SENATOR COLLINS' COMMITTEE HOLDS HEARING ON OMB NOMINEE WITH MAINE TIES

Washington, D.C. -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, chaired by Senator Susan Collins, today held a hearing on the nomination of Paul Denett to be Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  Denett holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Nasson College in Springvale, Maine, and earned a Masters of Science in Administration with an emphasis in procurement and contracts from The George Washington University.  The nominee’s mother, Irene Denett, hails from Biddeford and was present at the hearing to witness her son’s testimony.   During her opening remarks, Senator Collins said, “Paul Denett brings significant private- and public-sector experience to this nomination.  The federal government spends approximately $350 billion annually for a wide range of goods and services purchased from the private sector.  The Office of Federal Procurement Policy plays a central role in shaping the policies and practices federal agencies use to acquire the goods and services they need to carry out their responsibilities.”