CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC OVERSIGHT ROUNDTABLE

Office of Contracting and Procurement Reform Initiative and Personnel

Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announces a public oversight hearing of the Committee of the Whole on the Office of Contracting and Procurement Reform Initiative and Personnel.  The public oversight hearing will be held Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. in Hearing Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.

The purpose of this oversight hearing is to receive testimony from the Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) on its continued implementation the contracting reform initiative aimed at improving the procurement process.  The Committee will also receive an update on the Office’s efforts to fill its 18 additional positions which were funded in the fiscal year 2014 budget and other issues related to procurement.

Those who wish to testify are asked to telephone the Committee of the Whole, at
(202) 724-8196, or e-mail Evan Cash, Committee Director, at ecash@dccouncil.us and provide their name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation, if any, by the close of business Friday, January 17, 2014.  Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony.  If submitted by the close of business on January 17, 2014, the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers before the hearing.  Witnesses should limit their testimony to five minutes; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses.

If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee of the Whole, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 410 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004.  The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 5, 2014.