Holly Pelletier

Holly Pelletier serves as a key procurement professional within the CISA Acquisition Division, supporting the Department of Homeland Security’s mission to secure the nation’s cyber and physical infrastructure. She manages complex acquisitions of technical and administrative services critical to enhancing cybersecurity resilience, systems architecture evaluation, and operational readiness across federal networks. Her work centers on procuring advanced cyber defense capabilities, cloud-based security platforms, risk assessment tools, and mission-critical governance solutions that enable federal agencies to defend against evolving threats. Pelletier operates within a high-stakes environment where acquisition agility and technical precision are paramount to national security outcomes. Her contractor relationships are broad-based, engaging with leading defense and cybersecurity contractors, systems integrators, and specialized IT service providers who deliver enterprise-grade security solutions. She fosters collaborative partnerships with vendors capable of meeting stringent NIST and FISMA compliance requirements, often requiring continuous monitoring, zero-trust architecture implementation, and secure software development lifecycle support. Pelletier prioritizes vendors with proven experience in federal cyber programs and a demonstrated ability to scale secure, interoperable solutions across multi-agency environments. Pelletier’s procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued without set-aside designations. This indicates a strategic focus on maximizing technical capability and vendor innovation rather than socioeconomic targeting, aligning with CISA’s urgent mission needs and the high-demand nature of cyber infrastructure contracts. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, she remains compliant with all federal socioeconomic requirements and may incorporate small business subcontracting where technically appropriate. Her primary procurement focus lies in cybersecurity services, systems engineering, and information technology infrastructure support, aligning with NAICS categories such as 541512 (Computer Systems Design), 541513 (Custom Computer Programming), and 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting). She routinely procures managed detection and response services, intrusion detection systems, identity and access management platforms, and secure cloud migration solutions tailored to federal operational environments.