Ms. Barbara Clouser is a 30 year veteran of the FBI and has served as a Contracting Officer, Competition Advocate and is currently the FBI's Small Business Specialist. She is an advocate on behalf of all businesses who are currently supporting or that are pursuing contractual relationships with the FBI. Whether it’s providing guidance on the processes and procedures that the FBI utilizes to procure approx. $4 billion in annual contract spend, facilitating or attending Industry events, interfacing with, and advocating on the behalf of small businesses or connecting companies with contracting units and internal stakeholders – Ms. Clouser tirelessly champions and assists industry to more readily integrate into the procurement process to obtain awards in support of the FBI's many critical missions.