Alan B. Thomas Jr. is a businessman and former American government official. He served as the Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service of the
U.S. General Services Administration
The General Services Administration (GSA) is an independent agency of the United States government established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. GSA supplies products and communications for U.S. gover ...
during the
Trump Administration
Donald Trump's tenure as the 45th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2017, and ended on January 20, 2021. Trump, a Republican from New York City, took office following his Electoral College victory ...
.
Career
Thomas started his federal career as a
Presidential Management Fellow, serving on both the
Army
An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...
staff and in the
Office of the Secretary of Defense, where he earned the
Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence and the Vice President's
Hammer Award for innovation in public service.
Thomas also served in the
Office of the Undersecretary of Defense where he managed a portfolio of research and development programs with an annual budget that exceeded $10 million, and worked on the Department of Defense's
Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO) in
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
.
Prior to joining GSA, Thomas served as vice president with Artlin Consulting, as chief operating officer at Berico Technologies, and as vice president for defense and intelligence community programs at Data Networks Corporation. His work in the private sector also included roles at Compusearch Software Systems, FreeMarkets, and Booz Allen Hamilton where he participated in the creation of the Federal Acquisition Service through the merger of the Federal Supply Service and the Federal Technology Service.
References
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Living people
Trump administration personnel
Carnegie Mellon University alumni
University of Texas alumni
Grinnell Pioneers men's basketball players
Tepper School of Business alumni
American men's basketball players
Year of birth missing (living people)
General Services Administration officials