Lisa Newell

Lisa Newell serves as a key procurement lead within the It Contracting Division - PL83 of the Defense Information Systems Agency, where she manages mission-critical IT acquisitions to sustain and modernize defense-wide information systems. Her responsibilities include executing full lifecycle contracting for secure communication platforms, cybersecurity-enabling software, and legacy infrastructure modernization initiatives. She plays a central role in delivering the agency’s strategic objective of ensuring resilient, interoperable, and classified computing environments for Department of Defense operations, with a focus on high-assurance systems that meet DoD cybersecurity standards such as RMF and NIST SP 800-53. Her portfolio primarily consists of service-based contracts for software development, systems integration, and managed IT services supporting tactical and enterprise-level missions. Newell maintains collaborative relationships with a broad spectrum of defense contractors specializing in secure cloud infrastructure, zero-trust architecture, and mission-critical application modernization. While no single vendor dominates her award portfolio, she consistently engages with Tier 1 defense IT integrators and niche cybersecurity firms capable of delivering classified and controlled unclassified information system solutions. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, agile development methodologies, and rigorous compliance with DoD acquisition regulations, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in technical excellence and operational readiness. Newell’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, reflecting the mission-critical nature and urgency of the systems she supports. Her contracting patterns show no formal preference for 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, aligning instead with the agency’s need for immediate access to specialized technical capabilities that meet stringent security and interoperability requirements. This reflects a prioritization of mission assurance over socioeconomic set-asides in high-risk, high-complexity IT domains. Her primary technical focus lies in NAICS categories related to systems integration, cybersecurity services, and enterprise software development, with deep expertise in procuring solutions for secure networks, data encryption, identity management, and hardened computing platforms. She routinely sources technologies that support DoD’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) objectives and defend against advanced persistent threats.