Cybersecurity: CRS Experts
Eric A. Fischer
Senior Specialist in Science and Technology
July 23, 2012
Congressional Research Service
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www.crs.gov
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Cybersecurity: CRS Experts
he following table provides names and contact information for CRS experts on policy
issues related to cybersecurity bills currently being debated in the 112th Congress.
T Concerns about information-system security, often referred to as cybersecurity, are long-
standing. The frequency, impact, and sophistication of cyberattacks and the growth of cybercrime
and cyberespionage have added urgency to the concerns. Consensus has been growing that the
policy framework for cybersecurity take into account the diversity and continuing evolution of
the technology and threats—from spam to botnets to hacktivism, cyberterrorism, and cyberwar—
and the increasing role of the Internet in the U.S. economy and the lives of citizens. Among the
issues Congress will likely confront are cybersecurity for critical infrastructure, most of which is
owned by the private sector; information sharing, both of unclassified and classified information,
along with protection of privacy and civil liberties; prevention of and response to domestic and
international cybercrime and espionage; the relationship between cyberspace and national
security; and how federal funding should be invested to protect information systems.
Legislative Issues
Name/Title
Phone
E-mail
Legislation in the 112th
Eric A. Fischer
7-7071 efischer@crs.loc.gov
Congress
Senior Specialist in Science and Technology
Critical infrastructure
John D. Moteff
7-1435 jmoteff@crs.loc.gov
protection
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Chemical industry
Dana Shea
7-6844 dshea@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Defense industrial base
Catherine A. Theohary
7-0844 ctheohary@crs.loc.gov
Analyst in National Security Policy and Information
Operations
Electricity grid
Richard J. Campbell
7-7905 rcampbel @crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Energy Policy
Financial institutions
N. Eric Weiss
7-6209 eweiss@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Financial Economics
Industrial control systems
Dana Shea
7-6844 dshea@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Cybercrime
Federal laws
Charles Doyle
7-6968 cdoyle@crs.loc.gov
Senior Specialist in American Public Law
Law enforcement
Kristin M. Finklea
7-6259 kfinklea@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Domestic Security
Cybersecurity workforce
Wendy Ginsberg
7-3933 wginsberg@crs.loc.gov,
Analyst in American National Government
Cyberterrorism
Catherine A. Theohary
7-0844 ctheohary@crs.loc.gov
Analyst in National Security Policy and Information
Operations
Cyberwar
Catherine A. Theohary
7-0844 ctheohary@crs.loc.gov
Analyst in National Security Policy and Information
Operations
Data breach notification
Gina Stevens
7-2581 gstevens@crs.loc.gov
Legislative Attorney
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Legislative Issues
Name/Title
Phone
E-mail
Economic issues
N. Eric Weiss
7-6209 eweiss@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Financial Economics
Espionage
Advanced persistent threat
Catherine A. Theohary
7-0844 ctheohary@crs.loc.gov
Analyst in National Security Policy and Information
Operations
Economic and industrial
Kristin M. Finklea
7-6259 kfinklea@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Domestic Security
Legal issues
Brian T. Yeh
7-5182 byeh@crs.loc.gov
Legislative Attorney
State-sponsored
Catherine A. Theohary
7-0844 ctheohary@crs.loc.gov
Analyst in National Security Policy and Information
Operations
Federal agency roles
Eric A. Fischer
7-7071 efischer@crs.loc.gov
Senior Specialist in Science and Technology
Chief Information Officers
Patricia Maloney Figliola
7-2508 pfigliola@crs.loc.gov
(CIOs)
Specialist in Internet and Telecommunications
Policy
Commerce
John F. Sargent, Jr.
7-9147 jsargent@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Defense (DOD)
Catherine A. Theohary
7-0844 ctheohary@crs.loc.gov
Analyst in National Security Policy and Information
Operations
Executive Office of the
John D. Moteff
7-1435 jmoteff@crs.loc.gov
President (EOP)
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Homeland Security (DHS)
John D. Moteff
7-1435 jmoteff@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Intelligence Community (IC)
John Rollins
7-5529 jrollins@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Terrorism and National Security
Justice (DOJ)
Kristin M. Finklea
7-6259 kfinklea@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Domestic Security
National Security Agency
Catherine A. Theohary
7-0844 ctheohary@crs.loc.gov
(NSA)
Analyst in National Security Policy and Information
Operations
Science agencies (NIST,
Eric A. Fischer
7-7071 efischer@crs.loc.gov
NSF, OSTP)
Senior Specialist in Science and Technology
Treasury and financial
Rena S. Miller
7-0826 rsmiller@crs.loc.gov
agencies
Analyst in Financial Economics
Federal Information Security John D. Moteff
7-1435 jmoteff@crs.loc.gov
Management Act (FISMA)
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Federal Internet monitoring
Richard M. Thompson II
7-8449 rthompson@crs.loc.gov
Legislative Attorney
Hacktivism
Kristin M. Finklea
7-6259 kfinklea@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Domestic Security
Information sharing
Eric A. Fischer
7-7071 efischer@crs.loc.gov
Senior Specialist in Science and Technology
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Legislative Issues
Name/Title
Phone
E-mail
Antitrust laws
Kathleen Ann Ruane
7-9135 kruane@crs.loc.gov
Legislative Attorney
Civil liability
Edward C. Liu
7-9166 eliu@crs.loc.gov
Legislative Attorney
Classified information
John Rollins
7-5529 jrollins@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Terrorism and National Security
Freedom of Information Act
Gina Stevens
7-2581 gstevens@crs.loc.gov
(FOIA)
Legislative Attorney
Privacy and civil liberties
Gina Stevens
7-2581 gstevens@crs.loc.gov
Legislative Attorney
International cooperation
Defense and diplomatic
Catherine A. Theohary
7-0844 ctheohary@crs.loc.gov
Analyst in National Security Policy and Information
Operations
Law enforcement
Kristin M. Finklea
7-6259 kfinklea@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Domestic Security
National strategy and policy
Eric A. Fischer
7-7071 efischer@crs.loc.gov
Senior Specialist in Science and Technology
National security
John Rollins
7-5529 jrollins@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Terrorism and National Security
Public/private partnerships
Eric A. Fischer
7-7071 efischer@crs.loc.gov
Senior Specialist in Science and Technology
Supply chain
Eric A. Fischer
7-7071 efischer@crs.loc.gov
Senior Specialist in Science and Technology
Technological issues
Eric A. Fischer
7-7071 efischer@crs.loc.gov
Senior Specialist in Science and Technology
Botnets
Eric A. Fischer
7-7071 efischer@crs.loc.gov
Senior Specialist in Science and Technology
Cloud computing
Patricia Maloney Figliola
7-2508 pfigliola@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Internet and Telecommunications
Policy
Mobile devices
Patricia Maloney Figliola
7-2508 pfigliola@crs.loc.gov
Specialist in Internet and Telecommunications
Policy
Research and development
Patricia Maloney Figliola
7-2508 pfigliola@crs.loc.gov
(R&D)
Specialist in Internet and Telecommunications
Policy
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Author Contact Information
Eric A. Fischer
Senior Specialist in Science and Technology
efischer@crs.loc.gov, 7-7071
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