Former Chief Information Security Officer
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Mr. Kenneth Bible retired from the federal Senior Executive Service in 2024, having served the nation for nearly four decades. The rank of Distinguished Executive was conferred upon Mr. Bible by President Biden in 2023.
Mr. Bible completed his federal career as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), one of the largest federal executive branch agencies with over 240,00 employees, which he joined in January 2021. His efforts secured and strengthened the cybersecurity posture across DHS and its component agencies. Mr. Bible’s accomplishments were notable due to his focus on strengthening the internal governance of cybersecurity across the Department – implementing innovative approaches in multiple program areas including Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management, quantifying agency cyber risk, and leveraging external researchers to bolster system hardening.
Mr. Bible began his senior executive career in 2013 when he was selected to a Senior Leader (SL) position as U.S. Marine Corps Chief Technology Advisor. Subsequently in 2015, he was appointed to the Senior Executive Service (SES) as the U.S. Marine Corps Deputy Chief Information Officer and Deputy Director for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4).
Mr. Bible began his career as a civilian nuclear engineer supporting the U.S. Navy for nearly 10 years, and then transitioned into the technology field for the U.S. Navy at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command serving both in field activity as well as headquarters roles.
He holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Engineering from Virginia Tech and the University of South Carolina, was a member of the Department of Defense Acquisition Community Professional Corps, a certified acquisition professional, and has been a licensed professional engineer for 31 years.