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David McKeown

Performing the Duties of the Department of Defense (DoD) Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity (DCIO(CS)) DoD Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
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Mr. David McKeown performs the duties of the Department of Defense (DoD) Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity (DCIO(CS)) and DoD Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). In this role, he provides expert policy, technical, program, and defense-wide oversight support to the DoD on all cybersecurity matters. He is responsible for leading the DoDwide cybersecurity program and associated governance processes. He partners with industry to improve cybersecurity and information sharing through the defense industrial base and represents the Secretary of Defense and DoD CIO in international discussions and negotiations on cybersecurity topics in both bilateral and multi-lateral (alliance and coalition) channels. He leads the development of the cybersecurity investment priorities for the Department and provides planning guidance to the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s components.

Mr. McKeown has over 38 years of experience in the Department of Defense having served 27 years in the Air Force and 11 years as a government civilian. He spent 21 years as an Air Force Cyberspace Operations officer skillfully leading numerous organizations and high-visibility initiatives to include the Air Force Cybersecurity Program as a member of the Air Staff.

Prior to his tour as the DCIO CS, Mr. McKeown served as the Director of Enterprise Information and Mission Assurance for the United States Army Information Technology Agency and as the Cybersecurity Center Chief and Enterprise Services Center Chief for the Defense Information System Agency Joint Service Provider in the Pentagon. In these roles, he led the Pentagon Computer Incident Response Team providing twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week network security monitoring and intrusion detection, attack sensing and warning, and incident response and handling for the Department's key leadership and staffs.