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Reitinger Named National Communications System Manager

Arlington VA, November 19, 2009 - Philip R. Reitinger, the Department of Homeland Security’s Deputy Undersecretary for National Protection and Programs, was appointed today by U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano to serve as the Manager of the National Communications System (NCS).

The NCS is a consortium of 24 federal departments and agencies responsible for the coordination of the planning for and provision of national security and emergency preparedness communications for the federal government under all circumstances, including crisis or emergency, attack and recovery and reconstitution.
The NCS appointment is an additional duty for Reitinger, who also serves as Director of the National Cybersecurity Center. James Madon, the Director and Deputy Manager of the NCS, remains in charge of the NCS day-to-day operation.

As Deputy Under Secretary for NPPD and Director of NCSC, Reitinger provides strategic direction to the Department’s cybersecurity efforts while ensuring preparedness and response capabilities across all federal computer systems.

Prior to joining DHS, Reitinger was the Chief Trustworthy Infrastructure Strategist at Microsoft Corporation. In that role, he worked with government agencies and private sector partners to enhance cybersecurity and infrastructure protection.

In November 2001, Reitinger became the Executive Director of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Cyber Crime Center, which provides electronic forensic services and supports cyber investigative functions at DOD. Before joining DOD, Mr. Reitinger was Deputy Chief of the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section at the U.S. Department of Justice. At the Department of Justice, Reitinger chaired the G8 subgroup on High Tech Crime.

Reitinger has represented government and industry on critical information technology and security initiatives throughout his career, including the Industry Executive Subcommittee of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), where he chaired the Next Generation Networks Task Force.

He was the first Chairman of the Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code (SAFECode), the President of the Information Technology-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (IT-ISAC), and a member of the Executive Committee of the IT Sector Coordinating Council (IT SCC).

Reitinger was a member of the Federal Emergency Management Agency National Advisory Council and the Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He was also a member of the CSIS Commission on Cybersecurity, which developed recommendations for the 44th Presidency.

Reitinger holds a law degree from Yale Law School and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Vanderbilt University.

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