Ashley T. Hubert

Ashley T. Hubert serves as a Contract Specialist within the Telecommunications Division (HC1013) of the Defense Information Systems Agency, where she plays a pivotal role in procuring mission-critical telecommunications infrastructure to support the Department of Defense’s global communications architecture. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for secure, high-capacity network services, with a focus on modernizing legacy systems, deploying encrypted virtual private networks, and ensuring interoperability across military and federal endpoints. Her portfolio centers on satellite-based communications solutions, requiring deep technical understanding of spectrum management, signal integrity, and secure data transmission protocols. Hubert maintains consistent contracting relationships with leading providers of defense-grade telecom services, including AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc., Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Liberty Communications, Inc., AOC Connect LLC, and Norfolk Fiber, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in satellite infrastructure, fiber-optic backhaul, and secure network integration. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, rigorous technical evaluations, and long-term service-level agreement compliance to ensure operational resilience. Hubert’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic alignment with the Telecommunications Division’s mandate to rapidly deploy scalable, high-assurance solutions without socioeconomic restrictions, prioritizing technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 517410 (Satellite Telecommunications), encompassing the acquisition of geosynchronous and low-earth-orbit satellite services, ground station equipment, terminal systems, and associated cybersecurity enhancements. She specializes in procuring end-to-end satellite communication systems that support tactical, strategic, and expeditionary operations, demonstrating expertise in RF engineering, bandwidth allocation, and anti-jamming technologies critical to DoD’s global connectivity mission.