The Council on Federal Procurement of Architectural and Engineering Services hosted a Federal Markets Conference, where federal agency representatives discussed their programs, the outlook for FY12, and their anticipated needs for private-sector A/E services in the coming years. Speakers included:

• Les Shepherd, AIA, Chief Architect, Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration
• David Campbell, P.E., Bureau of Land Management
• Scott Higgins, Chief of Design and Construction, Federal Bureau of Prisons
• Terry Edwards, P.E., Director of the Center for Engineering and the Environment, U.S. Air Force
• Trent Frazier, Acting Executive Director of Facilities Management and Engineering, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC-5)
• James Dalton, P.E., Engineering and Construction Community of Practice Chief, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• William Seifert, P.E., Deputy Chief Engineer and Deputy Director of Capital Improvements, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
• Serjio Guzman, Director of Acquisition Policy and Community Management, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
• Melissa Hogan, Procurement Analyst, Federal Highway Administration
• Frank Waltos, Small Business Advisor, Federal Highway Administration
• William Miner, Design and Engineering Office Director of Program Development, Coordination and Support, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
• Ken Baum, Senior Economist, Office of Infrastructure and Engineering, U.S. Agency for International Development
• James Blades, Managing Director of Contracts and Grants Management, Millennium Challenge Corporation