Mrs. Beth Anne Killoran became Acting Executive Director of the Office of Program Accountability and Risk Management (PARM) within the U. S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Management Directorate on May 1, 2012. She had served as PARM’s Deputy Director of Risk Management prior to assuming the Acting Executive Director position. Mrs. Killoran joined PARM in December 2010 serving as the Risk Analysis Division Director where she was responsible for maturing acquisition risk management and business intelligence to improve accountability of DHS acquisition investments.

Prior to joining PARM, Mrs. Killoran served as the Director of the Program Management and Integration Division within the United States Citizenship and Immigration Serves (USCIS) Transformation Program. At USCIS, she established a program management office to oversee a DHS Level 1 program estimated to be $2 billion including oversight of the $500 million system integration contract. Mrs. Killoran brings over 18 years experience in a variety of programmatic disciplines including program management, budget, acquisition, contract management, and information technology. Mrs. Killoran has applied these skills through her leadership of several major Department of Homeland Security (DHS) major acquisition investments: USCIS Transformation, DHS Infrastructure Transformation Program, DHS Homeland Security Data Network, and US-VISIT.

Mrs. Killoran served in various management and technical positions within DHS Chief Information Office and Customs and Border Protection. Mrs. Killoran holds a Master of Science in Technology Management from University of Maryland. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a certificate in Personnel Management from the University of Maryland Baltimore County.