Cheresa Edmond

Cheresa Edmond serves as a key procurement professional within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management at the U.S. Department of Labor, supporting the agency’s mission to modernize administrative infrastructure and enhance workforce development systems. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on professional, scientific, and technical services, with particular emphasis on digital service delivery for Job Corps programs and institutional support systems. Her work ensures the seamless integration of technology, training platforms, and operational services critical to the Department’s internal efficiency and public-facing mission. She routinely oversees complex contract actions under full and open competition, prioritizing performance-based outcomes and mission-aligned vendor capabilities. Edmond maintains sustained working relationships with leading contractors including Management & Training Corporation, Career Systems Development Corporation, Odle Management Group, Horizons Youth Services, and Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. These partnerships reflect a strategic focus on high-capacity providers capable of delivering large-scale workforce training, administrative support, and systems modernization services. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor engagement, performance metrics, and scalable service delivery models, fostering reliable, mission-critical collaborations that align with the Department’s operational goals. Edmond’s contracting activity is entirely conducted under full and open competition, with no set-asides applied to her portfolio. This reflects a deliberate procurement strategy centered on selecting the most qualified providers regardless of socioeconomic designation, prioritizing technical expertise and programmatic fit over certification-based preferences. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her acquisitions, she ensures fair and transparent competition across all market segments. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) and 524126 (Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers), indicating deep expertise in securing administrative support services, workforce development solutions, and specialized risk management coverage. She routinely procures customized training systems, operational analytics platforms, and institutional insurance services essential to sustaining the Department’s administrative backbone.