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Rep. Michael McCaul
U.S. House of Representatives
CYBER SENTINEL. The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee had a busy 2016. Frus- trated by the multiple overlapping jurisdictions in Congress, McCaul pushed the case for increasing the authority of his committee over Department of Homeland Security programs. He also led the fight on Capitol Hill to rename and reorga- nize DHS’ National Protection and Programs Directorate into a more action-oriented agency focused on cybersecurity and critical infrastruc- ture. Finally, he co-led a bipartisan group, convened by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, that produced an important set of cybersecurity recommendations for President Donald Trump.
Luke McCormack
Former CIO
Department of Homeland Security
LEADERSHIP FOR THE LONG TERM. Few agencies can rival
the range and complexity of DHS’ IT operations, and McCormack
— whose leadership in the depart- ment’s components dates to before its official creation — managed them exceptionally well. He was a leader for cross-agency work on cyberse- curity and implementation of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act. Working closely with Chief Procure- ment Officer Soraya Correa, he also made smarter IT acquisition a top priority for DHS in 2016 by increasing outreach to industry and making sure
the department’s technology experts and acquisition officers approached the procurement process as partners.
James E.
McLaughlin IV
Executive Director, Targeting
and Analysis Systems Program Directorate, Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security
BETTER TOOLS TO FIND THOSE NEEDLES IN HAYSTACKS. McLaughlin led the effort to build coalitions across federal agencies
to use data and analytics to ensure the safety of international trade
and the traveling public. In 2016, he developed an open-source border security system that analyzes airline data to vet high-risk travelers and new algorithms to analyze events such as the bombings in Brussels and the Orlando night club shooting. McLaughlin made sure the tools are available via GitHub, and he engaged Silicon Valley companies to help with border security data issues.
Essye B. Miller
Deputy CIO for Cybersecurity
Department of Defense
CYBER STRATEGIST. Knowing how to juggle competing projects is a critical skill for all careers, but Miller has taken multitasking to a whole new level. In 2016, as director of cybersecurity for the Department of the Army, she oversaw development of cyber policy and strategy for the entire Army and completely over-
hauled the way the service tackled its cybersecurity posture. At a time when cyberthreats were escalat- ing and staffing levels were being squeezed, Miller spearheaded new contracts, collaboration efforts and staff-development initiatives. Those successes drew notice: Miller has since been tapped to be director of cybersecurity for all of DOD.
Joe Mirrow
Director, Office Performance Management Committee/Component Acquisition Executive
Defense Health Agency
ADVOCATING FOR HEALTHIER ACQUISITION. DHA supports
a wide range of IT initiatives
that are crucial for the delivery
of medical care and benefits to military personnel. When the agency needed a new contract vehicle to satisfy those needs, Mirrow forged
a strategic partnership with the General Services Administration to expand the pool of contractors and save significant time and money
— without creating yet another contract. Thanks to Mirrow’s leadership, DHA now has a simplified yet flexible way to buy mission- critical products and services, and industry has a much clearer picture of DHA’s billion-dollar annual needs.
REP. MICHAEL LUKE ESSYE B. MILLER McCAUL McCORMACK
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