ACT-IAC Acquisition COI September 2018 Meeting

Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Invited Speaker: Soraya Correa, Chief Procurement Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Join the Acquisition Community of Interest member meeting to hear from Soraya Correa, Chief Procurement Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.  At the meeting, the COI leaders will also discuss projects and initiatives and how you can be involved.

About the Speaker
Soraya Correa was appointed as the Department of Homeland Security’s Chief Procurement Officer in January 2015. Ms. Correa provides leadership, policy, oversight, support and professional workforce development for the DHS contracting workforce of approximately 1,500 individuals including the nine operational contracting activities, each of which is led by a Head of Contracting Activity supporting the DHS Components. As the Senior Procurement Executive she also oversees a centralized certification and training program for the DHS acquisition workforce and assists the Chief Acquisition Officer in managing major acquisition programs ensuring each has a sound acquisition strategy, conforms to the Secretary’s Unity of Effort initiative, and fully supports DHS mission needs.

Ms. Correa has held key leadership positions at several Federal agencies including the Naval Sea Systems Command, General Services Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Immigration and Naturalization Service , Department of Homeland Security Headquarters and USCIS. Before joining USCIS, Ms. Correa served as the Executive Director of the DHS Office of Procurement Operations and the Director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Procurement.
Her accomplishments as a leader and acquisitions professional are well recognized by the federal government and industry where she has received several awards including the Chief Acquisitions Officers Council’s Individual Award for Excellence, Federal 100, and Public Sector Partner of the Year.
 
Ms. Correa has an undergraduate certificate in Acquisitions Management from The American University in Washington, D. C. and a B.A. in Management from National–Louis University.
 

Venue:
GSA
1800 and F Street, NW (Room 4002)
Washington, DC 20006

Remote participation option will be provided upon registration.

We hope that you will join us.

Acquisition COI Leadership Team
Kevin Youel Page, Industry Chair
Jaime Gracia, Government Chair
Juli Dixon, Industry Vice-Chair
Mike Shivers, Government Vice-Chair

Venue Address

GSA
1800 and F Street, NW (Room 4002)
Washington, DC 20005