Luke J. McCormack to serve as the DHS CIO
The following message is from DHS Acting Under Secretary for Management Chris Cummiskey:
I am pleased to announce that President Obama has appointed Luke J. McCormack to serve as the Department’s Chief Information Officer. Mr. McCormack currently serves as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Information Resources Management/Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the Department of Justice, a position he has held since 2012.
Prior to this position, Mr. McCormack served in a variety of positions at DHS. From 2005 to 2012, he served as the CIO for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He served at Customs and Border Protection as Acting Director of Infrastructure Services Division from 2004 to 2005, Director of Architecture and Engineering from 2002 to 2003, and Director of Systems Engineering from 1999 to 2002. Before joining the federal government, he served at various private sector companies including MCI and Ford Aerospace. He received an M.B.A. from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.
Mr. McCormack will oversee the Department’s continuing efforts to implement information technology (IT) enhancements and enhance IT security.
Mr. McCormack’s bio:
Luke J. McCormack will serve as the chief information officer (CIO) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Prior to joining DHS, Mr. McCormack served as the ICE CIO since 2005 and was named CIO of the Department of Justice in February 2012. As the agency’s top technology administrator, Mr. McCormack brings significant management expertise from a career in both government and the private sector.
Mr. McCormack has more than 18 years of service in the federal government. Before joining ICE, Mr. McCormack served as acting executive director of the Infrastructure Services Division in the Office of Information Technology at U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In addition, he gained diverse experience in the private sector with MCI, Ford Aerospace and smaller minority-owned firms.
Since joining ICE, he has restructured the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) to ensure that it is aligned with the overall ICE mission, current operational priorities, core business processes and emerging information technology needs. He continually seeks opportunities to partner with other organizations within ICE, the Department of Homeland Security and other federal law enforcement agencies to provide support to operations and strategic initiatives.
Mr. McCormack holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, along with key certifications from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, Customs Leadership Institute and the National Defense University.
A native of Long Island, N.Y., Mr. McCormack has two sons and resides in Virginia.
