Scott E. Simpson attended the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Affairs. He has a Juris Doctor from American University’s Washington College of Law and a Master of Arts from the School of International Service. Scott has been with the Department of Homeland Security for over ten years and works with the Office of Procurement Operations as a Contracting Officer. He has supported the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, and the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer. Scott is currently on a detail with the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer’s Procurement Innovation Lab where he serves as an Innovation Coach and supports acquisition teams across the Department. He is also the Proxy Product Owner for the Artificial Intelligence for Past Performance project. He is a recent DITAP graduate and an Agile process enthusiast.