- Hall supports implementation of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul at GSA
- The longtime federal procurement leader previously spearheaded acquisition modernization efforts at DHS
- She joins the 2026 FedCiv Summit speaker lineup that also includes decision-makers from CBP, SBA and DOL
Polly Hall, executive lead of the practitioner workstream in the General Services Administration’s Office of Governmentwide Policy, will keynote the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 FedCiv Summit, happening this Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City in Virginia.
A longtime federal procurement and acquisition innovation leader, Hall brings expertise that can provide government contracting companies with a deeper understanding of the changing procurement landscape under the Trump administration. As the government rolls out the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul, her insights into implementation could help companies prepare for upcoming changes to contracting rules and be better positioned to compete for federal civilian contracts.
Hall joins a lineup of top-tier federal civilian agency leaders delivering keynotes at the event, including:
- Sonny Bhagowalia, chief information officer and assistant commissioner of the Office of Information and Technology at the Customs and Border Protection
- William Briggs, deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration
- Mangala Kuppa, chief information officer at the Department of Labor
- Sunil Madhugiri, chief technology officer at CBP
Who Is Polly Hall?
Hall is a digital acquisition-certified contracting professional specializing in AI. She has extensive experience in FAR- and non-FAR-based acquisitions, including other transaction authority agreements and commercial solutions openings.
She currently leads the practitioner workstream at GSA, supporting the implementation of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul.
Career at DHS
Hall comes to GSA after more than 15 years of service at the Department of Homeland Security, where she held roles in contracting and procurement. According to Homeland Security Today, she spearheaded many of the department’s agile procurement efforts, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Grants Management Modernization program, which streamlined grants management by modernizing legacy IT systems.
Before moving to GSA in 2025, she was a senior adviser to DHS’ chief procurement officer.
She also served as executive director of the DHS Procurement Innovation Lab, or PIL, which tests innovative acquisition techniques and fosters agile procurement practices.
At PIL, she headed a pilot that applied AI to the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System, or CPARS, which the federal acquisition workforce uses for contractor evaluations. She told Federal News Network in 2021 that contracting officers who tested AI tools during the pilot found the technology valuable.
Hall held the roles of contracting officer and team lead for the Transportation Security Administration earlier in her career.
Federal Acquisition Institute Leadership
Hall also currently serves as acting director of the Federal Acquisition Institute, or FAI, according to her LinkedIn profile.
FAI, which operates under the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, develops the federal acquisition workforce. The organization is in charge of providing training, certification, research and other efforts that advance the professional development and capabilities of procurement personnel across the federal government.
What Are the Responsibilities of GSA’s Office of Governmentwide Policy?
The Office of Governmentwide Policy, also known as OGP, is in charge of carrying out programs and policies that encourage agencies to adopt effective and cost-efficient management practices for efforts and services that directly impact the public.
The office’s responsibilities include:
- Issuing policy, guidance and best practices in federal property, technology, mission operations and sustainability to support current and future government needs.
- Offering subject matter expertise in acquisition, federal property, travel, building performance and technology policy.
- Providing expertise in shared services, evaluation and behavioral science, and data analytics.
- Leveraging smart policy and analytical data to help agencies prepare for the future of mission delivery.
What Will Polly Hall Discuss at the 2026 FedCiv Summit?
Hall will deliver the mid-morning keynote, during which she may talk about the progress of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul and what the rewritten regulations mean for contractors. She may also address how GSA is preparing the acquisition workforce to adopt the changes.
Other potential topics include:
- The role of AI in modernizing federal procurement
- Risk management and accountability when using AI tools in contracting
- Streamlining acquisition timelines
- Lessons from DHS procurement modernization
- Industry engagement during the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul implementation
Why Should GovCons Attend the 2026 FedCiv Summit?
The 2026 FedCiv Summit on Oct. 29 is an important gathering of decision-makers from federal civilian agencies and industry to discuss how to navigate a changing procurement landscape and to assess technologies and services that support government missions.
With the White House proposing a $75.7 billion budget in fiscal 2027 to support IT programs at federal civilian agencies, the summit is the best place to learn how agencies intend to use the proposed funding to replace legacy systems with modern IT infrastructure, purchase AI and other advanced technologies, transition to the cloud and pursue other priorities.
FedCiv agencies represented at the summit include:
- Customs and Border Protection
- Small Business Administration
- General Services Administration
- Department of Labor
- Department of Energy
- Office of Personnel Management
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Health and Human Services
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Department of Commerce
- Department of State
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Food and Drug Administration
- Department of Transportation
A total of seven panels will explore key operational themes, including AI implementation and modernization. The full panel lineup includes:
- Observability: The Foundation for Federal Shared Services
- Human Capital at the Speed of Mission
- Digital Labor in the Workforce of Tomorrow
- The OneGov Effect: Leveraging AI to Accelerate Agency Modernization and Migration
- The OneGov Effect: Competing When AI Becomes a Commodity
- From Strategy to Delivery: Modernizing Federal Civilian IT Through AI for Mission Impact
- Connecting the Mission: AI, Interoperability and Trusted Information Sharing
The event will also feature networking sessions throughout the day, giving attendees plenty of time to engage with government leaders and industry executives to discuss contract and partnership opportunities, regulatory shifts, industry trends, and other key topics. Sign up here to join the conversation!
