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Memoranda of Support

Many Department Secretaries, Agency Directors, Commanding Officers, Procurement Executives and Purchase Card Coordinators in the Federal government issue Memos of Support for the AbilityOne® Program to remind their staff members of the importance of purchasing AbilityOne products and services. Such purchases create employment opportunities for individuals who are blind or who have other significant disabilities, while ensuring that the government receives quality products and services, delivered on time and at reasonable prices.

Some of the federal agencies who have issued memos or other directives in reference to support of the AbilityOne Program include:

Federal Agency	Person
White House	President Donald J. Trump
Deputy Secretary of Defense	Honorable William J. Lynn
Deputy Secretary of Defense	Honorable Gordon England
Defense Acquisition University	James P. Woolsey, President, Defense Acquisition University
Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary	Honorable John J. Young
Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary	Frank Kendall
Department of Defense, Office Of the Under Secretary	Richard Ginman, Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy
Department of Defense, Office Of the Under Secretary	Shay D. Assad, Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting
	Richard Ginman
	Shay D. Assad (2008)
	Shay D. Assad (2006)
Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary	Claire M. Grady, Director, Defense Procurement & Acquisition Policy
Department of the Air Force	Brig. Gen. Casey D. Blake, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Contracting), Assistant Secretary (Acquisition)
Department of the Air Force	Maj Gen Wendy Masiello Deputy Assistance Secretary (Contracting)
Department of the Air Force	Roger S. Correll Deputy Assistance Secretary (Contracting)
Department of the Air Force Air Force Materiel Command	Stephen F. Butler, Executive Director
Department of the Army U.S. Army Materiel Command	Brig. Gen. Edward M. Daly, Deputy Chief of Staff
Department of the Army U.S. Army Materiel Command	GEN Dennis L. Via Army Materiel Commander
Department of the Army U.S. Army Materiel Command	GEN Anne E. Dunwoody Army Materiel Commander
Department of the Army U.S. Army Materiel Command	GEN Benjamin S. Griffin Army Materiel Commander
Department of the Army U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	LTG R.L. Van Antwerp Corps of Engineers Cdr
Department of the Army	Francis J. Harvey, Secretary of the Army
Department of the Army	Harry Hallock, Dep Asst Secretary of the Army (Procurement)
Department of the Navy	Sean J. Stackley, Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Department of the Navy	RDML Sean F. Crean
Department of the Navy	Elliott B. Branch, Executive Director for Contracts, Naval Sea Systems Command
Defense Logistics Agency	LTG Robert T. Dail, USA Director, DLA
Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support	Janine Samoni, Chief, SMSG Division, Directorate of Subsistence
Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support	Brig. Gen. Steven A. Shapiro, Commander
Department of Agriculture Office of the Secretary	Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack
Department of Agriculture, Office of the Under Secretary	Administrator of ARS, ERS, NASS, NIFA
Department of Agriculture, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization	Quinton N. Robinson, Director
	USDA Departmental Regulation 5080-001
Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	Howard G. Price, Head of the Contracting Activity, Designee, Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	Howard G. Price , Head of the Contracting Activity Designee
Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration	Dr. Gregory L. Parham, Assistant Secretary for Administration
Department of Health & Human Services	Nancy J. Gunderson, Dep Asst Secretary Grants and Acquisition
Department of Homeland Security	Richard K. Gunderson, Acting Chief Procurement Officer
Department of Labor	Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor
Department of Veterans Affairs	Jan R. Frye, Dep Asst Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics