Krista Sweet has spent more than twenty years working at the intersection of law, policy, business, and government. She is currently the Vice President of Civilian Agencies for the Professional Services Council where she leads member advocacy, programs, and acquisition policy reform with federal civilian agencies, with emphasis on DHS, HHS, VA, DOE, and NASA.  

Sweet has significant experience designing and planning programs that bring government and industry together to address business, acquisition, and mission challenges. She has developed and coordinated federal acquisition training programs, role play exercises, workshops, and market research sessions for various federal agencies, including DHS, FDA, CMS, NIH, DOE, NASA, EPA, DoD, GSA, IRS, FAA, and the State Department. She led the development of an Executive Tour program that brought industry to homeland security and law enforcement operations across US land, sea, and air borders to help them better understand the mission environment and technology needs of DHS and the FBI.

Prior to joining PSC in 2021, Sweet spent ten years as the Director of Policy at the Homeland Security & Defense Business Council. From 2007-2011, she worked at the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (now the Maryland Department of Emergency Management) where she led the Governor’s Emergency Management Advisory Council and advised elected and appointed senior officials across the National Capital Region on strategy, compliance, and investment decisions for more than $500 million in federal homeland security grant funds. From 2005 – 2007, Sweet was a staff attorney at the Center for Health and Homeland Security. During this time, she served as an instructor at a NATO Security through Science program on "Strengthening Public Health Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Threats" in Macedonia.  Previously, she spent three years in private legal practice at a Baltimore civil litigation firm. She received her JD and certificate in health law from the University of Maryland School of Law and her BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Steve Harris became Vice President for Defense and Intelligence at the Professional Services Council (PSC) on June 9, 2025. 

He brings more than 28 years of federal service, including positions at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Defense (DoD), along with extensive expertise in interagency  collaboration, public-private partnerships, international policy, and acquisition.

Before joining PSC, Harris was a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) and served as the Deputy Executive Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security  Agency (CISA). In this capacity, he led CISA’s efforts to secure the nation’s critical infrastructure in partnership with government and private-sector stakeholders. He also held several other senior roles at CISA  and its predecessor organization, including Acting Executive Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security, Acting Deputy Director for CISA, Acting Assistant Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate’s (NPPD) Office of Infrastructure Protection, and Deputy Director of NPPD’s Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis.

Earlier in his career, Harris held various positions within the Department of Defense. He served as Deputy for Policy at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, where he developed and implemented international policy for Foreign Military Sales and security cooperation programs. He also held contracting and acquisition roles at the Naval Air Systems Command and the Navy International Programs Office.

Harris currently serves on the board of the United States Bomb Technician Association, a nonprofit that supports bomb technicians and strengthens the connection between the operational community and the technology sector to ensure tools are mission-ready and field-relevant.

His awards include the Presidential Rank Award – Meritorious Executive, the DHS Secretary’s Silver Medal for Meritorious Service, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service.

He holds a Master of Science in Management/Contract Management from the Florida Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Arts from St. Mary’s College of Maryland.