Former Commissioner of the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service

After serving the U.S. Government for over thirty years, Jim retired from the federal government as the Commissioner of the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service. Jim was also the acting GSA Administrator at the end of the George W. Bush administration and, prior to that was the Director of the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program (US-VISIT) at the Department of Homeland Security. Previously, Jim held several executive leadership positions at the Internal Revenue Service.

Throughout his career Jim has consistently led programs of national significance and built extremely high quality relationships within government and the systems integration community. In recognition of his extraordinary long-term contributions to federal service and for his commitment to public service, employee developmentAfter serving the U.S. Government for over thirty years, Jim retired from the federal government as the Commissioner of the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service. Jim was also the acting GSA Administrator at the end of the George W. Bush administration and, prior to that was the Director of the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program (US-VISIT) at the Department of Homeland Security. Previously, Jim held several executive leadership positions at the Internal Revenue Service.

Throughout his career Jim has consistently led programs of national significance and built extremely high quality relationships within government and the systems integration community. In recognition of his extraordinary long-term contributions to federal service and for his commitment to public service, employee development and collaboration, Jim was recently awarded The Franke Award, the highest honor presented by the American Council of Technology (ACT).

Mr. Williams will work with the Coalition to identify trends in government purchasing, develop strategies for small and mid-sized companies and help membership understand the purchasing process.