Wendy Clare

Wendy Clare serves as a key procurement professional within the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, overseeing acquisitions critical to safeguarding the nation’s defense industrial base. She manages a portfolio centered on cybersecurity-enabled software solutions and digital identity verification systems, ensuring secure access to classified networks through rigorous personnel vetting infrastructure. Her work directly supports DCSA’s mission to modernize background investigation workflows and harden digital environments against evolving threats, with a focus on end-to-end software lifecycle procurement—from secure development platforms to identity authentication services. Wendy maintains consistent working relationships with leading technology vendors including SWISH DATA CORPORATION, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, SPATHE SYSTEMS LLC, ROCKWOOD COMPANY LLC, and IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY USA LLC. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, performance-based contract structures, often involving secure software development, cloud-native applications, and FIDO-compliant authentication systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes vendor reliability, compliance with NIST standards, and integration with federal identity management frameworks such as PIV and CAC. Wendy’s procurement activity is exclusively conducted under open, unrestricted competitions, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This reflects a strategic prioritization of technical capability and mission-critical security posture over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with DCSA’s mandate to ensure unimpeded access to the highest-assurance solutions for national defense systems. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 513210 (Software Publishers), where she acquires custom and commercial-off-the-shelf software for personnel screening automation, threat detection analytics, and secure credentialing platforms. Her expertise centers on secure software supply chains, zero-trust architecture integration, and compliance with DoD Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements, making her a pivotal operator in securing the digital foundations of the defense ecosystem.