Dr. Thomas Augustine

Chief Information Security Officer

Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA)

Dr. Thomas Augustine is a Department of Defense (DoD) Senior Leader serving as the Chief Information Security Officer for the Defense Human Resources Activity. In this capacity he is responsible for modernizing and securing sixty million records and hundreds of DoD applications as the Department’s primary source for identity management of military, government, contractors, beneficiaries and DoD affiliates. Prior to this assignment, Dr. Augustine was a Senior Systems Engineer at the Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. He is a retired Air Force Cyberspace Operations Officer, focusing on communications and cybersecurity of space and satellite systems. Dr. Augustine has also been a professor of Computer Science and Cybersecurity at the US Naval Academy and the University of Colorado. Dr. Augustine has BS, MS and Doctorate degrees in Computer Science as well as a MS in Business Administration and Analysis.

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