Alicia Codrington

Alicia Codrington serves as a key procurement professional within the CISA Contracting Activity, supporting the Department of Homeland Security’s mission to secure the nation’s cyber and physical infrastructure. She manages the acquisition of mission-critical services focused on cybersecurity enhancement, enterprise IT modernization, and workforce development through training and consulting. Her portfolio centers on professional services that strengthen operational resilience and build institutional capacity across federal cybersecurity teams. She handles complex, performance-based contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, ensuring alignment with CISA’s strategic priorities in risk mitigation and workforce readiness. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Codrington maintains a broad network of vendors specializing in systems design, management consulting, and professional training services. She engages with both large prime contractors and small businesses capable of delivering technical expertise in cybersecurity architecture, organizational development, and IT modernization. Her procurement approach emphasizes competitive bidding, clear performance metrics, and vendor accountability to ensure high-quality, mission-aligned outcomes across all contract actions. Codrington’s contracting activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions classified as non-set-aside. This indicates a focus on selecting the most qualified providers regardless of socioeconomic status, while still ensuring full compliance with small business goals through unrestricted competition. Her approach prioritizes technical merit and performance over socioeconomic set-asides, aligning with CISA’s need for rapid, scalable, and specialized capabilities in high-stakes cybersecurity domains. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) and 541430 (Professional and Management Development Training), each accounting for one-third of her portfolio. She also regularly acquires administrative and general management consulting services (541611) and specialized technical services (541990). Her expertise centers on procuring cybersecurity consulting, threat analysis support, workforce training programs, and enterprise IT modernization solutions that directly enhance the agency’s operational and defensive capabilities.