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Stacy Bostjanick

Former Chief Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity, US Department of Defense (DoD)

Stacy Bostjanick

Former Chief Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity, US Department of Defense (DoD)

Biography

Ms. Stacy Bostjanick is formerly a member of the Senior Executive Service and served as the Chief Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity (DCIO(CS)), Office of the Chief Information Officer. In this position, she served as the focal point within the DoD CIO to implement the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program across the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). As the CMMC Director, Ms. Bostjanick was responsible for shepherding this critical program though the Code of Federal Regulation System rulemaking process for both the CFR 32 and 48 and ultimately implementing the program across the more than 220,000 companies that make up the DIB. This includes collaborating across the Federal Government with partners such as the Department of Homeland Security and the other members of the Federal Acquisition Security Council, to standardize this process and truly federalize it. In this role, she also directed the Department’s efforts to educate DIB partners on programatic requirements and ensures that DoD implements risk information sharing though the program’s execution. Additionally, Ms. Bostjanick was responsible for ensuring the Defense Acquisition community is trained and capable of including these requirements in their Programs and Acquisitions.