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Karla Smith Jackson, deputy chief acquisition officer at National Aeronautics and Space Administration, speaks during the fiscal year 2024 Contracting Officer Mentoring Program closing ceremony Aug. 28, 2024, in the McNamara Headquarters Complex auditorium at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Smith Jackson served as the keynote speaker. Photo by Chris Lynch.

Karla Smith Jackson, deputy chief acquisition officer at National Aeronautics and Space Administration, speaks during the fiscal year 2024 Contracting Officer Mentoring Program closing ceremony Aug. 28, 2024, in the McNamara Headquarters Complex auditorium at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Smith Jackson served as the keynote speaker. Photo by Chris Lynch.

Karla Smith Jackson, deputy chief acquisition officer at National Aeronautics and Space Administration, speaks during the fiscal year 2024 Contracting Officer Mentoring Program closing ceremony Aug. 28, 2024, in the McNamara Headquarters Complex auditorium at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Smith Jackson served as the keynote speaker. Photo by Chris Lynch.

Karla Smith Jackson, deputy chief acquisition officer at National Aeronautics and Space Administration, speaks during the fiscal year 2024 Contracting Officer Mentoring Program closing ceremony Aug. 28, 2024, in the McNamara Headquarters Complex auditorium at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Smith Jackson served as the keynote speaker. Photo by Chris Lynch.