David L. Bibb is the managing executive of the Office of Government-wide Policy's Office of Real Property at the General Services Administration. His responsibilities include overseeing the development, coordination, and issuance of Government-wide real property principles, guidelines, "best practices", standards, policies, and asset management principles; evaluating and assessing the effectiveness of policy implementation; and developing and evaluating new real estate tools and techniques. Mr. Bibb has held many other key positions at all levels of government, including Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner for Planning in the GSA's Public Buildings Service. He is the recipient of the President's Meritorious Executive Award and the President's Distinguished Executive Award. Mr. Bibb is an active member of the International Development Research Council (IDRC), an association of real estate executives, where he serves on the Global Learning Board and is co-chair of the World Congress Program Delivery Committee.

Lucia E. Garsys is the Capital Program Administrator for Hillsborough County, Florida. She coordinates the County's Capital Improvement Program, which includes establishing cross-organizational policies and procedures for implementing the program as well as negotiating with developers for the construction of public facilities. She also oversees management of Hillsborough County's Impact Fee Program. Ms. Garsys has 18 years of public sector and private consulting experience in the areas of planning, development, and capital programming. Ms. Garsys holds a bachelor's degree in city and regional planning from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a master's degree in urban planning from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign.

Stanley C. Langfeld serves as Director, Real Property Policy Division, Office of Real Property in the General Services Administration's (GSA) Office of Government-wide Policy. He is responsible for managing the development of real property policies, regulations, and special analytical studies, including studies analyzing disposal, inventory, workplace and information management issues. Mr. Langfeld has previously held management positions with the GSA's Public Buildings Service involving real property development, and real property management and safety. He has also held management positions in the private sector with the Urban Land Institute and The Rouse Company. Mr. Langfeld holds a master of science in real estate and development planning with honors from American University, and a bachelor of arts in history/english from the University of Maryland.

Dr. Get W. Moy, P.E. is the Chief Engineer and Director, Engineering and Base Development of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC). As Chief Engineer, Dr. Moy is the final technical authority for the Navy on shore facilities. As Director of Base Development, Dr. Moy provides leadership in the development, planning and shaping of the Navy ashore facilities infrastructure. A major duty has been program management of the Global Ashore Plan for the 21st century Navy. Dr. Moy is the FY00 Chairman of the Board of Directors of the CADD/GIS Technology Center for Facilities, Infrastructure and Environment. This team received Vice-President Al Gore's Hammer Award in 1999, for developing and promoting CADD/GIS standards, facilitating government and private sector cooperation, and centralizing CADD/GIS acquisitions. Dr. Moy has extensive experience within the military services, including NAVFAC; the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Installations); and in the office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security). Dr. Moy is a fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers, and a member of the United Sates Naval Institute and the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. He received a bachelor of civil engineering degree from the Catholic University of America, and master and doctor of science degrees in engineering administration from George Washington University. Dr. Moy is also a graduate of the Naval War College.

Robert L. Neary, Jr currently serves as the Associate Facilities Management Officer and directs the Strategic Management Office, Office of Facilities Management, at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This office develops policies and guidance to promote quality facilities that bring the greatest value in fulfilling VA's mission and is charged with promoting the development and use of capital asset management principles, including VA's public/private partnership program for enhanced-use leasing. Prior to his present appointment, Mr. Neary was the Deputy Facilities Management Officer, Office of Facilities Management, where he served as the principal advisor to the chief Facilities Management Officer and directed the day-to-day operations of the Office of Facilities Management. Mr. Neary has also served as the Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Facilities and the Deputy Director of the Office of Facilities. Mr. Neary has received the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive and is a member of the Senior Executives Association and Treasurer of the Association's VA Chapter. Mr. Neary holds a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the University of Iowa and has done graduate work at George Washington University.

Dr. Carol O'Cleireacain was a member of the President's Commission to Study Capital Budgeting. She is an independent economic and management consultant and adjunct Associate Professor at New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Services. Recently, as a Visiting Fellow in Economic Studies, at the Brookings Institution, she authored The Orphaned Capital: Adopting the Right Revenues for the District of Columbia. Formerly, she was Finance Commissioner, then Budget Director of the City of New York under Mayor Dinkins. Dr. O'Cleireacain was previously the Chief Economist for AFSCME District Council 37 in New York. She holds a Ph.D. in economics from the London School of Economics and an M.A. and a B.A. in economics from the University of Michigan.

Leo A. Phelan is the Director of Facilities Management and Emergency Preparedness at the Veteran's Benefits Administration (VBA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs. His office is responsible for the space needs of 43 leased regional offices and the 14 VA owned facilities; this program encompasses the $80 million leasing and the $10 million minor construction program. Before joining VBA, Mr. Phelan was the Director of Standards in the Office of Facilities Management for the VA; during his tenure, the VA standards program won the Vice Presidential Hammer Award. Mr. Phelan has 14 years experience with the VA, as an architect and as a project manager responsible for managing the design and construction projects at six VA Medical Centers. Prior to joining the VA, Mr. Phelan worked in private architectural firms for 10 years as a Facilities Planner, Project Manager, and Project Architect. He is a registered architect in the District of Columbia, a member of the American Institute of Architects, and a Fellow of the Health Facilities Institute. Mr. Phelan holds a B.A. from the Catholic University of America.

Dr. Paul L. Posner is managing director for Federal Budget Issues for the U.S. General Accounting Office where he leads GAO's studies on the long-term outlook for the federal budget and alternatives for reforming budget structures and processes. He periodically testifies on such issues as the long term budget outlook, financing of medicare and other federal commitments, performance budgeting and intergovernmental fiscal relationships before congressional committees. He received GAO's Distinguished Service Award for his work over the past year. Dr. Posner is also Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Public Policy Program at both Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities and teaches courses on public policy formulation and implementation. He has published articles on public budgeting, federalism, and tax policy issues in various academic journals and books and is the author of The Politics of Unfunded Mandates, published by Georgetown University Press in 1998. He received his Ph.D. in political science at Columbia University and was elected a Fellow in the National Academy of Public Administration, a section of the American Society for Public Administration.

Rear Admiral Ronald F. Silva assumed his current position as Assistant Commandant for Systems, Coast Guard Headquarters, in August 1999. He is responsible for all Engineering (Civil, Naval, Aeronautical, Electronics); Logistics; Research and Development; and Command, Control, Communications and Computers for the $19 billion capital plant in the Coast Guard. He served in engineering afloat duty on Coast Guard Cutters ESCANABA, MENDOTA and SHERMAN and his staff assignments include Headquarters (Civil Engineering; Engineering, Logistics and Development; and Resource Directorate), and the Fifth and Fourteenth Districts (Civil Engineering). Rear Admiral Silva's command cadre assignments included Executive Officer of Support Center Seattle, Supervisor of Shore Maintenance Detachment Honolulu, Commanding Officer of Facilities Design and Construction Center Atlantic, Commanding Officer of Support Center New York and Deputy Commander, Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic. He has served in several leadership positions in the Society of American Military Engineers as Post President, Post Director, National Director, and currently serves as National First Vice President, and was elected as a Society Fellow in 1996. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Virginia. Rear Admiral Silva is a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and holds a master of science degree in civil engineering from the University of Illinois and a master of engineering administration degree from George Washington University.

Lauren E. Uher is the Deputy Associate Administrator for Acquisition Implementation for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. Working in the Acquisition Implementation Branch, she serves as the Staff Procurement Advisor to the Departments of Agriculture, Education, Health & Human Services, Housing & Urban Development, Transportation/FAA, and Treasury/IRS; the Office of Personnel Management; DC Government; and the Executive Office of the President. Ms. Uher's additional responsibilities include: capital programming; major systems/services acquisition, including information technology; performance-based acquisition management; and IT accessibility. Prior to her arrival at the Office of Management and Budget, Ms. Uher spent 17 years with the Department of Defense as a Procurement Officer, Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer, supporting a full spectrum of agency acquisition and program requirements, from recruiting and advertising services to non-tactical automated data processing systems (now known as Information Technology) to cruise missile and unmanned aerial vehicle weapon systems development and production to base-level support services and supplies. Ms. Uher received her bachelor of arts and masters of public administration degrees from Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. She is a member of the Department of the Navy Acquisition Corps and is a Level III-Certified Acquisition Professional.