Diane Schooley

Diane Schooley serves as a Contract Specialist within the Telecommunications Division (HC1013) of the Defense Information Systems Agency, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical procurements that secure and modernize the Department of Defense’s global communications infrastructure. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of acquisitions for satellite-based telecommunications systems, ensuring compliance with federal regulations, and aligning contract strategies with DISA’s objectives for resilient, high-capacity network connectivity. She specializes in complex, technical solicitations requiring rigorous performance standards and cybersecurity integration, primarily supporting secure satellite communications and virtual private network deployments across military and federal operations. Diane maintains consistent, long-term relationships with key contractors including AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc., Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Liberty Communications, Inc., AOC Connect LLC, and Norfolk Fiber, LLC. These partnerships are characterized by deep technical collaboration, with vendors providing specialized satellite infrastructure, fiber-optic integration, and secure network services. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, leveraging past performance and technical capability evaluations to ensure mission readiness and operational continuity. Diane’s contracting portfolio reflects a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside conditions. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her approach ensures rigorous competition among qualified vendors capable of meeting the high technical demands of defense telecommunications systems. Her primary procurement focus is centered on NAICS 517410—Satellite Telecommunications—where she acquires end-to-end satellite bandwidth, ground station equipment, secure transponders, and associated managed services. She possesses deep expertise in RF spectrum management, encrypted satellite links, and space-based network architecture, ensuring that all acquisitions support the DoD’s strategic goals for global, interoperable, and hardened communications.