Information Assurance Directorate
National Security Agency, Maryland, United States

Gregory W. Hale was a Program Director with the NSA, where he led a team comprised of government and contractor personnel in developing performance standards to accredit companies that provide Intrusion Detection, Incident Response, Vulnerability Assessment/Analysis, and Penetration Testing services that are designed to meet the growing cyber defense needs of the U.S. government. Mr. Hale has an M.B.A. in Business Management from Touro University International and an M.S. in Information Assurance from Colorado Technical University. He has more than 39 years of combined military and civilian experience in the fields of electro-mechanical engineering, telecommunications, computer science, information assurance, and organizational leadership and management. Mr. Hale retired in February 2014.