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 Barack H. Obama (PDF) |
| Deputy Secretary of Defense |
Honorable William J. Lynn (PDF) |
| Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary |
Honorable John J. Young (PDF) |
| Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary |
Richard Ginman |
| Department of the Defense, Office of the Under Secretary |
Shay D. Assad (PDF) |
Department of the Defense,
Office of the Under Secretary |
Richard Ginman (PDF) |
| Department of Defense |
Shay D. Assad, Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (PDF) |
| Department of the Air Force |
Wendy M. Masiello
Deputy Assistance Secretary (Contracting) (PDF) |
Department of the Air Force
|
Roger S. Correll
Deputy Assistance Secretary (Contracting) (PDF) |
Department of Army
Headquarters U.S. Army Material Command |
Anne E. Dunwoody
Army Material Commander (PDF) |
Department of Army
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Lt. General R.L. Van Antwerp (PDF) |
| Department of the Army |
General Benjamin Griffin (PDF) |
| Department of the Army |
Francis J. Harvey, Secretary of the Army (PDF) |
| Department of the Navy |
Rear Adm. Sean F. Crean (PDF) |
| Department of the Navy |
Elliott B. Branch, Executive Director for Contracts, Naval Sea Systems Command (PDF) |
| Defense Logistics Agency |
Lieutenant General Robert T. Dail, USA, Director (PDF) |
| Department of Agriculture |
USDA Departmental Regulation 5080-001 (PDF) |
| |
Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack (PDF) |
Department of Agriculture,
Office of the Under Secretary |
Administrator of ARS, ERS, NASS, NIFA (PDF) |
Department of Agriculture,
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization |
Quinton N. Robinson, Director (PDF) |
Department of Agriculture,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
Howard G. Price , Head of the Contracting Activity Designee (PDF) |
| Department of Health & Human Services |
Nancy J. Gunderson (PDF) |
| Department of Homeland Security |
Richard K. Gunderson (PDF) |
| Department of Veteran Affairs |
Jan R. Frye (PDF) |
