Emily Sissons

Emily Sissons serves as a key procurement lead within the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to modernize and sustain advanced aviation training systems. She manages acquisitions for mission-critical simulation technologies, immersive training environments, and integrated avionics infrastructure, ensuring naval aircrews maintain operational readiness through cutting-edge digital training solutions. Her portfolio encompasses complex systems integration, software development, and engineering services aligned with naval aviation doctrine and next-generation training requirements. Sissons maintains consistent partnerships with core contractors including STRACON SERVICES GROUP, LLC and FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC, both of which provide high-fidelity flight simulators, synthetic training environments, and curriculum development services. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, leveraging proven technical capabilities to deliver scalable, interoperable training systems. She routinely engages with specialized defense contractors capable of meeting stringent military specifications for realism, reliability, and cybersecurity compliance in live-virtual-constructive training architectures. Her procurement strategy reflects a strong commitment to small business participation, with nearly half of all awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While no set-aside preferences dominate, her pattern shows deliberate alignment with small business capabilities in software publishing, engineering services, and avionics manufacturing—areas where agile, innovative vendors deliver critical components of training system modernization. Sissons’ acquisitions are heavily concentrated in NAICS 513210 (Software Publishers), 541330 (Engineering Services), and 334111 (Electronic Computer Manufacturing), reflecting a technical focus on mission software, embedded systems, and real-time simulation platforms. She procures advanced training applications including tactical engagement simulators, avionics test beds, and digital courseware systems, requiring deep domain expertise in naval aviation operations and defense-grade software development standards.