Aaron Bishop

Acting Deputy CIO for Cybersecurity and DoW CISO

U.S. Department of War (DOW)

Mr. James Aaron Bishop is Acting Deputy CIO (DCIO) for Cybersecurity (CS) and the Chief
Information Security Officer (CISO) within the Department of War (DoW). Mr. Bishop provides
expert policy, technical, program, and DoW-wide oversight on all aspects and matters related to
DoW Cybersecurity. He oversees the integration of DoW-wide programs to protect the
Department’s critical infrastructure against advanced persistent threats, and assures coordination
of cybersecurity standards, policies, and procedures with other federal agencies, coalition
partners, and industry.
Prior to this role, Mr. Bishop was a career member of the Senior Executive Service and the CISO
for the Department of the Air Force. He has also held executive leadership positions in industry
with the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) as Vice President of Enterprise
Business Transformation and Chief Architect, and later the Chief Information Security Officer.
Prior to SAIC, Mr. Bishop was the General Manager of Microsoft Corporation’s National
Security Group. He was responsible for providing consultation and support services to National
Intelligence, Military Intelligence, U.S. Special Operations, the Department of Justice,
Department of Energy and the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to Microsoft, Mr. Bishop
was the Chief Technologist at Keane Federal Systems and Chief Technology Officer of
ANSTEC, Inc. Mr. Bishop is a veteran having served honorably in the United States Navy.
Mr. Bishop earned a Bachelor of Science in General Studies from Northwestern State University
and a Master of Science in Cybersecurity in Management and Policy from the University of
Maryland Global Campus. Mr. Bishop holds a variety of professional certifications.

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