John Streufert, the lead on the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program – a push to bring real-time cybersecurity to every agency in federal government – plans to retire from government, a DHS official confirmed Wednesday.
Streufert spent 25 years in the public sector, serving in positions throughout the government, all centered on managing and securing critical information.
Most recently, Streufert has served as the director of federal network resilience at DHS for the last three years. Before that, he was the director of the DHS National Cybersecurity Division and chief information security officer for the Department of State.
Streufert decided to leave DHS after the successful passage of updated FISMA requirements, which passed Congress in December, Federal News Radio reports, citing an internal DHS email. In the email, DHS Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications Andy Ozment touted the 2014 update for giving the office the necessary authority to move forward with the CDM program, among others.
Related: 2014 FISMA reduces paperwork, codifies management structure
Streufert has been shepherding the $6 billion CDM program since its inception. The program is set to roll out gradually through three phases, with the second slate of task orders for Phase I expected in late spring, early summer. When completed, the program will provide Continuous-Monitoring-as-a-Service (CMaaS) for all federal networks.
Related: CDM Phase II centers on monitoring user privileges, activities
Aaron Boyd is an awarding-winning journalist currently serving as editor of Federal Times — a Washington, D.C. institution covering federal workforce and contracting for more than 50 years — and Fifth Domain — a news and information hub focused on cybersecurity and cyberwar from a civilian, military and international perspective.
