Dr. Barry West: Long-time civil servant takes on cyber at DHS

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Dr. Barry West: Long-time civil servant takes on cyber at DHS

Barry West is acting deputy chief information officer and senior accountable official for risk management at the Homeland Security Department.

November 22, 2017 8:40 am

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Some guys get all the good jobs. The latest for Dr. Barry West is acting deputy chief information officer at the Homeland Security Department. He’s also the DHS senior accountable official for risk management, which makes him responsible for most executive orders on cybersecurity. This comes after a career at FDIC, FEMA and the National Weather Service, the Commerce Department and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. He joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

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