Only one day left of a fantastic event! We hope you enjoyed yesterday’s agenda, which began with an unprecedented gathering of senior procurement officials on one stage. Their panel discussion, “The Great Debate: Agency Perspec-tives on Procurement,” was presented “political primary-style” as seen above. There was lots of talk of innovation. Maj. Gen. Casey Blake said, “We’ve got really innovative folks, and one of the things we need to do is get out of their way and let them do things right.” Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Acquisition and Procurement) Elliott Branch said that innovation is a constant in his office. “Ev-ery day we come to work and we innovate.”

Soraya Correa, Homeland Security’s chief pro-curement officer, remarked, “Category manage-ment is really about understanding the market and maybe changing our behaviors.” She went on to say, “We stood up our Procurement Innovation Lab with ‘learning cafes’ to teach people what we’ve learned. As soon as you discover some-thing new, you get the word out to everyone—the entire acquisition team.” Harry Hallock, deputy assistant secretary of the Army (Procurement), said that within our workforce, in order to be suc-cessful, “we have to allow people to make honest mistakes.”

Speaking of Mr. Hallock, we would like to thank him for serving as this year’s event chair and for all of his help in making World Congress 2016 a huge success! In addition, NCMA would like to extend a huge thank-you to our World Congress speakers! Last, and certainly not least, we would like to thank our World Congress volunteers, and especially our volunteer coordinator, Cassandra Manos. (See the full list of this year’s volunteers on page 3). Without all of you, this event would not have been possible.

Be sure to complete the World Congress surveys you’ve been receiving via email. We value your feedback and use your suggestions in planning our next event.

For those of you who participated in the NCMA Challenge via the World Congress app, success-fully answering all ten questions from our sponsors, we would like to announce the lucky winner! Sara Jackets, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, you’ve won a complimentary registration to World Con-gress 2017! Visit the information booth for a spe-cial gift basket and your registration certificate.

Finally, thank you so much for joining us for this record-breaking, history-making World Congress! We hope to see you next year for World Congress 2017, July 23–26, in Chicago! Safe travels home! DN

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Best CM Article AwardJean Marceau Lohier, CPCM, CFCM

� Senior Contracts Manager, AT&T Government Solutions, Inc.

� He provides life-cycle contract management and negotiation for all contract types from pre-sales (including strategy and development support) to post-award and contract close-out phases.

� President, Tysons Chapter

Ron Falcone, CPCM, Fellow � Co-founder and Executive Vice President, Distrib-

uted Solutions, Inc. � Adjunct Professor, University of Virginia’s Procure-

ment and Contracts Management Program � Former President, Tysons Chapter

Fellow AwardCynthia Burrows, CPCM, CFCM, Fellow

� Currently retired from the U.S. Air Force Civil Service � Owner of C.G. Burrows Consulting Company � Member of the Boston Chapter since 1989. She served as president

(two years), vice president of education (two years), and chair-person (or co-chairperson) for the Annual March Workshop (three years) at the chapter level. She currently serves on their Board of Directors, is the co-chairperson of the annual Women’s Leadership Forum for the third year, and is an active member on the Annual Workshop Committee.

� She worked for the federal government at Hanscom Air Force Base as a contracting professional for 31 years, retiring in 2012.

� Her position prior to retirement was Chief of Contracting for the Battle Management Directorate, managing over 80 employees.

� Awarded the Air Force’s highest award in the field of contracting

Dr. Mike Criss, CPCM, Fellow � Senior Fellow with the Fluor Corporation � Over 35 years of experience in government con-

tracting in both the public and private sectors � Experience trainer and university instructor � Lifetime CPCM and C.P.M. � Former member, NCMA Board of Advisors

Timothy G. Hawkins, Ph.D., Fellow, � Assistant Professor of Marketing, Western Kentucky

University � Retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2014 after 20

years of service in contract management at vari-ous operational, staff, command, and educational positions.

� Served on the faculty at the Naval Postgraduate School teaching in the MBA program.

� Authored 21 studies published in various scholarly journals � Two-time past president of the Delaware Chapter � Recipient of the Blanche Witte Memorial Award (2nd place) � Recipient of the W. Gregor Macfarlan Award for Excellence in Con-

tract Management Research and Writing Program � Finalist, David Packard Award For Acquisition Excellence, 2001

Angela Hughes, CFCM, Fellow � Over 22 years of federal acquisition experience � Senior Contracting Officer, Department of Defense

Washington Headquarters Services/ Acquisition Directorate

� Purchases professional services for research and development for the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Of-fice of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions, Technology & Logistics

� Received a certificate and coin for her efforts supporting the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan

� Member, of the Defense Acquisition Corps and holds a Level III Ac-quisition Professional Certification in Contracting for the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA-III).

� Lifetime member of NCMA, holding many volunteer positions at the chapter and national level

� Mentor, Contract Management Leadership Development Program

Dale Wright, Fellow � Section Manager, Services and Institutional Support

Subcontracts at JPL. � Leads a team of 25 subcontract managers sup-

porting JPL’s deep-space exploration programs, non-flight research and development programs, and construction and facilities support at the laboratory and other facilities under JPL’s control.

� His team is responsible for managing and administering a portfolio of subcontracts in excess of $1.5B.

� Instructor, University of Phoenix School of Business.

Innovation in Contracting AwardMatthew Hudson, CFCM

� Contracting Officer, Defense Healthcare Manage-ment System Modernization Program, responsible for executing the Department of Defense’s elec-tronic health record modernization effort.

� Oversaw the award of the $4.3B enterprise contract with no protests, and is currently responsible for the day-to-day management of the contracting effort

� Member of the Defense Acquisition Corps � Received the NCMA Innovation in Contracting Award in 2016

Received the Under Secretary of Defense (AT&L) Award for Excellence

Lifetime Achievement AwardDeidre A. Lee, CPCM, Fellow

� NCMA member since 1984 � Held numerous volunteer positions at both the

chapter and national levels, including serving as a member of the Executive Advisory Council, the Strategic Planning Committee, and the Profession-alism Advocacy Committee

� Retired from federal service in 2008 having served in a number of senior positions in numerous agencies, including administra-tor, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, OSD; director of management and chief acquisition officer, FEMA/ DHS; and associate administra-tor for procurement, NASA

This Morning’s Award RecipientsCongratulations to our NCMA award winners being recognized at this morning’s breakfast.

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Award Recipients, ContinuedElmer B. Staats Contracting Professional Excellence AwardLuis Albert Holguin (Winner)

� Leads a five-member team in the contract execu-tion of a $2.8B development portfolio that is direct-ly sponsored by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics USD(AT&L)

� As a PCO with an unlimited warrant, he plans, negotiates, awards, and administers contracts for the USAF and on behalf of 28 other DoD and non-DoD agencies.

� Led the contracting efforts of a 20+ person IPT during two simul-taneous Acquisition Category ID source selections that resulted in a down-select decision from the Source Selection Authority and a Milestone C decision from USD (AT&L) for communication termi-nals. The source selections yielded a total of four contract awards valued at billions of dollars. His efforts resulted in zero post-con-tract award protests and saved the USAF and taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.

� Competitively selected by AFMC to deploy for five months as a civilian CCO in support of Operation Enduring Freedom where his actions directly influenced the fight against terrorism

� Started a scholarship program at a high school in California and raised $2,000 from various donors. The program has provided two underprivileged students from low-income households with schol-arship funding to attend college.

� Received the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) medal and the Air Force Civilian Achievement Award (AFCAA) medal

Brittney Davis (Runner-up) � Contract Specialist, Naval Air Systems Command

(NAVAIR) � Joined NAVAIR in December 2009 as an acquisition

intern, graduating in 2012 after supporting the Na-val Air Warfare Center-Aircraft Division and NAVAIR Headquarters

� Member of the NAVAIR Women’s Advisory Group, Defense Acqui-sition Corps

� DAWIA Level III certified in the contracting career field

Raymond McCollum (Runner-up) � Branch Chief in the GSA Information Technology

Schedule 70 Program, overseeing the management of over 400 contracts which helps contribute to the $15B annual spend in the Schedules Program

� Leading the Schedule 70 program’s FASt Lane Initiative, which uses innovative contracting practices to help de-crease the time it takes for a business to become a GSA Schedule 70 contract holder

� After serving nine years in the U.S. Army Reserve and two tours in Iraq, joined GSA as an acquisition professional in January 2009.

� President, Washington, DC Chapter � Alum, Contract Management Leadership Development Program

(2015–2016)

Kristina L. Parmenter (Runner-up) � Procuring Contracting Officer, Terminal High Alti-

tude Area Defense Project Office, Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

� Responsible for planning, negotiating, awarding, administering, and closing contracts for the U.S. government, specifically production contracts supporting MDA’s Ballistic Missile Defense System, valued at approximately $882M–$6B

� Spent five years as the business manager of a veteran-owned small business specializing in prototype research and development utiliz-ing elector-optic systems applied in various DoD and NASA appli-cations and systems

� As such, she was responsible for overseeing contract and subcon-tract negotiations, award, and administration, audit compliance, human resources, accounting, purchasing, property management, facility management, general office management, and security functions.

Jennifer Mattessino (Runner-up)

Contract Management Education AwardNaval Postgraduate SchoolThe Naval Postgraduate School’s Graduate School of Business and Public Policy offers five separate programs related to acquisition and contract management.

Research is a required component of this program and students are en-couraged write for CM Magazine and the Journal of Contract Manage-ment. In addition, faculty have published many articles throughout the years, and hold NCMA certifications and earned NCMA Fellow status. The Contract Management Body of Knowledge is integrated into the curriculum with the alignment clearly shown in the nomination package, plus students are encouraged to sit for NCMA’s certification exams.

Students become familiar with NCMA during graduate school and are encouraged to become engaged with their local chapters and serve as officers. Guest lecturers are an important part of the curriculum and the nomination mentions multiple government executives who have visited.

Certification Support AwardRaytheonRaytheon prides itself on developing world-class talent, and in 2015, over 20 employees earned an NCMA certification.

The Contract Management Profession as Defined by Its ProfessionalsNCMA is revising its Contract Management Standard, which de-fines the profession of contract management and the processes involved in all phases of the contract lifecycle.

We’ve recently released the new standard in draft form for public comment. You can download a copy of the standard and learn more about the process at www.ncmahq.org/standardfeedback. The standard has also been published in the August issue of CM Magazine.

We invite you to provide your feedback by completing a quick survey at www.ncmahq.org/standardfeedback.

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Congratulations, CMLDP Graduates!

Brian CoreyVirtual ChapterContracting OfficerDepartment of Veterans Affairs – VHA Sheralyn Fallon, CPCM, CFCMBoston ChapterSubcontracts ManagerMIT Lincoln Laboratory David GitlinDulles Corridor ChapterContracts RepresentativeSerco Inc. Jaclyn Humphrey, CFCMTysons ChapterSenior Contract SpecialistDexis Consulting Group Stephanie KeeleBoston ChapterSenior Contracts AdministratorBAE Systems

Denise Kirkpatrick, CFCMHuntsville ChapterSenior Contract AdministratorPinnacle Solutions, Inc. Liubov KrielAtlanta ChapterCDC/OFR/OAS

Julie Laquerre, CPCM, CFCMBoston ChapterPrincipal Contracts AdministratorBAE Systems Molly Levine, CPCMPuget Sound ChapterAccount ManagerCrane Aerospace & Electronics

Ashley McGrew-HardenTysons ChapterContract ManagerAccenture Federal Services

Sean McManus, CFCMChesapeake BayContract SpecialistNaval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Amanda MulhernTysons ChapterContracts AdministratorICF International Steffani Oberdalhoff, CPCM, CFCM, CCCMGreater Baltimore ChapterLead Contract Support SpecialistQED Systems LLC David Poppe, CPCM, CFCMTysons ChapterContracting OfficerPension Benefit Guaranty Corp Shuna Ross, CFCMNOVA ChapterContract SpecialistDefense Human Resources Activity

Colleen Timmer, CFCMTysons ChapterContract ManagerGeneral Dynamics Information Technology Katrice Walker, CFCMDulles Corridor ChapterSubcontract AdministratorLockheed Martin Benjamin Allen WashEast Tennessee ChapterProject ManagerOak Ridge Associated Universities

Matheu Wilson, CFCMGreater Philadelphia ChapterContracting OfficerDefense Logistics Agency

Congratulations to the Contract Management Leadership Development Program 2015–2016 Graduating Class!

The Contract Management Leadership Development Program (CMLDP) is designed to help develop the next generation of acquisition and NCMA leaders through an intensive year-long educational ex-perience. The program provides top-quality education in fundamental leadership, association volun-teerism, NCMA governance, and contract management. Graduates receive 180 CPE hours and career connections to top government and industry leadership in the contract management profession. Interested in learning more? Visit www.ncmahq.org/cmldp. The 2016–2017 class will be announced soon. The call for applications for the 2017–2018 program will be held in spring 2017.

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SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!The World Congress 2017 Call for Presentations Opens in October!Share your knowledge—speak on the issues facing the contract management

profession both today and in the future. Stay tuned for more information.