Podcast appearances and mentions of soraya correa

This week on the GovNavigators Show, Soraya Correa, President and CEO of National Industries for the Blind and a longtime leader in federal acquisition, joins the show to reflect on her career and what's next for procurement reform. Soraya shares stories from her time building the Procurement Innovation Lab at DHS, offers a no-nonsense take on the FAR overhaul, and explains why empowering contracting officers—and bridging the gap between government and industry—matters more than ever.Show NotesJWOD: Javits-Wagner-O'Day ActPIL: Procurement Innovation LabEO: Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement Events on the GovNavigators' RadarJune 10, 2025: Arnold Ventures event on Impoundment  June 11, 2025: House Oversight and Government Reform Hearing on Reforming Defense Procurement June 25, 2025: ACT-IAC's Data & Analytics Forum 

A long-time federal career procurement executive has a new job. She's the CEO of a contractor. But not just any contractor but a non-profit with a purpose. Soraya Correa was chief procurement officer at the Homeland Security Department, among other things, and retired as a member of the Senior Executive Service. This year she became president and CEO of the National Industries for the Blind. Ms. Correa joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A long-time federal career procurement executive has a new job. She's the CEO of a contractor. But not just any contractor but a non-profit with a purpose. Soraya Correa was chief procurement officer at the Homeland Security Department, among other things, and retired as a member of the Senior Executive Service. This year she became president and CEO of the National Industries for the Blind. Ms. Correa joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we sit down with Soraya Correa, a seasoned leader in government service and current President and CEO of National Industries for the Blind, to explore strategies for building a fulfilling career in the public sector. Soraya shares her expert advice on thoughtfully changing jobs within the government, ensuring a career path with no regrets. She also delves into the intricacies of navigating the federal job application process and offers insights into launching an innovation lab within a bureaucratic environment. If you're interested in a procurement, nonprofit, or government service careers, this episode is packed with actionable tips and inspiration. LINKS: + MetroStar's Innovation Lab: https://bit.ly/4cvGT9l + MetroStar's LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4dtgJW2 + Soraya Correa's LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3X8RyCg The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker's own and do not necessarily represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of MetroStar. The material and information presented here are for general information purposes only. The MetroStar name and all forms and abbreviations are the property of their owner, and their use does not imply endorsement of or opposition to any specific organization, product, or service.

For those outside of the acquisitions community, the practices, policies and processes of federal procurement can seem quite impenetrable. But given that the US Government spent more than $665 billion on contracts in 2020, it is not a subject to be ignored.To that end, The Buzz with ACT-IAC  presents: Demystifying Procurement - a series designed to take you through the ins and outs of this complex, but vital, topic.In this episode, Soraya Correa, former Chief Procurement Officer at DHS, returns to the Buzz to offer more insights about federal acquisitions. She shares some of her thoughts on how to be successful as a contracting officer, how to find space within the FAR to innovate, and how she'd like to see procurement change in the future. Demystifying Procurement Series:Episode 1 - A Brief History of Government Contracting with Jim NagleEpisode 2 - A Crash Course in Modern Acquisitions with Lesley FieldIf you missed Soraya's first appearance on the Buzz, you can check that out here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1615747/9007540Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform to never miss an episode! For more from ACT-IAC, follow us on Twitter @ACTIAC or visit http://www.actiac.org.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, day two of the “Top Two for 2022,” as some of the most experienced practitioners in government highlight the top two stories to watch in the new year. Soraya Correa, former chief procurement officer at the Department of Homeland Security, discusses what to watch for in the talent recruitment, hiring and development processes across the federal government. Bryan Clark, senior fellow and director of the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology at Hudson Institute, says the United States is in an era of “constant confrontation” and explains how the strategy of persistent engagement will impact 2022. Coming tomorrow, day three of “Top Two for 2022” with former Federal Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent and Ron Sanders, staff director at the Florida Center for Cybersecurity at the University of South Florida and former chair of the Federal Salary Council. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Soraya Correa, former chief procurement officer for the Department of Homeland Security joins host Aileen Black on Leaders and Legends to discuss her long career in the federal government, and the keys to being an effective leader.

On this episode, we welcome Soraya Correa, former Chief Procurement Officer at the Department of Homeland Security and Academy Fellow, to discuss the Procurement Innovation Lab, agile management, and how AI tools can facilitate the procurement process. Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Few people have more experience in the intricacies of federal procurement than Soraya Correa. She's led procurement operations at several Homeland Security component agencies and at headquarters. And she guided the purchasing staff into the age of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act era. In all, she spent 40 years in federal service at several agencies. Now she's been inducted as a fellow into the National Academy of Public Administration. Soraya Correa joined the Federal Drive to discuss.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, a senior Department of Defense (DOD) official is suing the DOD and National Security Agency in federal court over her five-month suspension. Greg Giddens, Partner, Potomac Consulting LLP, continues the forecasting for the President's Management Agenda, and explains why he thinks acquisition needs to be a key part of the new PMA. Soraya Correa, Former Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security, to discuss DHS' financial system software consolidation efforts and what the strategic planning for an effort like that looks like. Katherine Dawes, Acting Evaluation Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, sits down with Francis to explain how EPA is finding the right infrastructure to support data transparency as part of the “Building Data Driven Government” series, underwritten by Dell Technologies. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Soraya Correa, who recently retired after 40 years in government, including the last six as Homeland Security's chief procurement officer, said six years into the Procurement Innovation Lab's existence, the benefits to her former agency's acquisition process is clear.

This week, The Buzz with ACT-IAC bids a fond farewell to Soraya Correa, who retired last month after a 40-year career in government. In this episode, Soraya sits down in conversation with colleague Harrison Smith, Director of Enterprise Digitization at the IRS, to reflect on a career that began as a GS-4 clerk typist in 1980, and ended more than 40 years later as the Chief Procurement Officer at the Department of Homeland Security. ACT-IAC would like to profoundly thank Soraya for her years of public service, as well as her many contributions to the ACT-IAC community as a senior leader and speaker.Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform to never miss an episode! For more from ACT-IAC, follow us on Twitter @ACTIAC or visit http://www.actiac.org.

During her 40-year career in government, Soraya Correa was a risk taker. Whether it was taking on new positions with the Navy or with GSA, Correa knew the risks were worthwhile as long as she did one thing consistently: Create real and lasting relationships with her federal colleagues and industry counterparts. Correa recently retired from public service, having spent the last six as the chief procurement officer at the Department of Homeland Security. She told Federal News Network's Jason Miller about how those relationships helped ensure mission success. Hear more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

Serving at the Department of Homeland Security since its inception (and even before), Chief Procurement Officer Soraya Correa is innovating how the department buys solutions to enable its national security mission. Correa's contracting background at the department plus elsewhere led to initiatives like the Procurement Innovation Lab to innovate government's purchasing processes. 

Soraya Correa has been a leader in the federal government for over 30 years. Since January 2015, Correa has used her experience and expertise to radically improve how the Department of Homeland Security purchases services and products - enabling DHS ability to adapt to the needs and challenges the agency faces daily. On this edition of CyberChat, host Sean Kelley discussed with Correa her role as DHS’s chief procurement officer and how she is changing the opinion of contracting officers and what that all means for cybersecurity.

What is the DHS's procurement strategy? How is DHS innovating its procurement function? What are the key procurement and acquisition challenges facing DHS today? How is DHS improving the operational performance of its procurement function? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Soraya Correa, Chief Procurement Officer, U.S. Department of […]

What is the DHS's procurement strategy? How is DHS innovating its procurement function? What are the key procurement and acquisition challenges facing DHS today? How is DHS improving the operational performance of its procurement function? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Soraya Correa, Chief Procurement Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Soraya Correa joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss small business programs, the procurement innovation lab, workforce training programs, why contracting officers might be risk averse, industry engagement, and much more. She is the Chief Procurement Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, and one of our government's most impactful business leaders. During the episode, Ms. Correa describes how she has taken a different approach to acquisition reform. As we often see in the Pentagon and as it is instigated by Congress, acquisition reform usually means trying to streamline regulations while creating new parallel structures (e.g., middle-tier acquisition, urgent capabilities, software, etc.). Ms. Correa, however, recognized that many authorities already exist. Real change comes from focusing on developing and then empowering people. "I'm not trying to change the rules," she said, "I'm trying to change how we think about the rules." We discuss why, on the margin, leadership should focus on the inputs and trust that the outputs will take care of themselves. To that end, Ms. Correa has nurtured several workforce training and mentoring programs. Moreover, she set up an in-house "consultancy" to help those professionals innovate from the bottom up. The Federal Acquisition Regulation isn't overly restrictive, Ms. Correa finds, instead it is risk aversion on the part of the workforce. Using her leadership position and backed by a long tenure, Ms. Correa provides the necessary top cover to allow her workforce to execute great solutions. I'd like to thank Soraya Correa for joining me on the Acquisition Talk podcast. She has been a recurring guest on Government Matters, watch them all! She is a frequent communicator, numerous videos are available on You Tube. Another good interview is here, and you can find out her thoughts on business automation here. Listen to Ms. Correa on the "Let's Talk about IT" podcast. You can learn more about doing business with DHS here, and career opportunities are here. This podcast was produced by Eric Lofgren. Soundtrack by urmymuse: "reflections of u". You can follow us on Twitter @AcqTalk and find more information at AcquisitionTalk.com.

Jose Arrieta, chief information officer at the Department of Health and Human Services, details how HHS will use technology to review data and produce insight within their workforce. Soraya Correa, Chief Procurement Officer at the Department of Homeland Security, outlines how the agency plans to make contract determinations with help from AI, and the status of EAGLE Next Generation. Ashley Mahan, acting director of FedRAMP at the General Services Administration, discusses efforts to improve their processes, and their future roadmap for automation.

Ep. 3 — IT Modernization Starts with Acquisition, ft. Soraya Correa by Let's Talk About IT

Soraya Correa, chief procurement officer for the Department of Homeland Security, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off he Shelf to discuss DHS procurement, including how the agency's strategic investments in acquisition workforce training and development are delivering best value mission support across the department.

Soraya Correa, chief procurement officer of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Antonio Sosa-Pascual, co-chair of the Puerto Rico Technology Cluster talk about the opportunities for small companies in Puerto Rico to do business with the large federal agency. They spoke about the importance of promoting innovation and entrepreneurial vision in this industry.

Innovation is one of the terms that gets thrown around a lot in federal procurement circles. But exactly when is an agency or organization actually innovative? What stops agencies from trying something new or different when it comes to buying goods or services? The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is trying to answer those questions and debunk some myths about acquisition innovation in the fourth version of its mythbusters series. Leslie Field, the OFPP deputy administrator, and Soraya Correa, chief procurement officer at the Department of Homeland Security, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin. They told Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller how the new memo is an effort to break down the barriers to innovation that have built up over the past 20 years.

Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan discusses the branch’s plans for their business operations, and why data and network security are important to the endeavor. Soraya Correa, chief procurement officer at the Department of Homeland Security, details the Eagle Next Generation portfolio, and how they are moving some contracts from internal to external vehicles. John Zangardi, chief information officer at the Department of Homeland Security, details the agency’s modernization efforts and the interaction between the CIO and acquisition offices.

If a recent survey of federal acquisition employees is right, there is a growing desire for innovation in procurement. That brings up a few questions. Which agencies are actually innovating in procurement? Does innovation even exist and if so, it worth the risk? Soraya Correa, the Homeland Security Department chief procurement officer, believes she can answer all of those questions. She told Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller about how the Procurement Innovation Lab or PIL is taking innovative acquisition risks. Hear the interview on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

In today's episode, we talk with Soraya Correa, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief procurement officer, about her department's innovative approach to industry engagement. Talking with industry is a hot topic these days, and DHS, with its reverse industry days, has hit on a great way to open those communication lines. Also interviewed in this episode is Harrison Smith from DHS, and Jeff Goldberg from TIAG. You can also see more information about Reverse Industry Days on Public Spend Forum. Sign up today! http://community.publicspendforum.net/blogs/ash-bedi/2016/10/27/dhs-pioneers-reverse-industry-day