Elaine Nguyen

Elaine Nguyen serves as a key procurement professional within the Telecommunications Division (HC1013) of the Defense Information Systems Agency, where she oversees the acquisition of critical telecommunications and network infrastructure services essential to the Department of Defense’s global communications architecture. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for secure, high-capacity network solutions, including the modernization of legacy telecom systems and the deployment of encrypted virtual private networks. She plays a central role in ensuring interoperability across military and federal networks, aligning acquisitions with DISA’s mission to deliver resilient, secure, and scalable connectivity for mission-critical operations. Nguyen maintains consistent partnerships with leading telecommunications and systems integration contractors, including AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc., AOC Connect LLC, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Liberty Communications, Inc., and Norfolk Fiber, LLC. These relationships are characterized by long-term, performance-based contracting models focused on network design, implementation, and sustainment. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, compliance with DoD cybersecurity standards, and vendor accountability for service-level performance in complex, mission-essential environments. Her acquisition portfolio shows no reliance on socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic prioritization of technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences, ensuring the selection of vendors with proven expertise in secure telecommunications infrastructure regardless of business size or certification status. Nguyen’s procurement focus is exclusively aligned with NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), indicating a deep specialization in end-to-end network architecture, secure systems integration, and telecom engineering services. She procures advanced solutions including SD-WAN, fiber-optic backbone deployment, encrypted routing platforms, and network orchestration tools, demonstrating technical expertise in next-generation defense communications systems and infrastructure modernization initiatives.