Tuesday, November 26, 2024

HHS OIG seeking Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

“This position is established as a Director, Information Assurance Division within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Office of Management and Policy (OMP).” 

“The selectee: 

  • Serves as OIG’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) 
  • Provides broad policy analysis, consultation, advice and program management to the Agency in the areas of information security and privacy. 
  • Develops and promotes the use of sound information security and privacy methods and techniques and best industry practices, provides technical guidance and consultation to OIG management, and coordinates government-wide information security and privacy issues with other Federal, state and local agencies. 
  • Responsible for managing the Agency’s compliance with the information security and privacy provisions of the Federal Information Security and privacy provisions of the Federal Information Security Modernization Act, the Computer Security Act, the Clinger-Cohen Act, OMB Circular A-130, and other relevant Federal legislation, directives, standards, and guidelines. 
  • Responsible for adapting information security policies and practices to modern IT management approaches such as the use of cloud computing, open source software, and “DevSecOps”.

Read the full job description here. 

G2X TAKE: Those who support the Department of Health and Human Services may want to influence who applies for this role that develops and promotes the use of sound information security and privacy methods and techniques and best industry practices, provides technical guidance and consultation to OIG management, and coordinates Government-wide information security and privacy issues with other Federal, state and local agencies. 

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