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Strategies to Secure Federal 5G Networks

Fri, 12/08/2023

5G is transforming the digital landscape. Hear from federal and industry leaders at DOE, CISA and ID Technologies, A CACI Company on how it serves as a catalyst for innovation, information sharing and infrastructure services in federal government.

Watch this GovFocus panel to learn about:

01:10 – 08:12 Impact of 5G on government missions
08:32 – 18:13 Evolution of cybersecurity and top security implications
18:22 – 23:00 Industry best practices
23:20 – 28:48 Partnership opportunities for next-generation wireless technology

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Featuring

Robert Costello CIO, CISA
Robert Costello
- CIO
- CISA
Robert (Bob) Costello is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). As the CIO, he leads the Agency’s efforts to develop, deploy, secure, and support technology solutions for the agency.

Prior to this, he was a Public Sector Civilian Strategic Advisor at World Wide Technology. In this role, he engaged with federal government customers to identify and solve their most complex challenges, leveraging his extensive federal agency experience to develop and deliver innovative solutions that meet their needs and serve their mission.

Bob brings a wealth of experience serving over 13 years at DHS, both at Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. He also served as the Senior Executive Service as the Executive Director (XD) of the Office of Information and Technology (OIT) Enterprise Networks and Technology Support Directorate (ENTSD) at CBP, as well as serving concurrently in the role of Acting XD of the Border Enforcement and Management Systems Directorate. During his tenure in ENTSD, he oversaw the modernization of the largest data network in DHS, improved connectivity to cloud service providers, and dramatically increased the agency’s usage of mobility platforms. He also oversaw the agency’s movement to the TIC 3.0 framework and implemented zero trust solutions at the network level. He led the operations of the agency’s land mobile radio network, the National Law Enforcement Communications Center, and maintenance of the non-intrusive inspection systems utilized at all ports of entry. He also directed all software development for the U.S. Border Patrol, and all of the agency’s mission support systems, moving over 100 applications to a SECDEVOPS development methodology. He was also heavily involved in implementing IT solutions for COVID-19, redesigning remote access solutions and deploying several new applications.
Bryan Courtright Vice President of Engineering, ID Technologies, A CACI Company
Bryan Courtright
- Vice President of Engineering
- ID Technologies, A CACI Company
Bryan Courtright joined ID Technologies in 2018 and was promoted to VP Of Engineering April 2022. In this position, Bryan is responsible for the overall technical strategy at ID Technologies. Bryan manages all pre and post sales engineers as well as ID Technologies’ Wireless and Enterprise IT Technology practices with their Solution Architects. The engineering group focuses on driving customer innovation in pursuit of ID Technologies growth strategy drive to increase shareholder value.

Prior to joining the team, Bryan spent 20 years in senior engineering roles supporting government customers across both Civilian and DoD agencies. Throughout his career in technology, he has established a reputation for building world-class solutions aligning technology to customer missions. Bryan has been recognized by the DOE NNSA for his work on the Classified Removable Electronic Media project designed to safeguard the nation’s nuclear secrets.
Ann Dunkin CIO, DOE
Ann Dunkin
- CIO
- DOE
Ann Dunkin currently serves as Chief Information Officer at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she manages the Department’s information technology (IT) portfolio and modernization; oversees the Department’s cybersecurity efforts; leads technology innovation and digital transformation; and enables collaboration across the Department. She served in the Obama Administration as CIO of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Prior roles include Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Dell Technologies; CIO, County of Santa Clara, CA; CTO, Palo Alto Unified School District, California; and various leadership roles at Hewlett Packard focused on engineering, research and development, IT, manufacturing engineering, software quality, and operations.

Ann is a published author, most recently of the book Industrial Digital Transformation, and a frequent speaker on topics such as government technology modernization, digital transformation, and organizational development. Ann received the 2022 Capital CIO Large Enterprise ORBIE Award, and she has been given a range of previous awards, including DC’s Top 50 Women in Technology for 2015 and 2016, ComputerWorld’s Premier 100 Technology Leaders for 2016, StateScoop’s Top 50 Women in Technology list for 2017, FedScoop’s Golden Gov Executive of the Year in 2016 and 2021, and FedScoop’s Best Bosses in Federal IT 2022.
Ms. Dunkin holds a Master of Science degree and a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering degree, both from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is a licensed professional engineer in the states of California and Washington. In 2018, she was inducted into Georgia Tech’s Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni.