Ashtria Hackworth

Ashtria Hackworth serves as a key procurement lead within the FA8052 773 Ess agency of the Department of the Air Force, responsible for managing acquisitions that sustain and modernize digital information ecosystems critical to Air Force readiness and personnel welfare. Their role centers on securing platforms and services that enable secure media distribution, institutional knowledge access, and curated digital content for globally deployed Airmen. Hackworth oversees a portfolio of non-personal services contracts focused on technology-enabled learning, content delivery systems, and information infrastructure, ensuring alignment with Air Force strategic objectives in digital transformation and force connectivity. Hackworth maintains consistent partnerships with specialized vendors including INTERPLAY LEARNING, INC., PROQUEST LLC, GLOBAL RESOURCE SOLUTIONS INC, and THE SLATE GROUP LLC, each bringing niche expertise in digital education platforms, institutional research databases, and media asset management systems. These relationships reflect a preference for vendors with proven capabilities in scalable, secure, and user-centric digital services tailored to military environments. The contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance-based outcomes, and compliance with federal information security standards. The agency under Hackworth’s purview maintains a 100% Small Business Set-Aside policy under FAR 19.5, reflecting a robust commitment to socioeconomic contracting. All acquisitions are reserved exclusively for small businesses, fostering equitable access to federal opportunities and strengthening the ecosystem of agile, innovative contractors capable of delivering responsive digital solutions. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to leverage small business agility in meeting evolving operational needs. Hackworth’s procurement focus is exclusively aligned with NAICS 532490—Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing—which, in this context, encompasses the leasing and managed delivery of digital information systems, software platforms, and content delivery infrastructure. Their expertise lies in procuring technology-enabled services that function as mission-critical enablers, not physical equipment, ensuring Airmen have reliable, secure, and up-to-date access to training, research, and operational media resources.