John David Bush

After comprehensive reorganization at Federal Student Aid, placed in position as Chief of a new group that oversees formulation and execution of the $2 billion budget in all offices at Federal Student Aid, as well as oversight of several major contracts.

• Managed three teams in the Enterprise Technology Directorate; Budget and Cost Control, Contract Management, and Enterprise IT Governance and Oversight. 

• Managed budget formulation and budget execution of more than $1.6 billion (out of overall $2 billion for Federal Student Aid).  

• Implemented processes for budget formulation in the Enterprise Technology Directorate that held program managers accountable for proper planning of expenditures. This implementation enabled line of sight into planned versus available funding and provided executive leadership with summary level insight into the organization’s budget health. 

• Exposed and recovered excess funding from programs that previously failed to estimate costs properly and objectively with explainable assumptions and logic. 

• Improved accountability in the Enterprise Technology Directorate’s largest contract by forcing proper interactions through members of the Acquisitions Workforce where oversight had deteriorated prior to my arrival.

• Served as the Next Gen Program Office’s primary Budget Officer. 

• Managed budget formulation and budget execution of more than $1.1 billion (out of overall $1.8 billion for Federal Student Aid), and Contracting Officer’s Representatives on several high-profile contracts that were awarded to implement Federal Student Aid’s transformation of loan servicing from payment based on borrower repayment status, to a model based on level of effort for each loan servicing activity. 

• Updated the Enterprise Project Portfolio Management system with cost and narratives to support Congressional Justifications. 

• Developed new loan servicing cost model that systematized adjustments based on variable assumptions that could be easily changed without understanding the intricacies of forecasting. 

• Modeled costs and sensitivity tests for hypothetical loan program changes in support of inquiries from the Department of Education, the Office of Management and Budget, and Congress.

• Managed budget formulation and budget execution for the office of Business Operations, overseeing high-profile investments such as Common Origination and Disbursement, National Student Loan Data System, and loan servicing. 

• Managed oversight of interagency agreements and computer matching agreements between Federal Student Aid and its partner agencies. 

• Monitored budgets, coordinated with the Finance Office on Continuing Resolution spending, supported OMB requests, and managed unforeseen expenses. 

• Supervised and trained a diverse team, fostering cohesion, developing trust, and ensuring alignment with FSA's mission.

• Certified Level III FAC-COR, provided oversight of 23 Private Collection Agency contracts valued at over a billion dollars, handling collections, cost projections, and payment approvals. 

• Led Technical Evaluation Panels for small business and unrestricted vendor pools of Private Collection Agency contracts. 

• Improved the process of funding Private Collection Agency Contracts at Federal Student Aid resulting in approximately 85% fewer contract line items in processes that were transparent to vendors.

• Certified Level III FAC-COTR 

• Participated in contract planning, solicitation, evaluation, awarding, and administration per Federal Acquisitions Regulations. 

• Developed acquisition plans, Requests for Proposals, and solicitation amendments; responded to offeror inquiries. 

• Evaluated proposals, assisted in negotiations, and provided documentation for debriefings and protests. 

• Monitored contractor performance and quality assurance. 

• Chaired Award Fee Determination Board for Geography Division’s largest contract. 

• Developed and maintained schedules and work priorities, identified issues, and communicated project status to management. 

• Facilitated communication among project participants and ensured information sharing. 

• Participated in long- and short-range planning and reviewed project consistency with division plans. 

• Supervised staff, mentored, and set goals based on their strengths and interests.

• Developed automated status reports and coordinated redesign of Geographic Program Participants Database. 

• Validated data sets and monitored database changes. 

• Provided custom LUCA reports and wrote specifications for LUCA products. 

• Visited Regional Census Centers for verification and co-wrote Federal Register Document for LUCA appeal process.