Gary Stevens

As the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) leader for information security policy and strategy, Mr. Stevens is responsible for the execution of VA’s cybersecurity strategy and for defining the comprehensive set of actions, processes, and emerging security technologies required to further enhance the security of VA’s information and assets. He leads a technical team of over 100 government and contract personnel, administers a multi-million-dollar cybersecurity fiscal year budget and coordinates numerous complex, multi-year, multi-phased enterprise cybersecurity related projects. He oversees the implementation of the Department’s compliance program, ensuring the appropriate internal and external governing bodies and leadership are continually notified of the compliance state of VA information systems and the overall progress of the VA cybersecurity program. Mr. Stevens also serves of the VA point of contact to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program.