Tara Lusaitis

Tara Lusaitis serves as a key procurement professional within the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, overseeing the acquisition of critical cybersecurity and personnel vetting support services. She plays a central role in enabling the agency’s mission to secure the defense industrial base by procuring advanced technical solutions that enhance the integrity of cleared personnel and protect sensitive government systems. Her portfolio is exclusively focused on custom computer programming services, where she manages contracts for software development, automated background investigation workflows, and secure digital identity verification platforms. Her work directly supports DCSA’s strategic modernization goals by ensuring the timely delivery of scalable, compliant, and mission-critical IT systems. Lusaitis maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including SWISH DATA CORPORATION, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, SPATHE SYSTEMS LLC, ROCKWOOD COMPANY LLC, and IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY USA LLC. These partnerships are centered on high-assurance software development, secure data processing, and biometric authentication systems. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical excellence, proven performance, and compliance with federal cybersecurity standards, fostering long-term vendor collaborations built on reliability and domain-specific expertise. Lusaitis does not utilize socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of her acquisitions awarded through full and open competition. This reflects a deliberate focus on selecting the most technically capable providers regardless of business size or certification status, prioritizing mission readiness and system interoperability over socioeconomic preferences. Her procurement activity is entirely concentrated under NAICS 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), underscoring her deep specialization in bespoke software solutions for national security applications. She consistently acquires systems for automated adjudication, secure credentialing, threat detection analytics, and integrated identity management platforms—technologies essential to modernizing the defense clearance ecosystem.