At some of of AeA's recent procurement events, members have heard directly from these selected Federal Government Procurement leaders:

Dept. of Commerce

• Dan Caprio, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy & Chief Privacy Officer, Dept of Commerce

• Cita Furlani, CIO, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Dept. of Defense

• Michael Butler, Smart Card Programs & Operations, Defense Manpower Data Center, DoD

• Major General (retired) Emile Bataille (former Chief Information Officer for the US Strategic Command)

• Floyd V. Groce, Team Lead, Enterprise IM/IT planning Office of the Dept. of the Navy, CIO

• Lamer Jones, Jr., Pentagon Force Protection Agency, U.S. Dept of Defense

• Mark Krzysko, Deputy Director Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Electronic Business, DoD;

• Deidre Lee, Director of Defense Procurement, DoD

• Jonathan Sawant, Special Agent, U.S. Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force

Dept. of Homeland Security

• Charlie Armstrong, Chief Information Officer, Customs and Border Protection, DHS

• Scott Hastings, former CIO, U.S. VISIT, DHS

• Kenneth Mortensen, Sr. Privacy Adviser, Dept of Homeland Security

• Tom Robison, Acting Director Transportation Infrastructure Security Division, Office of Grants & Training Preparedness Directorate, Department of Homeland Security

• Dan F. Sturdivant, II, Assistant to the Director, Outreach Programs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Small and Disadvantaged, Business Utilization

• Barry West, CIO, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Craig A. Wilson, First Responder Partnership Coordinator, U.S. Dept Homeland Security

Dept. of Transportation

• Ina Armstrong, Small Business Liaison, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, U.S. Department of Transportation
• James D. Bartha, Western Region Chief of Contracts, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation 
• Barbara Fallat, formerly Office of Senior Procurement Executive, Department of Transportation 

Dept. of Treasury

• Lisa DiNunzio, Program Manager, Bureau of Engraving & Printing, Department of Treasury

• Ira Hobbs, CIO, Department of the Treasury

Executive Office of the President

• Karen Evans, Administrator of E-Gov & IT, Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

General Services Administration

• Craig Kennedy, Assistant Regional Administrator, GSA, FTS

• Tom Kireilis, GSA SmartBUY, Senior Program Manager, Office of IT Solutions/FTS/GSA

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

• Lester Diamond, Assistant Director Information Technology Management Issues, GAO

Small Business Administration

• Ray Gibeau, Finance Specialist, U.S. Small Business Administration
• Larry Pollock, Joint Science & Technology Office for Biological and Chemeical Defense, and the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program

Selected Private Sector Experts

• Steve Ayers, Senior Vice President & Director of Contracts, SAIC
• Richard Clark, Chairman, Good Harbor; former special advisor to the President for Cybersecurity
• Brian Flood, VP Client Services & Sales, FSI
• Pat Hughes, Corporate Vice President for Homeland Security, L3 Communications
• Nancy Lee Hutchin, Capture/Alliance Manager, General Dynamics Network Systems
• Jim Morentz, Assistant VP of Homeland Security, SAIC
• Greg Mueller, Director of Contracts, Raytheon Intelligence & Information Systems
• Ken Shaw, Director, Supplier Management Procurement, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
• Bob Womack, VP Homeland Security, Computer Associates

To learn more or become involved with AeA's Government Procurement Initiative, contact Goldy Kamali, Manager, Government Procurement and Events, at 202.682.4432.