Federal 100: Tiffany T. Hixson
Name: Tiffany T. Hixson
Title: Regional Commissioner
Northwest/Arctic Region
Federal Acquisition Service
Agency: General Services Administration
Categorical success. Don't let the reference to remote places in the job title fool you. Hixson is in the vanguard of the federal government's push to more efficient and effective IT buying practices through category management. The initiative seeks to offer agencies a well-rounded set of federal and industry resources for making acquisition decisions. The Office of Management and Budget named Hixson one of 10 federal category managers who oversee spending across the government. She is the executive in charge of the professional services category, which makes her expertise invaluable to the IT community.
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