Cheryl Hall

Cheryl Hall serves as a key procurement professional within the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), supporting the agency’s mission to secure the nation’s defense industrial base through personnel vetting and cybersecurity infrastructure. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on background investigation services, identity verification systems, and critical infrastructure protection technologies. Her work ensures that cleared personnel and digital environments meet stringent federal security standards, enabling safe access to classified systems. Hall routinely handles contract actions under FAR Part 13 and Part 15, emphasizing performance-based outcomes and risk-mitigated sourcing strategies aligned with DCSA’s modernization goals. She maintains established relationships with a core group of contractors including SWISH DATA CORPORATION, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, SPATHE SYSTEMS LLC, ROCKWOOD COMPANY LLC, and IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY USA LLC. These partnerships reflect a blend of large-capability vendors and specialized firms delivering advanced identity management, secure data processing, and counterintelligence support tools. Her procurement approach prioritizes vendor reliability, compliance with NIST standards, and seamless integration with existing DCSA systems such as the Joint Personnel Adjudication System and the National Background Investigations Bureau platform. Hall exhibits a balanced approach to socioeconomic set-asides, with approximately half of her acquisitions designated for total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and the other half open to all competitors. This pattern underscores a deliberate effort to foster competition while actively expanding opportunities for small businesses, particularly those certified under general small business programs. Her contracting behavior reflects a strategic alignment with federal small business participation goals without compromising mission-critical requirements. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 561611 for investigation and personal background check services, and NAICS 485991 and 561450, indicating a unique alignment with specialized logistics and data verification services. She also procures commercial and service industry machinery under NAICS 333310, suggesting integration of physical security systems with digital identity platforms. Her expertise lies at the intersection of personnel security, biometric identification, and secure data handling—domains critical to national defense integrity.