Avue Announces Government Advisory Board Members

WASHINGTON, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Avue Technologies Corporation has announced the appointment of the Avue Government Advisory Board, which will counsel the company's leadership on the alignment of business opportunities with the critical need for broader technology solutions within the federal government.

Ira L. Hobbs, formerly the Deputy Assistant Secretary and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, will serve as the board's chairman.

Also named to the board are:

• Karen Evans, national director for the U.S. Cyber Challenge who spent 28 years in federal government leading information technology at the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Energy and Department of Justice;
• Sam Mok, managing member of the international business advisory firm Condor Consulting and former Chief Financial Officer for the U.S. Department of Labor;
• Gary Krump, Executive Vice President at Cassidy & Associates and one of Washington's leading experts in Federal contracting, and former chairman and chief judge of the Department of Veterans Affairs;
• Robert Burton, a 30-year veteran of federal procurement law and policy development, including more than 20 years as senior acquisition attorney with the Department of Defense; and,
• Ed Drosdick, retired after 40 years with Moss Adams, LLP, the largest certified public accounting and business advisory firm headquartered in the Western U.S.

"I am honored to have these five individuals join me on Avue's Government Advisory Board," Hobbs said.  "The purpose of the Board is to advise Avue's senior leadership on the Company's mission and strategic direction. The collective experience of this group across the spectrum of federal government finance, IT, procurement, regulation, and benefits makes it extraordinarily well qualified to fulfill that role.

"In addition, each of them is a proven leader and distinguished member of their profession.  Each is an individual of character and integrity whose career reflects their willingness to act as a change agent in helping organizations excel."

As CIO at the Treasury Department, Hobbs was responsible for the acquisition and management of information resources and for providing broad leadership in planning, budgeting, acquiring, and managing Treasury's IT resources.  Prior to joining Treasury, Hobbs served seven years as the Deputy Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). During his federal tenure, Hobbs co-chaired the Federal CIO Council's Workforce Committee whose goal was to improve the recruitment, retention and skills of the federal government's IT workforce.  

"Avue's market leadership in the federal government is founded on the Company's deep expertise in human capital management and its commitment to this unique market.  Avue's offering is now emerging as a holistic broader operations management platform," said Linda Rix, Co-CEO of Avue.  "This Board's breadth and depth of expertise, in broader agency operations, supports this emerging role.  We believe that technology can lead to a smaller, better government, and this team can offer leadership with that focus.  We are extremely gratified to have been able to attract such high caliber individuals to our Government Advisory Board to help us shape the future of Avue."

Evans was a presidential appointee, serving as the administrator for E-Government and Information Technology at the Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush, and directed the activities of the Chief Information Officers Council. Under her leadership, Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) – which expanded the number of addresses available for use; Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) – smart cards for federal employees and contractors designed to protect facilities and network information; and SmartBUY – which allows the government to purchase software and software services at lower costs -- became realities. Evans has also served as the CIO for the Department of Energy and vice-chair of the CIO Council, and Director of Information Resources for the Office of Justice Programs at the Department of Justice.

Mok's career began as an auditor with two national accounting firms prior to his active duty military service in the U.S. Army, including as an Army advisor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.  He reentered the private sector after military service and subsequently returned to public service as a Foreign Service Officer for the State Department.  He later joined the Treasury Department as its comptroller and was selected as its Chief Financial Officer by then-Secretary James Baker.  He subsequently was nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the CFO at the Labor Department.  Mok's advisory firm, Condor Consulting, was established in collaboration with retired U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh (D-Ind.).  

Krump, a career member of the Senior Executive Service, has served in many capacities at Veterans Affairs. As chief judge of the VA's Board of Contract Appeals, he ensured timely and fair disposition of disputes involving construction, supply, and service contract challenges. Concurrently, Krump served as a member of the Procurement Executive Council (now the Chief Acquisition Officers' Council), including two terms as vice-chairman and chair of the Executive Committee.

Burton was selected to serve in the Executive Office of the President in 2001 as the Deputy Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), the nation's top career federal procurement official.  During the last two of his seven years with OFPP he was its acting administrator. Burton was also the executive director of the Chief Acquisition Officers Council and managed the activities of the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council.

At Moss Adams, Drosdick served as director of the Private Equity Services Group, Technology and Life Sciences Industry Group, and the SEC and Corporate Finance practices. He advised companies on venture capital transactions, roll-up transactions, restructurings, public equity offerings, public and private debt offerings, MBOs, LBO, leveraged build-ups, leveraged recapitalizations, venture capital transactions, and business combinations with special expertise in SEC filings. Drosdick was the chair of the state of Washington's Security Advisory Committee on policy matters, appointed by Washington Gov. Gary Locke and reappointed by Gov. Chris Gregoire.  In addition to Avue's Government Advisory Board, Drosdick serves as the on the Board of Directors at the Benaroya Research Institute. Prior to his tenure with Moss Adams, Drosdick was audit manager at Deloitte & Touche.

About Avue Technologies

Founded in 1983, Avue Technologies is the recognized market leader and technology innovator in public sector platforms for operations management. The company provides the public sector with integrated technology and service solutions that dramatically increase enterprise-wide visibility and management effectiveness, workforce productivity, and manager and worker satisfaction. Avue is a privately-held company headquartered in Tacoma, Washington and with offices in Washington, D.C.

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