Deanna Luster

Deanna Luster supports critical procurement functions within the IRS - New Carrollton, a key operational unit under the Department of the Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service. She plays a central role in advancing the agency’s digital transformation agenda by managing acquisitions of enterprise software solutions, cybersecurity tools, and data infrastructure systems. Her work directly enables the modernization of IRS tax administration platforms, ensuring secure, scalable, and efficient digital services for millions of taxpayers. Luster typically handles complex IT procurements requiring compliance with federal information security standards and integration with legacy tax processing environments. While specific contractor names are not publicly available, Luster consistently engages with software publishers and systems integrators specializing in federal tax technology solutions. Her procurement pattern reflects a preference for vendors with proven expertise in secure software development, cloud-enabled tax systems, and enterprise data management platforms. She collaborates with contractors who demonstrate deep familiarity with IRS technical requirements, including adherence to NIST guidelines and Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) compliance. Luster’s acquisition portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of procurements conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic agency focus on maximizing technical capability and operational interoperability rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her contracting activity, vendors of all sizes must meet stringent performance and security benchmarks to qualify. Her primary procurement focus is squarely on NAICS 513210 — Software Publishers — indicating a specialized emphasis on custom and commercial off-the-shelf software for tax processing, data analytics, and digital taxpayer services. She routinely acquires enterprise applications, API-driven integration tools, and secure development environments tailored to the IRS’s unique mission-critical infrastructure needs.