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Jerome "Jack" Israel
- Chief Technology Officer, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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
Employee.
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