Lori L Walker

Lori L. Walker serves as a Contract Specialist within the Telecommunications Division (HC1013) of the Defense Information Systems Agency, where she plays a pivotal role in securing and modernizing the Department of Defense’s global communications infrastructure. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for mission-critical telecommunications systems, with a focus on satellite-based solutions that enable secure, high-capacity, and resilient network connectivity across military and federal operations. Her acquisitions support the agency’s strategic priorities in transitioning legacy telecom architectures to next-generation, software-defined, and encrypted virtual private network environments, ensuring interoperability and cyber resilience across distributed command and control systems. Walker maintains consistent, long-term relationships with key industry partners including AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc., Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Liberty Communications, Inc., AOC Connect LLC, and Norfolk Fiber, LLC. These contractors provide specialized engineering, network integration, satellite ground station services, and fiber-optic infrastructure solutions critical to sustaining DISA’s global telecom operations. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and vendor accountability, fostering collaborative partnerships grounded in mission readiness and operational reliability. Walker’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on non-set-aside acquisitions, with 100% of her awards issued under full and open competition. She does not routinely utilize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, instead prioritizing technical capability and system interoperability as primary selection criteria across all solicitation evaluations. Her primary NAICS classification is 517410 (Satellite Telecommunications), reflecting her deep specialization in space-based communications systems, including geosynchronous and low-earth-orbit satellite services, secure transponders, terminal equipment, and ground segment integration. She procures end-to-end satellite telecom solutions that support tactical, strategic, and expeditionary military operations, demonstrating expertise in RF spectrum management, encryption protocols, and DoD-specific cybersecurity standards for space communications.