John Shaffer

LTC John Shaffer serves as a key procurement lead within the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), overseeing the acquisition of critical services that support national defense vetting and cybersecurity infrastructure. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on personnel security investigations, digital threat mitigation, and industrial base protection, ensuring alignment with DCSA’s mission to secure the defense industrial base. His acquisitions typically involve professional technical services, cybersecurity enablement, and training solutions that underpin the clearance and continuous monitoring of cleared personnel across federal and contractor environments. Shaffer maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of prime contractors, including TORCH RESEARCH, LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, and FIDELITY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION. These partnerships are primarily centered on high-assurance technical services, including custom software development for vetting systems, cybersecurity architecture support, and intelligence-enabled training programs. His procurement approach favors established vendors with proven expertise in defense-sector compliance, emphasizing performance-based outcomes and system interoperability across classified and unclassified networks. His contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for unrestricted competitions, with 95.5% of awards issued without set-asides. Only 4.5% of contracts are reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, indicating a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is limited, it is strategically applied where domain-specific expertise aligns with mission-critical needs. Shaffer’s procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 333924, reflecting acquisitions for specialized industrial equipment used in secure facility operations, alongside significant activity in 541990 and 541511 for professional technical services and custom computer programming. He also regularly procures training services under 611430 and security patrol support under 561612, demonstrating expertise in integrating physical and cyber security domains to safeguard sensitive defense infrastructure.