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01/18/13 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM


Location: MPA Room 601Z

Regulatory Studies Center
&
TSPPPA Career Development Services
present:
Noshing with Notables
Informal lunch talks with successful public policy experts
about their careers and career paths
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Featuring:
Virginia A. Huth
Director of the Office of General Services Acquisition Policy, Integrity & Workforce, General Services Administration

January 18, 2013
12:00- 1:30 PM
MPA Room 601Z
Lunch Provided*

Ms. Virginia Huth joined the General Services Administration in December 2011 as Director of the Office of General Services Acquisition Policy, Integrity & Workforce, within the Office of Government-wide Policy. Her responsibilities include oversight of the Procurement Management Review Division, the Suspension & Debarment Division, the General Services Acquisition Policy Division, and the Acquisition Workforce Division. In this capacity, she coordinates with the Public Buildings Service, the Federal Acquisition Service, and with internal GSA contracting functions to ensure the development and enforcement of GSA?s acquisition policies in support of GSA?s nearly 5000 strong acquisition workforce. Ms. Huth previously held executive positions as Director of Contracting at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Director of Program Management, Development and Analysis within the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response at the NRC. From 2001 ? 2005 she supported several Federal agencies as a Managing Consultant with IBM Global Services. Her other Federal experience includes serving as a Desk Officer and Senior Analyst at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget from 1994 ? 2000. She began her Federal career as a summer intern at the Congressional Research Service in 1993. Ms. Huth holds a Master?s Degree in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from the University of Southern California. She is a native of San Mateo, California.

Noshing with Notables provides an opportunity for George Washington University students to meet and engage with successful policy practitioners in an informal setting over lunch. Our "Notables" are public policy experts from the government, private sector, academia and non-profit entities.
The George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center aims to raise awareness of regulations effects and improve regulatory policy through research, education, and outreach.

*Open to the GW Community. Space is limited, so please register here.

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