Acquisition Pro Goes Private

One of the government's most experienced acquisition professionals has found a new home in the private sector. Compusearch, a provider of specialized acquisition and grants management software for federal agencies, announced Tuesday that Deidre A. Lee will join the firm as director of all its operations serving defense and intelligence agencies.

Lee has served as director of acquisition at the Federal Emergency Management Agency since April 2006. Prior to that, she had a brief stint as an assistant commissioner at the General Services Administration. She's also held a variety of other senior procurement positions throughout her three decades in government, including director of defense procurement at the Pentagon, associate administrator for procurement at NASA and head of the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Federal Procurement Policy during the Clinton administration.

“I look forward to applying my government experience through industry to help build a more effective and efficient government that better meets America’s needs," Lee said.