Pentagon procurement chief assumes senior role at GSA's new Federal Acquisition Service.Deidre Lee, the Defense Department's director of procurement, has assumed a senior role at a newly formed branch of the General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. . On Aug. 8, she became the assistant commissioner for integrated technology services in the GSA's new Federal Acquisition Service. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lee assumed her position as director of defense procurement and acquisition policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), on Nov. 3, 2002. Before assuming this position, she was the director of defense procurement for two years. During her tenure at the Department of Defense, Lee was responsible for all acquisition and procurement policy matters in DoD and also served as the USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. (AT & L)'s principal advisor. She led the department's transformational policy initiatives in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense FAR Supplement, and the DoD 5000 series acquisition regulations; and she was DoD's advisor for competition, source selection, multiyear contracting, warranties, leasing, and all international contracting matters. Prior to joining DoD, Lee served as the administrator for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy from July 1998 to June 2000. From March 1993 until July 1998, she served as the associate administrator for procurement at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), civilian agency of the U.S. federal government with the mission of conducting research and developing operational programs in the areas of space exploration, artificial satellites (see satellite, artificial), . Prior to that, she served as the deputy associate administrator for procurement and the executive officer to the deputy administrator of NASA The Deputy Administrator of NASA serves as the agency’s second in command and is responsible to the administrator for providing overall leadership, planning, and policy direction for the agency. . She rose through the ranks to become NASA's senior acquisition official and has a distinguished record as a reformer and innovator. During her tenure at NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , Lee was awarded the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Outstanding Leadership Medal and Exceptional Achievement Medal The Achievement Medal is the lowest of the United States military’s meritorious service medals. The Achievement Medal was first proposed as a means to recognize the contributions of junior officers and enlisted personnel who were not eligible to receive the higher . In 1996 and 2001, she was a recipient of the Senior Executive Service Presidential Rank Award. In March 2001, she received the Honorable Elmer B. Staats Award for Accountability. In August 2004, Lee was honored with the Office of the Secretary of Defense The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is part of the United States Department of Defense and includes the entire staff of the Secretary of Defense. It is the principal staff element of the Secretary of Defense in the exercise of policy development, planning, resource Award for Excellence. |
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