Press Releases

AbilityOne Program Releases Materials to Celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and as such, is an exceptional time to celebrate the successes of the AbilityOne Program, which creates employment opportunities that enable people who are blind or have other severe disabilities to fulfill their potential while providing federal customers a wide array of business solutions at a fair market price.

President Bush Appoints RADM Thompson to Committee Overseeing AbilityOne Program

Rear Admiral Allen S. Thompson, SC, USN, Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, PA, was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as a member of the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (Committee).

Dorothy Hindman Receives Most Valuable AbilityOne Liaison Award

Dorothy Hindman was honored today by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (Committee) for her four-year term as the Department of the Army AbilityOne (formerly Javits-Wagner-O'Day or JWOD) Program liaison.

Four Presidential Appointees Sworn In

Andrew Houghton, Committee Chairperson, swore in four Presidential appointees to the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Presidential Announcement - Six Committee Members

President Bush appointed six Committee members:
Kathleen A. James, of Virginia (Representing the Department of the Air Force)
Paul M. Laird, of Wisconsin (Representing the Department of Justice)
Patrick Leahy, of Maryland (Representing the Department of Commerce)
James Omvig, of Louisiana (Representing People who are Blind Employed in Nonprofit Agencies for the Blind), for remainder of five-year term expiring 12/21/11
Alan S. Thompson, of Florida (Representing the Department of the Navy)
Edward W Walters, III, of New York (Representing the Department of the Army)

AbilityOne Adopts New Brand Identity

The independent federal agency that administers the AbilityOne (formerly Javits-Wagner-O'Day) Program has approved a new logo for the recently adopted AbilityOne Program name.

Four Air Force Personnel Win Outstanding Contributions Awards from AbilityOne Program

Four Air Force personnel have been selected to receive Outstanding Contributions Awards by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. The Outstanding Contributions Award recognizes Federal employees for their efforts in creating employment opportunities on Federal contracts for people who are blind or have other severe disabilities under the AbilityOne (formerly Javits-Wagner-O'Day or JWOD) Program

Cynthia Maltby Receives "Alley" Career Achievement Award from the AbilityOne Program

For 25 years, Cindy Maltby, Program Manager, has supported the AbilityOne (formerly Javits-Wagner-O'Day or JWOD) Program, and she is currently one of its most widely recognized ambassadors within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Department of the Interior.

Presidential Announcement - New Committee Members

President Bush appointed J. Anthony Poleo, of Virginia, to be the new Department of Defense Committee member.