Chuck McGann (FedScoop file photo)The chief information security officer for the United States Postal Service is leaving government for an undisclosed position in the private sector, the USPS confirmed to FedScoop Tuesday.
The agency did not announce McGann’s departure date.
“After 27 years of dedicated service, Chuck McGann is retiring from the Postal Service,” USPS spokesman Dave Partenheimer said in a statement to FedScoop.
According to Partenheimer, as part of his job, McGann was responsible for overseeing the information security of one of the largest technology networks maintained by any organization in the world.
McGann’s departure comes just eight days after USPS announced a major cyber intrusion that potentially compromised the data of approximately 800,000 current and former employees. McGann’s departure, however, was not related to the breach and had been planned, according to a senior USPS official.
“[McGann] was a key player in the Postal Service’s successful response to the recent cyber intrusion,” Partenheimer said. “He will be greatly missed by the organization.”
After joining the Postal Service in 1987, McGann became the CISO in 2009. At USPS, McGann reported to Chief Information Officer Jim Cochrane and was responsible for cyber and physical computing security at the Postal Service. McGann also worked closely with the agency’s chief privacy officer, Matthew Connolly, to report and notify the agency and others of breaches or data loss.
The departure also comes days after the announcement of the retirement of Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe.
McGann is also a FedScoop FedMentor and has spoken at FedScoop events in the past.
