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 CUMMISKEY
TALKS CYBER SECURITY ON FEDERAL NEWS
RADIO
Washington DC---With the threat of cyber
security attacks at an all-time high,
the US Department of Homeland Security
is taking steps to strengthen Federal
network security and cyber hiring.
DHS Deputy Under Secretary for
Management Chris Cummiskey was recently
joined on Federal News Radio by DHS
Deputy Under Secretary for Cyber Mark
Weatherford to discuss efforts the
department is undertaking in both areas.
Link to a synopsis of the interview
DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY TO OVERSEE
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT EFFORT AT DHS
Washington, DC----In an effort to
improve strategic and management
performance across the Department of
Homeland Security, Deputy Under
Secretary for Management Chris Cummiskey
has been named the DHS Performance
Improvement Officer.
Working in tandem
with the White House Office of
Management and Budget, Cummiskey will
lead an enterprise-wide team comprised
of the twenty two department components
in efforts to better define and measure
key indicators of success for department
functions ranging from cybersecurity to
transportation safety.
 CUMMISKEY
APPPOINTED DHS DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY
Washington DC---Chris Cummiskey has been
named Deputy Under Secretary for
Management at the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
Cummiskey, who previously served as the
department’s Chief of Staff for
Management, oversees enterprise lines of
business in the following areas:
acquisition/procurement, finance/budget,
technology/innovation, security,
facilities and human capital.
In addition to these responsibilities,
Cummiskey also serves as an advisor to
the Secretary of Homeland Security in a
number of key areas including: veteran
affairs, open government,
sustainability, environment and the
economy, the DHS St. Elizabeth’s
Headquarters Consolidation Project and
GAO relations.
CUMMISKEY TO LEAD SUSTAINABILITY EFFORT AT DHS
Based on a newly signed Executive Order by President Barack Obama, Chris Cummiskey, Chief of Staff for Management at DHS, has been appointed by Secretary Napolitano to lead the department’s efforts on Federal sustainability.
The Executive Order calls on federal departments to develop plans to improve sustainability, while reducing practices that harm the environment.
President Barack Obama participates in
the CEQ Executive Order signing in the
Oval Office, Oct. 5, 2009.
(Official White House Photo by Pete
Souza)
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