The General Services Administration has announced that its
second-ranking official, David L. Bibb, will serve as
acting administrator upon the resignation of Stephen A.
Perry on October 31.
Having joined the agency as a management intern in 1971,
Bibb had served in several executive level positions
within the agency since being appointed deputy
administrator in 2003, including deputy commissioner
and assistant commissioner for planning, both within
GSA’s Public Buildings Service, according to GSA.
“David has been a partner to me in all that we have been
doing at the agency to bring needed changes in order to
better serve our federal customers,” Perry said in a
statement.
Bibb worked directly on GSA’s “Get it Right” campaign and
has received the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious
Executive twice, as well as for Distinguished Executive.
Bibb has also has served as deputy associate administrator
for real property in the office of government-wide policy,
where he directed policy and regulatory development for
the acquisition, management, and disposal of federal real
property and workplace assets, areas that are currently
under congressional scrutiny as the House Government
Reform Committee considers legislation aimed at improving
real property management.