R 041536Z SEP 09

SUBJ INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY OFFICER OF THE YEAR FOR THE COAST GUARD
1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT MR. ERNEST GRINDLE, ESU BOSTON INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY OFFICER (ISSO), HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE ISSO OF THE YEAR FOR THE CG. IN ADDITION, MR. GRINDLE HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO THE DHS ISSO OF THE YEAR COMPETITION. THE WINNER OF THE DHS ISSO OF THE YEAR AWARD WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE. BOTH AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT DHS SECURITY AWARD CEREMONY ON 22 OCT 2009 IN WASHINGTON, DC.
2. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE ISSO THAT HAS DEMONSTRATED THE GREATEST PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES IN THE INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) FIELDS OF
 A. CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION
 B. INCIDENT REPORTING
 C. VULNERABILITY COMPLIANCE
3. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR THE AWARD BOARD TO SELECT ONLY ONE WINNER FROM THE POOL OF OUTSTANDING ISSO PERSONNEL NOMINATED FOR THE AWARD.
4. I COMMEND ALL THOSE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE ISSO PERSONNEL UNDER THEIR COMMAND. THE FOLLOWING ISSO PERSONNEL WERE NOMINATED FOR THE AWARD AND DESERVE HONORABLE MENTION (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
 A. CWO BRIAN BOTZENHART, CAMSLANT ISSO
 B. MR. CHRISHAN FRANCIS, OSC ISSO
 C. MR. MATTHEW HALSTEAD, C2CEN ISSO
 D. MR. CHARLES LEWIS, FINCEN ISSO
 E. MR. MARK PODRACKY, CG-634 ISSO
 F. MR. JUAN RIVERA, ESU ALAMEDA ISSO
 G. LT DOMINIC TENORIO, NDRSMP-R21 ISSO
 H. MS. CINDY WOODWARD, PACAREA ISSO
5. COMMANDANT (CG-621) POC FOR ISSO ISSUES IS CWO BRIAN BORKOWSKI AT (202)475-3642 OR E-MAIL BRIAN.J.BORKOWSKI (AT SYMBOL) USCG.MIL.
6. CAPT M. B. LYTLE, CG CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (CIO) SENDS.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.