According to the DMO website, the executive team has considerable private and public sector experience, as well as extensive military domain knowledge.

Ms Arnold said Maxxim won the work, which involves helping the Government use 'shared services' to reduce duplicate spending, despite having little public sector experience.

Jared Polis is an independent leader who uses his private and public sector experience to find pragmatic solutions to the challenges facing Colorado and the nation.

He has a wide range of senior public sector experience, including deputy director of the prime minister's strategy unit, head of strategy at the office of climate change and non-executive director of NHS Hammersmith and Fulham.

With extensive public sector experience, Maria Contreras- Sweet entered the private sector as the Director of Public Affairs for Westinghouse's 7-Up / RC Bottling Company and rose to Vice-President of Public Affairs.

"He has the mix of private-sector, public sector experience, and has it on a global basis, that would serve him well in any capacity in this administration, but probably particularly well at treasury," said Joseph T. Gorman, chairman and chief executive of TRW Inc., who serves on Alcoa's board.