Joan Mattingly

Joan Mattingly serves as a key procurement professional within the Telecommunications Division (HC1013) of the Defense Information Systems Agency, where she plays a central role in securing and modernizing the Department of Defense’s global satellite communications infrastructure. Responsible for managing complex acquisitions aligned with DISA’s mission to deliver secure, resilient, and interoperable network services, Mattingly specializes in end-to-end procurement of satellite telecommunications systems, including ground station equipment, secure transceivers, bandwidth services, and encrypted data transport solutions. Her work directly supports military and federal operational readiness by ensuring mission-critical connectivity across deployed and expeditionary environments. Mattingly maintains consistent contracting relationships with industry leaders such as 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 established contractors with proven expertise in secure satellite bandwidth provisioning, fiber-integrated satellite networks, and DoD-compliant encryption architectures. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical compliance, performance-based outcomes, and long-term service reliability, often resulting in multi-year task order agreements under blanket purchase agreements and IDIQ contracts. Mattingly’s contracting portfolio reflects a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside conditions. This indicates a deliberate strategy to prioritize technical capability and mission necessity over socioeconomic classifications, ensuring access to the most capable and scalable solutions available in the marketplace. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, her evaluations consistently reward performance, innovation, and proven DoD experience. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively on NAICS 517410—Satellite Telecommunications—encompassing the acquisition of geosynchronous and low-earth-orbit satellite services, secure VSAT terminals, software-defined radio interfaces, and managed network services. Mattingly’s expertise lies in procuring mission-critical telecom systems that support secure, high-bandwidth, low-latency communications for tactical and strategic defense operations.