Jennifer Burns

Jennifer Burns serves as a key procurement lead within the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), supporting the agency’s mission to secure and modernize the Department of Defense’s command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) infrastructure. She manages acquisitions focused on mission-critical IT sustainment, workforce development, and strategic consulting services that enhance operational readiness and cybersecurity resilience. Her portfolio centers on contracting for training, management consulting, and technical education programs that align with DISA’s cloud modernization and spectrum management priorities, ensuring the defense workforce remains proficient in evolving digital and cyber domains. Burns maintains a consistent working relationship with EXPRESSION NETWORKS LLC, a primary contractor delivering specialized training and management consulting solutions. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance-based outcomes, with a preference for firms capable of integrating adaptive learning platforms and enterprise-level instructional design into DoD training environments. She collaborates closely with contractors who demonstrate compliance with NIST cybersecurity frameworks and DoD Instruction 8570/8140 requirements for workforce certification. A strong advocate for socioeconomic diversity in federal contracting, Burns prioritizes small business participation, with over two-thirds of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate effort to engage qualified small businesses in professional development and management consulting services, fostering innovation and capacity-building within the defense industrial base. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training), 611420 (Computer Training), and 541611 (Administrative Management Consulting Services). She consistently sources services related to cybersecurity workforce certification, cloud architecture training, and C4I systems sustainment, ensuring DISA’s personnel are equipped with the technical and managerial competencies required to support national defense objectives in an increasingly complex digital battlespace.