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DHS Names ITAA Exec as Cyber Security Chief

Christopher J. Dorobek writes on FCW.com:

The Homeland Security Department announced today that Gregory Garcia has been appointed as the assistant secretary for cybersecurity and telecommunications.

Garcia has been serving as a vice president for information security policy and programs at the Information Technology Association of America, an Arlington, Va., industry group.

At ITAA, Garcia led the public debate on cybersecurity policy and national cyber readiness, DHS officials said. He worked closely with the department in the past few years in his role on the IT Sector Coordinating Council and working with industry to found the National Cyber Security Partnership.

posted by Fergie @ 9/18/2006 04:17:00 PM