Joelle Ricciuti

AJ Omary serves as the Contracting Authority for the Office of the Auditor General, responsible for managing the acquisition of technical services critical to modernizing federal audit capabilities. In this primary contracting role, Omary oversees the procurement of advanced analytical tools, data integration platforms, and automated audit systems that enable performance and financial audits grounded in real-time data analytics. Their work directly supports the agency’s mission to enhance transparency and accountability across the federal public sector by ensuring access to cutting-edge, secure, and scalable IT solutions that underpin rigorous, evidence-based audit methodologies. Omary maintains strategic relationships with a select group of highly specialized technology service providers, primarily those with deep expertise in systems design, data analytics, and audit automation. While no single contractor dominates the portfolio, Omary consistently engages vendors with proven experience in delivering compliant, audit-ready software solutions and cloud-based analytical environments. The working relationship pattern emphasizes technical rigor, cybersecurity compliance, and deliverable transparency, favoring vendors who can demonstrate iterative development capabilities and adherence to federal information security standards. Omary’s contracting approach reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of procurements classified as “No Set-Aside.” This indicates a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic classification criteria, prioritizing the highest-quality service delivery to meet mission-critical audit requirements. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, vendors of all sizes are evaluated on technical competence, past performance, and ability to meet stringent federal compliance benchmarks. The agency’s procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 541512 — Computer Systems Design Services — reflecting a specialized demand for custom-built audit analytics platforms, data visualization tools, and automated compliance monitoring systems. Omary’s expertise lies in acquiring complex, non-commercial IT services that integrate with legacy financial systems, support multi-agency data harmonization, and enable predictive audit modeling, ensuring the Auditor General’s office remains at the forefront of public sector accountability innovation.