 
On August 8, 2004 Mr. Israel reported for duty with
the FBI as the Chief Technology Officer.
Mr. Israel will be responsible for developing new
and emerging capabilities, using the latest information
technologies to enhance all FBI IT lines of business.
As the CTO he will address the pivotal role technology
plays in both solving and preventing hostile and/or
criminal acts.
Before coming to the FBI, Mr. Jerome Israel was a
25-year veteran of the National Security Agency (NSA).
For the past three and a half years, he served as the
Technical Director of Analysis and Production. In that
capacity, he participated in the planning and building
of information architectures that manage high data
volumes and variety. His information technology experience
includes strategy development, creating requirements
processes, systems engineering, data model implementation,
enterprise application integration, web services, and
information assurance.
Prior to working as a technical director, Mr. Israel
worked in the Internet security arena and supplemented
his knowledge with industry certifications from Cisco
(CCNA) and Microsoft (MCSE). He was employed for over
15 years as an intelligence analyst on a number of
different NSA missions. This experience has made him
particularly sensitive to the needs of users of technology.
Mr. Israel graduated from Indiana University in 1978
with a degree in Slavic Languages and Literatures and
an Area Studies Certificate from the Russian and East
European Institute. He has maintained his Russian language
proficiency through continued outside reading. In 1998,
he graduated with a Master of Science in Strategic
Intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College
in Washington, D.C. His thesis focused primarily on
Internet security. In 2003, Mr. Israel received the
Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Senior Career
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