Ms. Thompson serves as a senior acquisition management official and the Head of the Contracting Activity. She provides executive leadership and senior technical expertise on matters involving procurements and other transaction agreements. Her responsibilities have agency-wide impact and influence, which include providing innovative and expert leadership in establishing and implementing comprehensive procurement strategies in accordance with applicable policies, procedures,
laws, and directives.

Prior to joining TSA, Ms. Thompson spent 28 years supporting the Warfighter in various civilian, acquisition and leadership positions in the U.S. Army.

Ms. Thompson’s assignments include:

• Deputy Head of the Contracting Activity, TSA
• Senior Research Analyst/Team Lead, Section 809 Panel (Advisory Panel on Streamlining and Codifying Acquisition Regulations, 2016 National Defense Authorization Act)
• Senior Advisor to Army Senior Procurement Executive, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Army (Procurement)
• Director Procurement Programs, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Army (Procurement)
• Army Policy Member, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council
• Senior Procurement Analyst, Army Contracting Command Headquarters
• Senior Contracting Officer, Information Technology, E-Commerce and Commercial
• Contracting Center (ITEC4)
• Senior Contracting Officer, U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center

Ms. Thompson holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Averett University and a Master of Science Degree in Contract Management from the Naval Postgraduate School. She serves on the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) Board of Advisors, is an NCMA Certified Professional Contracts Manager, and an American Council for Technology – Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) Fellow. Ms. Thompson is both Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) and Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III certified in Contracting.