First DHS Privacy Chief Lauds Agency's Pick
The Homeland Security Department's first chief privacy officer thinks the agency's pick for that post in the new administration is good one. Nuala O'Connor Kelly, who left DHS in 2005 to become General Electric's senior counsel for information governance and privacy, said Mary Ellen Callahan is a "respected privacy official and attorney" who will continue to grow what she believes is an "already excellent privacy organization" within the federal government. Callahan, a partner at Hogan & Hartson, was appointed by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Thursday.
"Mary Ellen is a friend as well as a colleague, and I wish her tremendous success," O'Connor Kelly told Tech Daily Dose on Friday. "I am sure she will have the full support of the outstanding privacy office team." Callahan, an active member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, has what it takes to do the job right and will likely find support in her new post from DHS General Counsel Ivan Fong, sources said. Fong, who was tapped by President Barack Obama last month, has a privacy background and most recently served as chief legal officer for Cardinal Health. He was O'Connor's predecessor at GE and previously served as deputy associate attorney general.
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