Following the departure of Joanne Collins Smee, the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service deputy commissioner and director of Technology Transformation Services, the TTS chief of staff will take over the positions, according to a GSA spokesperson.
Kelly Olson originally joined GSA in 2010 and, after a brief stint as vice president of a media company from 2014 to 2015, returned to the agency to serve as director of the Technology Transformation Service’s Innovation Portfolio and eventual chief of staff for the TTS.
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As acting director and deputy commissioner, Olson will be responsible for overseeing the second phase of the Centers of Excellence program at the Department of Agriculture.
Olson will take over the roles starting Aug. 27.
Jessie Bur covers federal IT and management.
