Daniel Gordon may be the most powerful lawyer you’ve never heard of.

As the newly confirmed head of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, or OFPP, Gordon is charged with overseeing how the government spends a staggering $530 billion a year on outside contractors. The Obama administration has made the usually low-profile area a priority, embarking on major changes in contracting policy and setting a formidable goal: cut procurement spending 7 percent by the end of fiscal year 2011.