 
Dean E. Hall entered the federal service in 1983 with the
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He served a variety of
tours within the CIA, as well as a rotational assignment in
the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). His career experiences
include:
- Successful management of multiple
complex projects requiring large-scale technical
acquisitions.
- Served CIA’s Chief Scientist
for Information Security.
- Former Chief of the NRO’s
Facility and Information Security Division, responsible
for overseeing the NRO’s physical, technical,
and information security programs. This span of
responsibility included over 900 SCIFs and 2,500
information systems world-wide. Identified by the
Joint Security Commission II as a member of the “Best
in Government” security program.
- Extensive experience with large-scale
budget and planning.
- Led and conducted worldwide technical
security assessments.
Mr. Hall arrived at the FBI in April 2002 as a CIA detailee
to establish the FBI’s Information Assurance Program
(IAP). Within two and a half years, the IAP accomplished the
following:
- The establishment of an effective
FBI-wide certification and accreditation program.
- Provided a protected wireless service
in support of continuity of operations (COOP) to
the FBI’s most senior leadership.
- Delivered an enterprise-wide encryption
tool for the sensitive-but-unclassified/law enforcement
environment.
- Launched a series of services that
assists the field by providing specific IA awareness
training, creating relevant policies and direction,
and dedicating staff personnel to both visit and
provide timely response.
- Delivered an enterprise-wide public
key infrastructure (PKI).
- Eliminated four of the five Webster
Commission Report Recommendations.
Education Degree: Electrical Engineering, George Washington
University with graduate studies in System Engineering
and Engineering Management.
Certified by the CIA as Level III Program Manager (PM) and Contract Officer’s
Technical Representative (COTR). This is the CIA’s highest certification
level for value and complexity. |
