05/30/08 - Cirrus Technology, Inc. has named Mark J. Lumer as Senior Vice President, Federal Programs. Mr. Lumer was the principal assistant responsible for contracting for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC). As the director of contracts, he oversaw more than $12 billion in active contracts, annual expenditures of about $2 billion, and a staff of approximately 85. Mr. Lumer is a member of the Senior Executive Service and the Army Acquisition Corps, with Level III certifications in both contracting and program Management. He is an expert and author in the field of government contracting and has received many awards.

Between November 2003 and July 2004, Mr. Lumer served as the Assistant Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Policy and Procurement)-Iraq. In this capacity, Mr. Lumer had overall procurement policy responsibility for all Army contracts issued in support of Iraqi reconstruction. Mr. Lumer's responsibilities included briefing members of Congress and responding to foreign governments and media inquiries.