Eileen McKinley

Eileen McKinley serves as an IT Specialist within the Telecommunications Division (HC1013) of the Defense Information Systems Agency, where she plays a critical role in managing the acquisition of mission-critical information technology services to sustain and modernize the Department of Defense’s global communications infrastructure. Her procurement activities center on securing resilient, high-capacity network solutions and enabling interoperable telecom systems across military and federal operations. McKinley specializes in contracting for computer facilities management services, ensuring that infrastructure supports secure, scalable, and mission-ready environments for defense-wide communications. She maintains established 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 reflect a strategic focus on vendors with proven expertise in managed network services, fiber-optic deployment, secure virtual private network implementation, and enterprise-level IT infrastructure support. McKinley’s contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and long-term service delivery, fostering collaborative vendor relationships grounded in technical excellence and compliance with DoD cybersecurity standards. McKinley demonstrates a strong and consistent commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with HUBZone and Total Small Business Set-Asides each accounting for 50% of her acquisition portfolio. This pattern underscores her dedication to expanding opportunities for small businesses in critical defense telecom markets, ensuring that qualified small firms contribute meaningfully to the modernization of national security communications. Her contracting decisions align with FAR 19.5 guidelines and prioritize firms certified under HUBZone and small business programs. Her primary procurement focus is NAICS 541513 — Computer Facilities Management Services — encompassing managed data center operations, network monitoring, cloud-enabled telecom support, and infrastructure lifecycle management. McKinley’s technical expertise lies in procuring services that enhance the reliability, security, and scalability of DoD-wide telecommunications networks, with an emphasis on transitioning legacy systems to modern, software-defined architectures.