Kiemisha Sweetney

Kiemisha Sweetney serves as a Contracting Officer for the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), where she plays a pivotal role in securing the nation’s defense industrial base through strategic procurement of critical security services. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of contract actions, she specializes in acquiring personnel vetting support, cybersecurity infrastructure, and counterintelligence-enabling technologies that underpin DCSA’s mission to safeguard classified information and ensure the integrity of cleared personnel. Her acquisitions are primarily focused on service-based contracts that enhance the efficiency, scalability, and resilience of the federal background investigation system and secure access protocols for sensitive government systems. Sweetney maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of industry partners, including SWISH DATA CORPORATION, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, SPATHE SYSTEMS LLC, ROCKWOOD COMPANY LLC, and IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY USA LLC. These contractors provide specialized capabilities in identity verification, digital authentication, secure data management, and physical-digital security integration. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance with federal security standards, and long-term operational continuity, fostering collaborative, mission-aligned vendor partnerships that prioritize reliability and innovation. Sweetney’s contracting portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This reflects a deliberate strategy to prioritize technical excellence and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences, ensuring that DCSA accesses the most capable and qualified providers to meet its high-stakes security requirements. Her primary procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 561621 (Security Systems Services), encompassing managed security operations, background investigation support systems, biometric authentication platforms, and integrated physical-digital access control solutions. She possesses deep expertise in procuring cybersecurity-enabled services that align with NIST and DHS frameworks, ensuring compliance with federal information security standards across all contract deliverables.