Gloria Witherspoon

Gloria Witherspoon serves as a Project Manager within the Telecommunications Division (HC1013) of the Defense Information Systems Agency, where she leads the planning, execution, and oversight of mission-critical telecommunications acquisitions. Her role centers on ensuring the secure, scalable, and resilient modernization of the Department of Defense’s global communications infrastructure, with a strategic focus on network modernization, secure virtual private network deployment, and interoperability across military and federal systems. She manages end-to-end procurement cycles for custom software and systems integration services, aligning acquisitions with DISA’s mission to sustain and enhance secure, high-capacity connectivity for defense operations. Witherspoon maintains consistent partnerships with a core group of contractors including AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc., Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Liberty Communications, Inc., AOC Connect LLC, and Norfolk Fiber, LLC. These relationships are characterized by long-term engagement on complex, high-technical-demand projects involving network architecture, secure data transmission, and telecom system integration. Her procurement approach emphasizes proven technical capability, compliance with DoD cybersecurity standards, and delivery of mission-ready solutions through established industry partners with demonstrated experience in defense telecom environments. Her acquisition portfolio reflects a strict focus on non-set-aside contracts, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her contracting decisions are driven by technical merit, operational readiness, and mission-critical performance requirements. Witherspoon’s primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), reflecting her specialization in bespoke software development, network management systems, and mission-specific telecommunications applications. She procures advanced coding, system integration, and cybersecurity-enabled programming services critical to modernizing legacy telecom platforms and ensuring secure, real-time data exchange across distributed military networks.