Matt Hartman, the deputy executive assistant director for cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, will step down on May 31, ending his nearly two decades of service.
In a LinkedIn post on Tuesday, Hartman confirmed his departure and reflected on his journey from joining DHS as an IT specialist for the National Protection and Programs Directorate to holding various leadership roles within the agency.
“NPPD and CISA don’t just represent the most critical chapter of my career — this agency is and will remain a critical component of my identity,” the cybersecurity official said.
Matt Hartman’s Public Service Career
Hartman was appointed to his current role in February 2021. He is responsible for leading CISA’s mission to address cyberthreats and vulnerabilities, particularly those related to U.S. critical infrastructure, through collective cyber defense and capacity building.
Previously, Hartman served as the agency’s executive assistant director for cybersecurity in an acting capacity. He also became an associate director who led CISA’s cybersecurity services portfolio, including Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation and the Quality Service Management Office, and supported the adoption of national-level cybersecurity strategy, policy, standards, directives and requirements across stakeholder groups.
Hartman held other leadership roles at the agency, including director of federal network resilience and director of strategy coordination and management.
Before joining DHS, he served Lockheed Martin Information Technology as a program analyst supporting the Department of Health and Human Services.
