Brigetta Weatherington

Brigetta Weatherington serves as a key procurement professional within the Contract Administration Services Division of the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Procurement Operations, where she manages the acquisition of critical professional, scientific, and technical services essential to national security operations. Her responsibilities include overseeing the full lifecycle of contracts for research and development in physical and engineering sciences, ensuring alignment with DHS mission objectives related to systems integrity, cybersecurity, and operational readiness. She specializes in complex service-based acquisitions requiring high technical proficiency, particularly in areas involving systems engineering, advanced analytics, and applied scientific research, often coordinating with technical evaluators and program managers to define performance requirements and ensure contract compliance. Weatherington collaborates with a diverse range of prime contractors and subcontractors specializing in advanced R&D, systems integration, and engineering services. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with proven expertise in federal R&D environments, including those with deep experience in DHS-specific mission needs. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established technical partners with demonstrated capability in delivering high-integrity, mission-critical solutions under stringent security and compliance standards. Her procurement approach reflects a strong emphasis on full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-aside designations. This underscores a strategic focus on selecting the most technically qualified vendors regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing capability and mission fit over preferential categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. Weatherington’s primary procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 541712—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology). She regularly procures services related to advanced modeling and simulation, cybersecurity systems engineering, physical science experimentation, and technical consulting for homeland security infrastructure. Her domain expertise lies in supporting cutting-edge R&D initiatives that enhance the resilience and performance of federal systems under evolving threat landscapes.