Lurita Doan Assumes Role as GSA Administrator
Lurita Doan took the oath of office, becoming the 18th Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Mrs. Doan is the first woman to hold this position.
President George W. Bush nominated Mrs. Doan on April 6, and the Senate confirmed her nomination on May 26. U.S. District Court, Federal Judge, the Honorable Richard W. Roberts administered the oath of office at GSA headquarters.
“I am honored that President Bush asked me to take on such a critical role in his Administration,” said Doan. “I share his vision to make GSA now and for the future, the premier source for cost-effective, timely and compliant property management and government procurement.”
Following the official swearing-in, Mrs. Doan addressed the GSA audience and discussed her plans for the agency.
“Together we will restore GSA’s leadership as the premier contracting and service provider. To be the best, we are going to need to improve all of our services and better understand and anticipate the requirements of our customers. But we can do it,” said Mrs. Doan. “GSA can provide purchasing services quantifiably better, faster, and save taxpayer’s dollars. GSA must do a better job of proving this and enable government agencies to refocus scarce management and contracting resources on their core issues.”
Mrs. Doan, a native of New Orleans, LA, was, until July 2005, the President, CEO and founder of New Technology Management, Inc. (NTMI). NTMI provides installation and integration of border surveillance technology to the Federal government. Before entering the field of computer technology, Mrs. Doan taught at several colleges in the Washington, D.C. area and in Louisiana.
Mrs. Doan holds a bachelor’s degree from Vassar College and a master’s degree in renaissance literature from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
GSA is a centralized, federal procurement, property management, policy development and information provision agency, created by Congress to improve government efficiency and help federal agencies better serve the public. In this role, GSA acquires products and services on behalf of federal agencies; plays a key role in developing and implementing government-wide policies; provides services and solutions for the office operations of more than one million federal workers; and encourages a citizen-centric relationship with government by providing a single “point of entry” to the information and services citizens need in a timeframe they can appreciate. This allows citizens to receive accurate, timely and consistent answers and information, and helps Federal agencies better respond to citizen inquiries.
Source: GSA
