrus Analytics; and Director, Procurement Round Table.
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Diane M. Janosek
Deputy Commandant of the NSA National Cryptologic School.

2016

Kenneth Dodds
Director of Policy, Planning and Liaison at the Small Business Administration (SBA).
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James J. Kren
Deputy Director, Defense Security Service (DSS); accompanied by Fred W. Gortler III, Director, Industrial Policy and Programs (DSS).
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Deidre A. Lee
Chair, Advisory Panel on Streamlining and Codifying Acquisition Regulations (809 Panel); and Director, Procurement Round Table.
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Bill Greenwalt
Majority Lead Staffer for Readiness Subcommittee, Professional Staff Senate Armed Services Committee.
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June 2, 2016
PRT Hosted Forum on "The Nexus of Innovation and Federal Contracting":

PRESENTER
Mr. Timothy Applegate
Director of Contracts, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Mr. Michael Hendrix
Director Emerging Issues & Research, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and author of "The Power of Prizes, Incentivizing Radical Innovations"
Mr. Tyler Merkeley
Acting Chief of Staff and Head of Special Projects & Portfolio Management, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Mr. Scott Ulrey
Deputy Director, Contracts Management Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Ms. Jennifer S. Walsmith
Senior Acquisition Executive, National Security Agency (NSA)

MODERATOR:
Darryl A. Scott 
Corporate Vice President, Contracts and Pricing, The Boeing Company and Director, Procurement Round Table
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Mr. David Berteau
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Professional Services Council (PSC).
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Mr. Tim Applegate
Director of Contracts, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); accompanied by Scott R. Ulrey Deputy Director, Contracts Management Office, DARPA.
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Dr. Mark Husband
Professor of Acquisition Management, Defense Acquisition University and recently Senior Advisor, Root Cause Analyses, Under Secretary of Defense (AT&L) co-author of Sept 29, 2015 DoD study Eliminating Requirements Imposed on Industry Where Costs Exceed Benefits accompanied by Lynne Giordano, Acting Deputy Director for Root Cause Analyses in the PARCA organization.
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Claire M. Grady
Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, OUSD(Acquisition, Technology & Logistics).

2015

Soraya Correa
Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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Leonard (Len) Rawicz
Counselor to Skadden, Arps, Slater, Meagher and Flom LLC Infrastructure Group.
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William (Bill) T. Woods
Director Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office.
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Bill Greenwalt
Professional Staff Member, Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) & Acquisition Policy, and former PRT Director.
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June 4, 2015
PRT Hosted Forum on Translating Commercial Supply Chain Management Practices into the Government Environment as a Solutions Based Discussion:

PRESENTER:
Patrick Curry
Director of Client Services Procurement, Americas Research and US Federal Procurement Transformation and Operations - IBM.
Jeff Trauberman
Vice President - Space, Intelligence and Missile Defense Systems, The Boeing Company.
Kevin Youel Page
Deputy Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service, GSA.

MODERATOR
Tom Sisti
Senior Director & Chief Legislative Counsel at SAP and Director, Procurement Round Table.
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Amy L. Haseltine
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Grants and Acquisition Policy and Accountability and Director, DATA Act (Digital Accountability and Transparency Act) Program Management Office and Chief, DATA Act officer, HHS.
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Stuart (Stu) Nibley
Chair, American Bar Association Public Contract Law Section.
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LtGen Wendy Masiello
Director, Defense Contract Management Agency accompanied by Walter B. Eady, Deputy Executive Director Portfolio Management & Integration.
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Anne Rung
Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

2014

Kevin Youel Page,
Deputy Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service (GSA).
Richard Beutel,
Senior Advisor, House Committee on Reform and Government Oversight.
Peter Levine,
Majority Staff Director, Senate Armed Services Committee.
PRT Directors,
Structured discussion of current climate and opportunities for congressional changes to acquisition statutes and policy
David J. Berteau,
Senior Vice President and Director, National Security Program on Industry and Resources, Center for Strategic and International Studies and PRT Director
Jay Maroney,
Counsel, Senate Armed Services Committee
Lynn Williams,
senior staff, House Armed Services Committee
Lesley Field,
Deputy Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Ms. Troy H. Cribb,
Chief counsel for Governmental Affairs of Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Rich Sweeney,
Director, Navy Engineering and Logistics Office, Naval Supply Systems Command accompanied by Gene Camilletti, Director of Contracts, in same office.

2013

Kimberly (Kymm) McCabe,
President and CEO of ASI Government
Harry P. Hallock,
Deputy Assistant Secretary/Army (Procurement)
PRT Director Dan Gordon,
former OFPP Administrator (GAO protests)
Hon. Frank Kendall,
Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics)
PRT Acquisition Workforce Discussion with Senior Acquisition Officials
PRT Acquisition Workforce Discussion with 11 Senior Acquisition Officials from civilian and defense agencies to address practical solutions for acquisition reform. Attendees Linda Allen (DoD), Diane Balderson (NAVAIR/DoN), John Bashista (EPA), Barry Berkowitz accompanied by Verna Winters (Commerce), Jim Blades (Millenium Challenge Corporation), Joe Jordan and Joanie Newhart (OFPP), James McMichaels (DAU/DoD), Jerome Punderson accompanied by Rochelle Sweeney (NAVSEA/DoN), Tom Sharpe (FAS/GSA), Jeff Birch (FAI/GSA).
Andrew Hunter,
DoD Executive Secretary of Deputy's Management Advisory Group (DMAG), Executive Secretary of Warfighter Senior Integration Group (SIG), Director of Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell (JRAC)
Hon. Katrina McFarland,
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
Richard A. Beutel,
Senior Counsel for Acquisition and Procurement Policy, House Oversight and Gov't Reform Committee
Anne Rung,
CAO, General Services Administration
Dan Kane, Director, and Melissa Starinsky, Deputy Director,
HHS/Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services/Office of Acquisition and Grants Management

2012

Iris B. Cooper
Executive Director, Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Acquisition Operations

Alan Chvotkin, Esq., with PRT Directors David Berteau, Jon Etherton and Karen Wilson
Executive Vice President and Counsel, Professional Services Council

Brett Lambert
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy

PRT Acquisition Workforce Discussion with Senior Acquisition Professionals, welcoming Joe Jordan, newly confirmed OFPP Administrator with Diane Balderson, HCA & Asst Commander for Contracts (NAVAIR); Kim Denver, DAS for Procurement (Army) accompanied by Lauren Schmidt; Glenn Haggstrom, Acting Chief Acquisition Officer & Principal Exec Director for Acquisition, Construction & Logistics (VA); Jake Hansen, Director of Procurement (IRS); Hugh Hurwitz, asst IG for Mgt & Planning (NASA) speaking to prior experience as SPE at Education; Donna Jenkins, Director FAI; Bill McNally, SPE & Asst Administrator for Procurement (NASA); and Joanie Newhart, Assoc Administrator for Acquisition Workforce Programs (OFPP)accompanied by Jeremy McCrary.

Brian D. Miller
Inspector General, General Services Administration (GSA)

Hon. Jacques S. Gansler
PRT Director and Professor and Roger C. Lipitz Chair & Director, Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland on his book "Democracy's Arsenal" with PRT Directors Steve Schooner, Professor GW Law School, and David Berteau, CSIS.
Co-hosted by PRT and GWU Law School Government Procurement Law Program.

Richard A. Beutel
Senior Counsel for acquisition and procurement policy, House Committee on Oversight & Gov't Reform

Peter Levine
General Counsel, Senate Armed Services Committee

Steven J. Kempf
Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Services, GSA

2011

Richard Ginman
Deputy Director for Contingency Contracting and Acquisition Policy (DOD/DPAP)

Nancy Gunderson
HHS Senior Procurement Executive/DAS in Office Grants and Acquisition Policy and Accountability

Laura A. Dickinson
GW Law Professor and author of Outsourcing War and Peace
Co-Hosted Presentation by Professor Laura A. Dickinson

Katrina McFarland
President, Defense Acquisition University

RADM Kathleen Dussault
Director of Navy Supply, Ordnance and Logistics Operations (OPNAV N41)

Nick Nayak
Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security

Bloomberg Group
Acquisition Reporters

Dan Gordon
OFFP Administrator

David Berteau
PRT Board Director and Senior Advisor and Director, Defense Industrial Initiatives Group, CSIS

Peter Levine
General Counsel, Senate Armed Services Committee

2010

Gen Larry Welch
USAF-ret and former Chief of Staff - QDR Independent Panel Report, Chapter 4 on Acquisition Reform

Ronald J. Youngs
Acting Executive Director, Contracts, Defense Contract Management Agency

Kathleen M. Turco
Associate Administrator, GSA Office of Governmentwide Policy and GSA rep to OFPP Cost Accounting Standards Board

Joanie Newhart
OFPP Associate Administrator for Acquisition Workforce Programs

Bob Dickson
Exec Director, Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq & Afghanistan (accompanied by Rich Beutel and Rosemary Byrd)

Chris Denby
CEO, Markitecture

Randy Fowler
OSD Assistant Deputy Under Secretary (Materiel Readiness)

Ed Harrington
Army Deputy Assistant Secretary for Procurement and Vince Faggioli, AMC Command General Counsel

Daniel I. Gordon
Administrator, OMB Office of Federal Procurement Policy

2009

Jill Stiglich
Principal Advisor, Procurement and Acquisition Policy (OSD-AT&L)

Al Volkman
Director of International Cooperation (OSD)

Charles Williams
Director DCMA

Jim Williams
GSA Acting Administrator

Kathleen Dussault
Director of Supply Ordnance & Logistics (CNO) and former head Joint Contracting Command Iraq and Afghanistan

Jan Frye
SPE and DAS, Acquisition & Logistics, Dept. of Veterans Affairs

Richard K. Sylvester
Vice President, Acquisition Policy, Aerospace Industries Association

2008

Frank Anderson
President, Defense Acquisition University, OUSD (AT&L)

David Drabkin
GSA SPE and Deputy CAO

Lesley Anne Field
Acting Administrator, OFPP (OMB)

Honorable Jacques Gansler
Professor and Roger C. Lipitz Chair in Public Policy and Private Enterprise; Director, Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise; and Chairman of the Commission on Army Acquisition and Procurement in Expeditionary Operations

Greg GiddensDHS Program Manager for SBINet

Mike Golden
Associate General Counsel, Procurement Law (GAO)

Kevin Mahoney
OPM Associate Director for Human Capital Leadership & Merit System Accountability

Jill Stiglich
Office of the Director, Defense Procurement & Acquisition Policy

2007

LCDR Kristin Acquavella
2006 Staats Award winner

Shay Assad and Dick Ginman
Director, Defense Procurement & Acquisition Policy; Director of Policy (and former PRT Director)

Mathew Blum
Associate Administrator for Competitive Sourcing, Office of Federal Procurement Policy

Ric Cusick
Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics

Paul Denett
Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy (former PRT Director)

Dee Lee
FEMA Deputy Director for Operation

Peter Levine
General Counsel, Senate Armed Services Committee

Katherine Schinasi
Managing Director. Acquisition & Sourcing Management, GAO, accompanied by Paul Francis (GAO)

Molly Wilkinson
Chief Acquisition Officer, GSA

2006

Mark Esper
VP, Defense & International Affairs, Aerospace Industries Association

Ken Krieg
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics

Marcia Madsen
Chair of the Acquisition Advisory Panel

Robert Reisner
Senior Principal for Strategic Sourcing, Acquisition Solutions

Greg Rothwell
former Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security, and PRT member

Pat Stillman
Rear Admiral, Program Executive Officer for the US Coast Guard's Integrated Deep Water Program

James A. Williams
Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service/GSA

2005

Frank Anderson
President, Defense Acquisition University

Doug Brooks
President, International Peace Operatives Association

Rob Burton
Acting Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy

David Chu with Nancy Spruill
Under Secretary of Defense for Personal and Readiness

Peter Levine
Minority Counsel, Senate Armed Services Committee

Emily Murphy
Chief Acquisition Officer, General Services Administration

Gene Reardon
Deputy, Department of Defense, Inspector General

David Safavian
Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy

David Sutfin
Chief, GovWorks, Department of Interior

Bill Woods with Dave Cooper
Director in the Acquisition and Sourcing Management Group, US Government Accountability Office

2004

John Brosnan
Senior Procurement Counsel, House Committee on Government Reform

Rob BurtonActing Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy

Bruce Cwalina
Deputy Assistant Commander for Contracts, Naval Air Systems Command

Lee Kair
Acting Assistant Administrator for Acquisition, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security, and 2004 PRT Staats Award winner

Deidre Lee
Director, Department of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy

Karen Manos
Partner, Howrey, Simon Arnold & White LLP

Chip Mather
Founding Partner of Acquisition Solutions, Inc

Greg Rothwell
Chief Procurement Executive/Senior Procurement Executive, Department of Homeland Security

Stan Soloway
President, Professional Services Council

Mike Thibault
Defense Contract Audit Agency Deputy Director

2003

Charles Bowsher
former Comptroller General, US general Accounting Office and Volcker Commission member

Alan Chvotkin
Counsel, Professional Services Council, and PRT member

Dave Drabkin
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration

Nancy Gunderson
Acquisition and Business Group Leader for the Pentagon Renovation Program, and winner of the 2003 PRT Staats Award

Mark Kryzko
Deputy Director for Electronic Business, Office Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics

Greg Macfarlan
Logistics Management Institute and co-author of "The Role of the Business Manager or Advisor in Federal Acquisition Management

2002

Frank Anderson
Brigadier General (USAF retired), President, Defense Acquisition University

David Chu
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

Lou Kratz
Assistant Deputy Secretary of Defense, Logistics Plans and Programs

Susan Livingstone
Under Secretary of the Navy

Hannah Sistare
Executive Director, National Commission on the Public Service

Stan Soloway
President, Professional Services Council

2001

Ken Beeks
Vice President, "Tail-to-Tooth Commission", and National Staff, Business Executives for National Security

Keith Charles
Office, Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology & Logistics, Director of "The Acquisition 2005 Task Force"

John Douglas
President and CEO, Aerospace Industries Association

Jack Gansler
former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, and returning member of the PRT

Bill Gormley
former Assistant Administrator of Acquisition, Federal Supply, Service, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Commodity Management, General Services Administration, and new PRT member

William Hauenstein
Rear Admiral, retired, Director, Acquisition Career Management in the Office, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (RD&A)

Phil Odeen
Executive Vice President, Washington Operations, TRW, and PRT member

Ken Oscar
Acting Deputy Administrator for Federal Procurement, Office for Federal Procurement Policy

Angela Styles
Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy

2000

Frank Anderson
Brigadier General, Commandant, Defense Systems Management College

Bert Concklin
President, Professional Services Council

Mort Downey
Deputy Secretary of Transportation

David Drabkin
Assistant Administrator for Acquisition, General Services Administration

Scott Gould
former Chief Financial Officer, Department of Commerce

Robert Murphy
General Counsel, Congressional Budget Office

Stan Soloway
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Reform

Lauren Uher
Office of Federal Procurement policy

Lenn Vincent
American Management Systems

David Walker
Comptroller General, US General Accounting Office

1999

John Douglas
President, Aerospace Industries Association

Jon Etherton
Assistant Vice President for Legislative Affairs, Aerospace Industries Association

Deidre Lee
Administrator, Office for Federal Procurement Policy, and Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget

Dave Muzio
Deputy Associate Administrator for procurement Innovation, Office of Procurement Policy, Executive Office of the President

Stan Z. Soloway
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Reform

1998

Stephen Carberry
Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development

Jack Gansler
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Acquisition

Otto Guenther
recently retired Lt.General and Director of Army Information Systems, and new member of the PRT

Jim Hinchman
Acting Comptroller General, US General Accounting Office

Deidre Lee
Associate Administrator for Procurement, NASA

Ralph Nash
PRT & Michael Monts, Attorney for United Technologies Corporation

Rona Stillman
Chief Scientist for Computers and Telecommunications, US General Accounting Office

Bob Welch
Acquisition Executive, Department of Commerce