Nomination of Allan V. Burman To Be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy at the Office of Management and Budget

The President today announced his intention to nominate Allan V. Burman to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy at the Office of Management and Budget. He would succeed Robert P. Bedell.

Since 1988 Dr. Burman has been Acting Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy in the Office of Management and Budget; and Deputy Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, 1986 - 1988. Prior to this, he was chief of the Air Force branch of the national security division at the Office of Management and Budget, 1981 - 1986; Federal executive fellow at the Brookings Institution, 1980 - 1981; and coordinator for research and development programs of the Air Force branch of the Office of Management and Budget, 1977 - 1980. He was also a special assistant to the Director of Defense Education in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1975 - 1977.

Dr. Burman graduated from Wesleyan University (B.A., 1966), Harvard University (M.A., 1968), and the George Washington University (Ph.D., 1983). He was born August 30, 1944, in Bristol, CT. Dr. Burman is married, has one child, and resides in Arlington, VA.