Michael Shields (center), the Defense Contract Management Agency’s executive director of Quality Assurance, visited DCMA Atlanta July 24. During the visit, he met with employees in the NexTIER Leadership Development Program. From left to right: Nicole Bragg, Contracts and NexTIER director, and NexTIER participants Linda Brock, Brittany Blue, Tonya Moore, Michael Whiddon and Vernon Lewis. (DCMA photo by Desmond Johnson)