Description

The Federal government acquisition process is experiencing a renaissance as procurement officials use innovative tools to enhance the efficiency of the entire acquisition process from budget and acquisition planning to contract closeout.

Procurement transformation is enabling agencies to remove barriers faced by underserved individuals and communities. Agencies, modeling commercial purchasing practices, are forging new paths to promote continual input and process improvement.

Join us to explore how government acquisition is using data and emerging technology to better document common business needs across agencies and focus on outcomes, data, processes, and performance.

This event is on the record. There is 1 CEU available for this program.

Learning Objectives 

• Discuss processes that help to manage risks, improve collaboration, enhance productivity, and accelerate innovation and mission achievement.
• Explore how to bring alignment and oversight to contracts and the acquisition process in government to reduce friction and lag.
• Detail the role of data in contracting decision-making and the use of automation to automate purchasing, ensure diversity of supplier, and reduce errors.

Panelists

• Patrick Breen, Chief Acquisition Officer, National Science Foundation
• Jaime Gracia, Director of Strategic Enterprise Programs, U.S, Department of State
• Tiffany Hixson, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Professional Services & Human Capital Categories, Federal Acquisition Service, U.S. General Services Administration
• Mark Krzysko, Principal Deputy Director for Acquisition Data and Analytics, U.S. Department of Defense

Moderator: Jason Miller, Executive Editor, Federal News Network