White House Appoints Federal Chief Information Security Officer

The Office of Management and Budget announced Grant Schneider will be the second federal chief information security officer. As such, Schneider will lead cybersecurity strategy across the executive branch and chair the CISO Council. Schneider has been filling the CISO role in an acting capacity and is the National Security Council’s senior director for cybersecurity. He will continue serving in his position the NSC, according to an administrative official. “Grant Schneider brings extensive cybersecurity experience well aligned to lead efforts in securing government systems from cyberattacks,” said Margaret Weichert, OMB’s chief management official. Schneider served as deputy to the first federal CISO, Gregory Touhill. He previously served as the Defense Intelligence Agency's chief information officer. Touhill stepped down from the role in January 2017, just before President Donald Trump’s inauguration.