Diane Sahakian

Diane V. Sahakian currently serves as the Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner (EAC) for Enterprise Services (ES) at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). In this position, she leads over 4,000 ES personnel at nearly 400 locations nationwide, delivering mission-critical support to all CBP employees and operations. The ES portfolio executes tens of billions of dollars annually in procurement for CBP and includes 73 acquisition programs, demonstrations, and investments with a life cycle cost estimate at $66 billion. The portfolio also manages more than 5,900 facilities, over 23,000 vehicles, $8.7 billion in property assets, over 3,500 hiring actions per year, 14 Academies and Centers at seven locations nationwide, and an IT infrastructure supporting over 68,000 users and 26 mission-essential systems.

In her permanent capacity, Ms. Sahakian serves as Assistant Commissioner (AC) for the Office of Acquisition (OA), a role she has held since July 2023. As AC, she oversees 300 acquisition and procurement professionals, guiding the discipline that collaborates with agency operators to identify, design, assess, procure, and maintain capabilities essential for mission attainment. Under her leadership, the OA procurement team obligated funding via contract awards at an average rate of $6.5 billion per fiscal year until fiscal year 2026, when $11.3 billion was obligated. OA administers thousands of contracts in support of CBP operations, ensuring the agency receives the right tools at the right time and at the right cost.

Ms. Sahakian began her federal career with the U.S. Customs Service in 1985 and played a pivotal role in launching CBP as part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2003. She was appointed Deputy Assistant Commissioner of OA and CBP's HCA in 2016, interfacing with DHS' Chief Procurement Office, serving in both roles until her appointment as AC.

Ms. Sahakian holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Tufts University and Master Certificates in both Project Management and Commercial Contracting from The George Washington University. She is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute's Leadership for Democratic Society program and the Harvard Kennedy School's Senior Managers in Government program. She was granted an unlimited Contracting Officer's Warrant in 1996 and continues to maintain it in her permanent position.