DHS Cyber Chief Sings Swan Song, Reflects On Success

Greg Garcia, the Homeland Security Department's first assistant secretary for cyber security and communications, will leave his post Friday after more than two years. On his watch, DHS established the Office of Emergency Communications, which collaborated with stakeholders across the country to develop a national emergency communications plan and 56 state and territory plans for federal, state and local first responders. His team also "enhanced the availability, resiliency and priority service of communications for national security and emergency preparedness needs, and in disaster-stricken areas such as the aftermath of Hurricane Ike this year," Garcia said. Meanwhile, the agency continues to integrate its overall cyber security strategy "to align with the evolving architecture and risk profile of our national information infrastructure." Garcia previously worked for the Information Technology Association of America.