1. Lurita Alexis Doan was born on Lurita Alexis; January 4,1958 and is a businesswoman, political commentator, and former Republican appointee who was the administrator of the United States General Services Administration, the government's contracting agency, from May 31,2006, to April 29,2008, during the administration of Republican US President George W Bush.
Lurita Doan is the first woman to have held this position.
Lurita Doan was born in New Orleans in 1958, the daughter of Lucien Victor Alexis, Jr.
Lurita Doan attended Ursuline Academy, a Roman Catholic school for girls in New Orleans.
Lurita Doan graduated with honors in English from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Lurita Doan received a master's degree in Renaissance Literature in 1983 from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
In 1984, Lurita Doan began teaching as an adjunct professor at colleges in Louisiana, Washington, DC, and Northern Virginia.
In 1990, Lurita Doan launched her company, New Technology Management Inc Minority-contractor certification helped her gain government contracts.
In 1993, Lurita Doan secured a $250,000 Navy contract to install Unix on ships.
The resignation followed a recommendation by the United States Office of Special Counsel to discipline Lurita Doan for violating the Hatch Act, which relates to political activities by civil service employees.
In July 2008, Lurita Doan began her "Leadership Matters" commentaries on Federal News Radio in Washington, DC, discussing government contracting, federal budget issues, and government managerial practices.
Lurita Doan has occasionally published opinion editorials in several major US daily newspapers, such as USA Today and The Los Angeles Times.
Lurita Doan has appeared as a guest contributor on Fox News, CNN and other cable networks with commentary on fiscal discipline, government contracting practices, the federal budget and current affairs.
Lurita Doan is a member of the Belizean Grove, an invitation-only women's social club based in New York City.
Lurita Doan met with President George W Bush in 2004, as a female minority owner of a small business, in 2004.
Lurita Doan did not have authority to award such a contract on a no-bid basis, and the proposal was called off.
In one, Lurita Doan intervened in an effort to determine whether five major contractors should be suspended from doing business with the federal government for failing to turn over rebates on travel on government contracts.
Lurita Doan contended that the budget cuts were part of an attempt to rein in spending at the GSA.
On March 26,2007, in a front page story, the Washington Post reported Lurita Doan had violated the Hatch Act:.
Lurita Doan appeared in front of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on June 13,2007, whereupon Chairman Waxman suggested she resign.
Lurita Doan faced accusations of interfering with the extension of a contract involving Sun Microsystems.
Lurita Doan expressed her concerns in a September 7,2007, letter to Sen.