The General Services Administration’s Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee has convened its first public meeting of 2024, welcoming new members from various professional disciplines.
The latest committee additions include leaders from academia, industry and government, who are expected to contribute expertise in artificial intelligence, engineering and small business innovation, GSA said Thursday.
New Batch of Expert Contributors
The agency identified the new members as:
- Dorothea Abraham from William & Mary’s Mason School of Business
- Dean Alderucci from Carnegie Mellon University
- Tiffany Angulo from the California Department of Technology
- Gordon Bitko from the Information Technology Industry Council
- Tim Cooke from ASI Government
- Matthew Cornelius from Workday
- Ravit Dotan from TechBetter
- Omid Ghaffari-Tabrizi from Google
- Margaret Graves from IBM
- Jared Johnson from the California Department of Technology
- James Keagle from the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resources Strategy
- Cari Miller from the Center for Inclusive Change
- Lindsey Moore from DevelopMetrics
- and Adrianna Tan from Future Ethics
Modernizing Federal Procurement Processes
During the meeting, GAP FAC highlighted its mission to modernize by integrating emerging technologies such as AI, data analytics, cloud computing and cybersecurity into federal procurement processes. The effort will ensure that the government can make full use of the evolving digital landscape.
The committee also discussed its other pressing priorities like the inclusion of climate-conscious strategies into acquisition processes to improve sustainability and addressing systemic challenges and risks in the acquisition ecosystem to reduce vulnerability.
According to GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan, the committee’s expertise will provide federal agencies with the advanced capabilities to drive innovation, improve efficiency and deliver better results. “GSA is ready to bring in emerging technologies and deliver solutions that meet the needs of government in this evolving landscape,” she noted.
