Haley Shirley

Haley Shirley serves as a key procurement lead within the Telecommunications Division (HC1013) of the Defense Information Systems Agency, responsible for managing complex acquisitions that support the Department of Defense’s global communications infrastructure. Her work centers on securing and modernizing mission-critical telecom systems, including the deployment of secure virtual private networks, high-capacity data transport, and resilient network services essential to military and federal operations. She oversees end-to-end contract lifecycle management for telecommunications hardware, software-defined networking solutions, and managed services that ensure interoperability across distributed command environments. Shirley maintains established relationships with leading telecom and defense 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 preference for vendors with proven expertise in secure fiber-optic deployment, encrypted communications, and DoD-compliant network engineering. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term service agreements, and vendor accountability under IT and telecom-specific contract vehicles. Her procurement portfolio is overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 82.8% of awards issued under full and open competition, indicating a focus on technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences. However, she consistently allocates 17.2% of opportunities to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but deliberate commitment to small business participation within the telecom sector. While NAICS data is not available, her acquisitions clearly target telecommunications infrastructure, network services, and secure connectivity solutions—domains requiring deep expertise in DoD standards such as STIGs, NIST SP 800-53, and Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) compliance. Her work ensures the continuity and evolution of the DoD’s global information network, prioritizing scalability, cybersecurity, and operational resilience.