Eileen KeatingCarnaggio

Eileen Keating Carnaggio serves as Director of the Office of Acquisition and Grants at the Social Security Administration, where she oversees the strategic procurement of mission-critical infrastructure and services that enable the secure and efficient delivery of social security benefits. Her leadership ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while advancing the agency’s priorities in IT modernization, cybersecurity, and facility operations. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts spanning software development, systems integration, data center services, and facility maintenance, ensuring alignment with SSA’s mission to uphold public trust through reliable, scalable, and secure operational systems. Keating Carnaggio maintains established relationships with key contractors including CA, Inc., Johnson Controls, Inc., East Coast Welding & Construction Co., Inc., and Colorid, LLC, reflecting a balanced approach to partnering with both large prime contractors and specialized service providers. Her procurement strategy emphasizes performance-based outcomes, leveraging long-term vendor partnerships to deliver integrated solutions in IT infrastructure, environmental systems, and facility modernization, while ensuring accountability and technical interoperability across SSA’s national network. Her contracting profile demonstrates a strong preference for open competition, with 80% of awards issued without set-asides, yet she maintains a consistent 20% commitment to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate effort to foster small business participation without compromising the complexity or scale of SSA’s operational needs, aligning socioeconomic goals with mission-critical delivery requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 518210 (Computing Infrastructure Providers) and 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), underscoring deep expertise in cloud-enabled data processing, systems integration, and managed IT services. She routinely procures cybersecurity-hardened platforms, enterprise software solutions, and data center hosting services that support SSA’s digital transformation and mission continuity objectives.