Andrea Brandon
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget, Finance, Grants, & Acquisition
U.S. Department of the Interior
Ms. Andrea Brandon is currently the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Budget, Finance, Grants and Acquisition within the Department of Interior (DOI). As the DAS she has executive responsibility for the leadership and strategic direction of all budget, finance, financial assistance, acquisitions, property, and related business IT systems for the DOI. This portfolio comprises of more than $18.6 Billion in financial assistance and contract awards across the United States. She was formerly the DAS for the Office of Grants and Acquisition Policy and Accountability (OGAPA), the Senior Procurement Executive, and the Suspension and Debarment Official for the Department of Health and Human Services. In addition, she was the Director for Financial Assistance Policy and Oversight at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and an Executive Assistant Director for the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Andrea has broad experience in risk management, audits, internal controls, information technology innovation, acquisition management, grants, and financial operations in her federal career of 36 years.
Andrea has led several government‐wide initiatives: Co-Chair for the Council on Financial Assistance Reform (COFAR), Co-chair for the Financial Assistance Committee on E-gov (FACE); Government Financial Assistance Representative on the DATA Act Interagency Advisory Committee (IAC), Program Manager for the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act (FFAMIA) Grants Streamlining Initiative; Chair of the OMB CFO Council’s Grants Training and Certification Workgroup and the Transparency Act Grant Sub-award Pilot Subcommittee. She is currently the Co-chair for the Grants Management Symposium working group for the National Academy of Public Administration and the OMB Chief Acquisition Officers (CAO) Council; and is on the Federal Acquisition Institute Board of Directors.
She is the recipient of the Govtech Connects IGNITE 2024 Powerful Women Igniting Digital Transformation, the National Grants Management Association (NGMA) 2016 Newton Award, and the NGMA 2017 Director’s Award. Each award recognizes Ms. Brandon’s expertise,vision, innovation, and leadership.
She is a member of the National Grants Management Association, the American Bar Association, the Association of Government Accountants, the American University 2024 Key Executive Leadership Program Speaker’s Bureau, and is a 2024 National Academy of Public Administration Fellow.
Ms. Brandon holds a Bachelor’s degree in Behavioral and Social Sciences from the University of Maryland, a Master’s in Public Administration from American University and a member of the Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society; and a Master’s in Legal Studies from Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law.
Andrea has broad experience in risk management, audits, internal controls, information technology innovation, acquisition management, grants, and financial operations in her federal career of 36 years.
Andrea has led several government‐wide initiatives: Co-Chair for the Council on Financial Assistance Reform (COFAR), Co-chair for the Financial Assistance Committee on E-gov (FACE); Government Financial Assistance Representative on the DATA Act Interagency Advisory Committee (IAC), Program Manager for the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act (FFAMIA) Grants Streamlining Initiative; Chair of the OMB CFO Council’s Grants Training and Certification Workgroup and the Transparency Act Grant Sub-award Pilot Subcommittee. She is currently the Co-chair for the Grants Management Symposium working group for the National Academy of Public Administration and the OMB Chief Acquisition Officers (CAO) Council; and is on the Federal Acquisition Institute Board of Directors.
She is the recipient of the Govtech Connects IGNITE 2024 Powerful Women Igniting Digital Transformation, the National Grants Management Association (NGMA) 2016 Newton Award, and the NGMA 2017 Director’s Award. Each award recognizes Ms. Brandon’s expertise,vision, innovation, and leadership.
She is a member of the National Grants Management Association, the American Bar Association, the Association of Government Accountants, the American University 2024 Key Executive Leadership Program Speaker’s Bureau, and is a 2024 National Academy of Public Administration Fellow.
Ms. Brandon holds a Bachelor’s degree in Behavioral and Social Sciences from the University of Maryland, a Master’s in Public Administration from American University and a member of the Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society; and a Master’s in Legal Studies from Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law.