He retired from government in December. The government is doing less and less business through large federal contracts. So we are going to move in some pretty unique directions. Decker is looking for companies that can inexpensively provide services to federal agencies. Use of electronic commerce, the Internet and smart cards can lower the cost of transactions when the government buys information technology, he said.
More taxpayer money needs to go to the product instead of services to get it.
Mo. In that job, he helped agencies throughout the midwest buy and use telecom services. A GSA employee since 1979, he has held several systems and telecommunications posts. Decker began his federal career in 1975 at the Housing and Urban Development Department. Although Decker wants to keep good relations with the largest IT corporations, he is also looking to work with small and midsize companies. There is some resistance to that way of thinking, Decker said, but he is no stranger to controversy.