The Veterans Affairs Department has a new full-time chief information security officer, Brian Burns, a longtime VA employee and health IT security expert.
Burns will take over for acting CISO Dan Galik, who was serving in the interim after the departure of Stan Lowe this summer.
In her note to staff, Council also thanked Galik for his time as acting CISO. Galik will be going back to his prior position full-time: associate deputy CIO for security operations.
“Dan balanced many competing requirements and kept the [Office of Information Security] shop moving forward in this time of need,” she wrote.
The appointment was first reported on FCW.com.
