Category Management at Department of Veterans Affairs (Federal Insights Exchange)

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Join us for a fireside chat with Dr. Ernest Reed, Director of the Category Management Support Office (CSMO), Office of Procurement, Acquisition and Logistics (OPAL) at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Dr. Reed will talk about the VA's implementation of Category Management as they work to buy smarter and more like a single enterprise. In addition, he will be talk about the challenges and opportunities inherent in implementing category management strategies within a large government organization.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Moderator:

Greg Giddens

Founding Partner, Potomac Ridge Consulting

Dr. Ernest Reed

Director, Category Management Support Office, Office of Procurement, Acquisition and Logistics (OPAL)

Department of Veterans Affairs

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, DOD & Military, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, GSA, SSA, State Government, CIA, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID, National Guard Association, State & Local Government, NSA