Dan Hawley, director of the Defense Contract Management Agency’s Commercial Item Group, addresses a group of defense industry officials during a February 2020 event. Behind him is Patrick Crisler and Kori Marietta, both team directors within the CIG. The CIG recently earned the 2020 David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award for its successes integrating commercial products and services within DoD. (Photo courtesy of Dan Hawley)