May 28, 2004

Michael Braukus 
Headquarters, Washington 
(Phone: 202/358-1979)

RELEASE: 04-174

NASA SELECTS DEPUTY FOR SECURITY OFFICE

Clint Herbert was named as NASA's Deputy Assistant Administrator (DAA) 
of the Office of Security and Safeguards in Washington. 

"Clint's NASA experience and counterintelligence skills will be 
invaluable as we continue improving security agency wide," said David 
Saleeba, Assistant Administrator for the Security and Safeguards 
Office. "As the war on terror continues, it's critical to provide our 
employees with as secure a working environment as possible," he 
added.

As the DAA, Herbert assists the Assistant Administrator with the 
protection of NASA employees, missions, and property worldwide. He 
also serves as the Assistant Administrator's advisor on security and 
counterintelligence.

Prior to this appointment, Herbert was the special projects manager in 
the Office of Security responsible for developing and implementing 
several agency security programs including Homeland Security 
initiatives. He is the former head of protective services at NASA's 
Ames Research Center (ARC), Moffett Field, Calif.

At ARC he managed a professional staff of 200 personnel. His 
organization was responsible for providing a wide-range of 
installation protective services, such as law enforcement; criminal 
investigations; technical, physical, information, and personnel 
security; counter-intelligence; fire/crash rescue; emergency 
preparedness, response, and recovery. ARC is NASA's third largest 
installation with 350 research, support and administrative 
facilities.

Herbert also served as the director of security operations at the 
Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, and the Naval Air Warfare 
Center, Warminster, Pa. A U.S. Army veteran, Herbert is a graduate of 
Columbia College, Mo.

	
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