Mr. Bart R. Johnson
Bart R. Johnson is the Chairman of ICAHST and was appointed the Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) by Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano in April 2009. He serves as the second-ranking official in the office charged with providing the Secretary, her senior leadership, the DHS components, and state, local, tribal and private sector partners with the homeland security intelligence and information they need to keep the country safe. I&A is also a member of and DHS liaison to the national Intelligence Community.
Prior to his appointment, Mr. Johnson served as the Director of Homeland Security and Law Enforcement (HSLE) in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). In this capacity, Mr. Johnson was the principal advisor to the Director and his executive staff for HSLE issues, and primary subject matter expert on missions, capabilities, and organizations of the Intelligence Community's homeland security and law enforcement Federal, State, local, and tribal (FSLT) partners. His work focused on facilitating two-way communication between the IC and FSLT customers and assisting in identifying current and projected needs. Mr. Johnson was -- and remains -- deeply engaged with key Federal partners to ensure that the national network of state and local fusion centers is supported and functioning at standards established in the Baseline Capabilities for State and Major Urban Area Fusion Centers. To ensure that the IC takes into account the needs of the SLT, he developed the Partners Group, which is comprised of FSLT leaders from across the country to directly interface with the Director of National Intelligence on FSLT capabilities, issues, best practices and contributions to national and homeland security.
Before joining the federal government, Mr. Johnson served as a Colonel with the New York State Police. He has more than 30 years of law enforcement experience, 24 of them with the New York State Police. He began his career as a police officer in Peekskill, New York, in 1977, and he then rose through the ranks of the state police. During that time he participated in a number of complex and high-level criminal investigations. He retired from the state police as the Field Commander -- a position that oversaw the daily activities of nearly 5,000 sworn members of the agency.
Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Mr. Johnson became involved in counterterrorism when he was tasked to develop a preparedness, response and prevention capability within the state police. His efforts led to the establishment of the New York State Police Office of Counter-Terrorism in February 2003, which Mr. Johnson commanded as Lieutenant Colonel and which evolved into the current New York State Intelligence Center.
Mr. Johnson is a former Co-Chair of the Global Advisory Committee and former Chair of the Global Intelligence Working Group and Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council. These positions exposed him to a number of national intelligence efforts as well as the development and establishment of the National Fusion Center Network. He is also a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Committee on Terrorism.
Mr. Johnson has received numerous awards, including the Superintendent's Commendation and the Federal 100 Award. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management and Economics from Empire State College. Mr. Johnson has been married to his wife Maryann for more than 30 years and has three grown children, Erik, Kristen and Amy.