Gregg Haege is an experienced executive with over 20 years of experience managing large operations and budgets in the public sector. He currently serves as the Assistant Chief of the Information Assurance Division at the National Geospatial Agency, where he oversees a $18 million budget and 108 employees. Previously, he held leadership roles in the 67th Information Operations Group and Wing, where he was responsible for information operations, information warfare, and intelligence missions. Gregg has a Master's degree in Business Continuity and International Transactions, and holds certifications in information assurance and business continuity. Outside of work, he is a licensed Baptist minister and enjoys spending time with his family.
2. A Summary of Gregg
EXECUTIVE MANAGER
• Highly accomplished visionary executive with domestic and
international experience in running operations, cooperative
ventures, information analysis, decision-making, budget-
projection/-justification/ -execution.
• Accustomed to leading diverse missions and
workforces, presenting complex concepts to decision-
makers, leading change, taking care of subordinates, and
overseeing projects.
• Outstanding verbal and written communicator up and
down the chain of responsibility. Pragmatic and
focused, has a penchant for decisiveness, with flexibility to
change direction when necessary--can make hard decisions.
4. Gregg's Current Work -
National Geospatial Agency - Sta Louis, MO
Assistant Chief, Information Assurance Division
• Serve as Deputy CEO of $18 million budget operations organization with
108 employees, 15 sub-offices (direct and attached), conducting
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Information System Security and Information Assurance activities.
Deputy responsible for all Information Assurance (IA) activities in NGA.
Also responsible for Vulnerability Assessment (VA), Certification
Engineering (CE), Public Key Initiative (PKI), and Communication
Security (COMSEC) activities. During contingencies, responsible for all
Chief Information Officer activities acting as NGA CIO, Functional
Manager for GEOINT, Senior Agency Official for Privacy, Information
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Sharing Executive, and Senior Agency Official for IT Continuity.
Directed Tiger Team that accredited 35 information systems in one
location, of all sizes, within two weeks. Saved these systems from being
shut down because of no accreditations. Result was uninterrupted, direct
support to warfighters.
5. More NGA experience....
• Resolved Portable Electronic Device crisis, Agency-wide. Directed team
that accounted for and accredited all PEDs—over 5000. Result—eliminated
vulnerabilities to networks, increased device accountability, and reinforced
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security of Agency data.
Led OCIO critical support to agency Beijing Olympics efforts. Provided
expertise, advocacy to get secure internet access equipment
accredited, operational supporting analysts. As a result, shared in
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Meritorious Unit Citation from Asia-Pacific Office.
Became Information Assurance Office and Manager (IAO and IAM) for
agency Enhanced View Commercial Data Provider program, bringing
critical input to NGA analysts with speedy accreditation of these systems.
Size ($6.5 Billion) and visibility of contract grounds for my selection to
train companies new to national security, complexity of system interfaces.
6. More NGA experience....
• Undertook initiative to help bring agency into 21st
century. Directed Working Group responsible for all
facets of mobile device security. Marshaled all
disciplines—Information Assurance, Operations
Security, Physical Security, Counter-
Intelligence, Technical Security, Intrusion
Detection.
7. Gregg's Former Life
67th Information Operations Group, San Antonio, TX, 2001-2004
Commander and Deputy Commander
• Serve as Deputy CEO of $17 million budget operations
organization with over 700 employees, 17 sub-offices
(direct and attached), conducting Information
Operations and Information Warfare.
• Full responsibility for Air Intelligence Agency
Continental United States, Pacific, European, and
Southwest Asia-based tactical Information Operations
missions. Organized, trained, and equipped Information
Operations and Information Warfare units.
8. More 67th Information Operations Group...
• Diverse mission areas included Defensive Information
Operations and Communication Security, Defensive
Computer Network Operations, Operations Security
(OPSEC), and Adversary Air Tactics Analysis.
• Conducted continuous analysis of resource utilization
and advocated for increased funding where necessary.
Directed logistical operations to support sub-offices.
• Provided direct and indirect cross-functional
management and direction of COO, CFO, 32-person
staff, and 17 sub-office managers.
9. More 67th Information Operations Group...
• Reprioritized programs, cut staff travel budget, marshaled money for sub-
offices’ IT refresh. Saved approximately 30% of total Group staff budget for
this purpose. Priority set to producing units.
• Prototyped persuasive briefing format to communicate Group mission--
linked to briefings for each Group mission area.
• Clear, requirement-based style garnered $9.2 million within first year for
Special Operations support mission alone Guided all stages of advanced
Operations Security concept, allowing long-term analysis and trending of
information gathered, using 24-hour operation. Resutled in superior
assessment of Operations Security posture, Air Force-wide.
10. 67th Information Operations Wing,
San Antonio, TX, 2000-2001
Director of Staff
• Serve as Headquarters Staff Director of $35 million
budget operations organization with over 3,000
employees, over 50 sub-offices (direct and attached),
conducting Information Operations and Information
Warfare.
• Full responsibility for organization headquarters staff of
over 150 personnel, with direct impact on all larger
organization operations’ support--administrative,
financial, personnel, and logistical--current and future.
11. More 67th Information Operations Wing....
• Planned, coordinated, and directed operations of
organization staff. Advised CEO, Deputy CEO on all
operational matters regarding operations, sub-offices, and
staff.
• Sub-offices conducted multi-source intelligence, Information
Warfare, Electronic Combat, and securities operations in
support of Information Dominance.
• Chairman of organization’s financial Requirements Review
Panel, responsible for determining and advocating for all
execution of current and future funding requirements.
Director of organization’s Crisis Action Team, conducting
Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning and execution in
case of natural and man-made disasters and emergencies.
12. More 67th Information Operations Wing....
• Justified $2.2 million in fallout money for organization projects to
Air Intelligence Agency. This was the most fallout money received
in years for miscellaneous initiatives
• Redesigned Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP). Worldwide
missions made it highly complex. Equipped Crisis Action Team
with computers, redundant databases, communications, and
coordinated alternate operations locations
13. Gregg's Education.....
• Master of Science in Business Continuity (MSBC), Norwich
University, Northfield, VT, August 2011, GPA 4.0
• Master of Arts of International Transactions (MAIT), George
Mason University, Fairfax, VA, May 1993, GPA 3.7
• Bachelor of Science (BS), Political Science, Southern Illinois
University, Edwardsville, IL, June 1980, GPA 3.1
14. Gregg's Certifications.....
• Disaster Recovery Institute International - Associate
Business Continuity Professional (ABCP) – #32631 -
since Oct 2011
• DoDM 8570 (Information Assurance Certification) -
GIAC Security Leadership Certificate (GSLC) – #716 -
since May 2007
15. There is more than meets the eye with
Gregg......
Gregg is also a licensed Baptist Minister
(First Baptist Church, Belleville, IL)
Gregg enjoys reading, target shooting, and
spending time with his wife and daughter