Ron Ross, a fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and leader of the Federal Information Security Management Act Implementation Project, won the 2015 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Medal for his efforts to bolster the nation’s cybersecurity.
Ross will receive the medal — named for the businessman, philanthropist and one-time Department of Justice attorney Sam Heyman, who founded the Partnership for Public Service — at the partnership’s 14th annual ceremony Wednesday evening. Known as the “Sammies,” the awards celebrate “public servants whose outstanding achievements have improved the lives of Americans and others around the world,” and are considered to be among the most prestigious recognitions of civil service in the U.S.
“Too often, the vital work of our nation’s public servants goes unnoted and unappreciated,” said Max Stier, Partnership for Public Service president and CEO. “The Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals recognize and celebrate the many exceptional federal employees who have quietly, proudly and passionately dedicated their lives to making a difference for our country — and our world.”
As director of the FISMA Implementation Project, Ross is tasked with “the development of security standards and guidelines for the federal government, contractors, and the United States critical information infrastructure,” according to his bio. Ross also leads the Joint Task Force Transformation Initiative, a partnership with NIST, the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the Office of the Director National Intelligence and the Committee on National Security Systems to “develop a unified information security framework for the federal government.”
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