Friday, December 5, 2025

Recent HHS SAMHSA CISO now serving as Senior Cybersecurity Advisor to HHS OCIO

Bernard Asare, armed with extensive Agency experience supporting HHS Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM), takes on a new role as Senior Cybersecurity Advisor at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Bernard’s prior experience includes a stint with SAMHSA as CISO and experience as a senior leader with industry.

Prior roles include:

  • Program Manager – HHS Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  • Chief Information Security Officer – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  • Manager, Enterprise Risk Services – Deloitte
  • Sr. Cyber Security Analyst – General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems

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Jackie Gilbert
Jackie Gilbert
Jackie Gilbert is a Content Analyst for FedHealthIT and Author of 'Anything but COVID-19' on the Daily Take Newsletter for G2Xchange Health and FedCiv.

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