Ms. Katherine C. Thompson is the Deputy Executive Director of the U.S. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Maryland, a major contracting center of the U.S. Army Contracting Command.
Prior to her selection as Deputy Director of ACC-APG, Ms. Thompson served as Chief of the Contracting Operations (CONOPS) Division at ACC-APG. In CONOPS Ms. Thompson and her team supported thirteen buying divisions, staff, and the Senior Contracting Official through policy initiatives, engagements, training compliance, audit support, cost and price initiatives, contract administration, and competition advocacy. Ms. Thompson previously served as the Chief of the Contracting Office (COCO) providing contracting support to the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center, the DoD Office of Small Business Programs APEX Accelerators and Mentor Protégé Programs, and the Communications and Electronics Command, National Security Engineering Center, Federally Funded Research and Development Center with MITRE Corporation.
Ms. Thompson was also the Branch Chief and Lead Contracting Officer executing the $37B Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3) contract, providing customized best value contracting solutions to a diverse group of organizations across the DoD and federal government that require professional support services across the spectrum of C5ISR mission requirements.
Ms. Thompson holds a Master of Science in Business Management specializing in Acquisition and Supply Chain Management from the University of Maryland University College, and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Political Science from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.

Ms. Joanne Woytek is the Program Director for NASA SEWP. Ms. Woytek manages the strategic direction, planning and day-to-day operations of SEWP - the premier Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) Vehicle providing Federal Agencies access to the latest in Information Technology, Communication and Audio-Visual solutions. Ms. Woytek is a 45+ year veteran at NASA. From SEWP’s inception, over thirty years ago, through to the present, Ms.
Woytek is the visionary leader in the continuing evolution of the program. Ms. Woytek is an ACT/IAC Fellow and Board member, an active member of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA), AFCEA and Elected Customer Member Representative for The Open Group Governing Board. She has received numerous NASA awards including the NASA Acquisition Improvement Award, NASA Customer Service Excellence Award, NASA Group
Achievement Award, and the NASA Government Industry Cooperation Award. Ms. Woytek also received the 2016 and 2020 Federal 100 Award, the Coalition for Government Procurement’s Lifetime Acquisition Excellence Award (2014), the MAGIC Acquisition Excellence Award (2013), and the AFFIRM Procurement Pioneer-Leadership Award (2024). Prior to SEWP, Ms. Woytek supported NASA’s scientific missions focused on systems administration, database
management, and user application programming.

Ms. Amber Hart, Co-Founder and Co-Owner of The Pulse™, is a leader in navigating congressional, federal, and industry procurement landscapes. With over a decade of experience selling to the federal government, she brings distinctive expertise as Chief of Research and Analysis at The Pulse™. In this capacity, Ms. Hart oversees the firm’s client portfolio, providing strategic counsel to drive sustainable and profitable growth in the federal market. Her advisory expertise extends to assisting clients with developing enterprise tactics, identifying opportunities, and designing comprehensive training while managing risks and fostering innovation. Beyond her corporate responsibilities, Ms. Hart currently serves as Past President of Women in Technology (WIT), sits on the Advisory Board for the Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University (GMU), and is an active member of the Professional Services Council (PSC) and Women’s Procurement Circle (WPC). As an advocate for the entrepreneurial and federal contracting industry, Ms. Hart has testified in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee, participated in the Biden Administration’s 2022 Supply Chain Ministerial Forum, and recently spoke on a panel for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 2023 Women’s Symposium.

Joe provides our clients and consultants an invaluable asset that can rapidly improve current business conditions by using knowledge gained from over 20 years of experience in the US Federal Government IT contracting space. As General Manager, Joe tracks and follows all major IDIQs, GWACs and major agency procurements. He is also a resource of information and training for Red Team’s Capture and Proposal Consultants. He is responsible for supporting live proposal consulting projects, and providing overall strategic guidance and direction for our proposal consulting practice. In his spare time, Joe enjoys spending time with his wife and son, and watching the Nationals win.

Mr. Brian Seagrave is a senior technology solutions leader with over 30 years of experience in solution architecture, business development and sales, and program delivery. He has delivered strategies for transformation to IT as a service, cloud infrastructure and applications, enterprise service automation, and mission systems for homeland security. A proven developer and manager of businesses, teams, solutions, and strategies to address domestic and international government market opportunities, Mr. Seagrave is experienced in defense, intelligence, homeland security, and IT products and services. His unique insight and ability to detect opportunity, map capabilities, and define strategy greatly benefit Deep Water Point clients.

Nick Wakeman is the editor-in-chief of Washington Technology and joined the publication in 1996 as a staff writer. He's a graduate of Bridgewater College and earned a masters degree from American University. When he isn't writing about government contractors, he's thinking of cooking large pieces of meat over fire and dreaming of ways to embarrass his two sons. Follow him on Twitter: @nick_wakeman.