GSA Appoints Adminstrator
GSA Appoints Adminstrator
Virginia businesswoman, Lurita Doan, took the oath of office, becoming the 18th Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Doan is the first woman to hold this position.
President George W. Bush nominated Doan on April 6, 2006 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,” says 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 swearing-in ceremony on May 31, 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,” says Doan. “GSA can provide purchasing services quantifiably better, faster, and save taxpayers’ 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.”
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, Doan taught at several colleges in the Washington, D.C. area and in Louisiana.
Doan holds a bachelor’s degree from Vassar College and a master’s degree in renaissance literature from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
