The Senate voted on Thursday 53-44 to confirm Matthew Kozma as the new undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security for intelligence and analysis. In his role, Kozma would manage the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, which detects and addresses domestic and international threats, cyber risks and evolving national security issues, Homeland Security Today reported. He will lead the intelligence efforts to ensure the sharing of threat information between federal, state and local agencies.
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Who Is Matthew Kozma?
In 2020, Kozma served as the chief intelligence officer of the intelligence community, where he led efforts to oversee and align IT investments and operations across its 17 agencies, FedScoop said. He worked with CIOs and senior leaders in the community and supported the director of national intelligence.
Before that, he took on intelligence and technology leadership roles in the Department of Defense and the IC. He was an executive agent at the DOD’s Unified Platform and Joint Cyber Command and Control. Kozma graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy with bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering and applied physics.
