Kathy Hair

Kathy A. Hair serves as a Contract Specialist at the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), where she plays a critical role in executing complex acquisition strategies for national missile defense systems. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for advanced defense technologies, including radar modernization, interceptor development, command and control integration, and sensor architecture enhancements. Her work directly supports MDA’s mission to field layered, multi-phase ballistic missile defense capabilities, ensuring timely and compliant procurement of mission-critical systems that operate across strategic, theater, and tactical domains. Hair’s acquisitions typically involve high-stakes, technically sophisticated procurements requiring stringent compliance with DoD acquisition regulations and defense-specific contracting frameworks. Her primary contractor relationships are with leading defense prime contractors including Lockheed Martin Corp and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, with whom she collaborates on large-scale system integration efforts. She also engages with Jacobs Technology Inc. for technical support and engineering services. These partnerships reflect a pattern of sustained, long-term collaboration with industry leaders possessing proven expertise in hypersonic defense, kinetic interceptors, and battle management systems. Hair’s contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and technical feasibility assessments throughout contract award and administration. While no set-aside data is currently available, her procurement activities align with MDA’s broader commitment to fostering innovation through diverse vendor participation, including small business and emerging technology providers. She actively supports socioeconomic contracting goals by incorporating small business subcontracting requirements into prime awards and encouraging participation from 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB firms where technically viable. Her industry focus centers on defense systems integration, with primary procurement activities spanning NAICS categories related to aerospace defense manufacturing, radar and sensor development, and guided weapon system engineering. She routinely procures advanced electronics, missile guidance hardware, command and control software, and test instrumentation critical to midcourse and terminal-phase interception architectures.