Rodger O. Young

Rodger O. Young serves as a key procurement professional within the Securities and Exchange Commission, supporting the agency’s mission to safeguard financial markets through strategic acquisitions of technology, analytical tools, and operational services. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on data intelligence systems, market surveillance platforms, and regulatory compliance infrastructure, ensuring the SEC maintains robust oversight capabilities. His work directly enables the agency’s modernization initiatives by acquiring mission-critical solutions that enhance fraud detection, data aggregation, and real-time market monitoring. Young maintains strong working relationships with leading federal contractors including General Dynamics Information Technology, Booz Allen Hamilton, Maximus Federal Consulting, Team Greenzone JV, and Procentrix, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced systems integrators and analytical service providers capable of delivering secure, scalable solutions tailored to complex financial regulatory environments. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term vendor collaboration, and adherence to federal acquisition regulations to ensure mission alignment and operational resilience. A defining feature of Young’s procurement strategy is his strong commitment to small business participation, with 83.3% of his acquisitions designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern underscores a deliberate effort to foster innovation and economic inclusion by prioritizing small business vendors with specialized expertise in regulatory technology and financial services support. His contracting patterns consistently reflect the SEC’s broader socioeconomic goals, creating pathways for diverse firms to contribute to national market integrity. His primary procurement focus centers on NAICS categories including Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Couriers and Express Delivery Services (492110), and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (423830), with a notable outlier in Furniture Merchant Wholesalers (423210). These reflect a blend of technical training services, logistics support for physical assets, and facility infrastructure needs that underpin the SEC’s operational readiness and workforce development.