What Happened?
Washington, DC-based U.S. Small Business Administration has Promoted Chase Garwood as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. We recognize that small business is critical to our economic recovery and strength, to building America`s future, and to helping the United States compete in today`s global marketplace. Although SBA has grown and evolved in the years since it was established in 1953, the bottom line mission remains the same. The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses. Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands and Guam.
About the Person
Chase Garwood joins the U.S. Small Business Administration after almost a decade serving with the Department of Homeland Security. SBA is committed to recruiting the best possible candidates, and as a career executive Chase brings a depth of experience and leadership to the SBA team. As part of DHS since its inception, Chase has been part of leadership teams in multiple DHS components and programs. Most recently Chase was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Program, focusing on emerging identity and biometrics solutions for the Nation. Prior to joining US-VISIT, Chase was the Chief Information Officer for National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), where he was responsible for information technology policy and programs for all component operations (Office of Cyber Security and Communications (CS&C), Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP), US-VISIT Program, Office of Risk Management and Analysis (RMA), and Federal Protective Service (FPS). Chase also served previously with US-VISIT as the Assistant Director for the Information Technology Management (ITM) Division, where he provided overall management of information resources and IT operations. Additionally, Chase’s career work has included program manager for the DHS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) program, and as program manager for the ICE modernization program, ATLAS. Prior to his work with DHS, he worked at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) where he was a part of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Spectrum Auctions Program, as well as private sector consulting. Mr. Garwood served in the United States Army with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and in the Army Reserves with the 450th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne). He holds a Juris Doctor from Ohio Northern University, a B.S. in Management from the University of Florida and an e-Commerce Graduate Certificate from the University of Virginia. He also holds a Carnegie Mellon University Federal CIO Certification and is a recipient of the Federal Computer Week’s 2008 Federal 100 Award. He also is a DHS Certified Acquisition Professional: Program Manager (Level III). He is a member of the Virginia Bar and the ACT/IAC/ Partners Program and served on the Board of Directors for the Down Syndrome Association of Northern Virginia (2005 – 2007). Chase is married and has two children.
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