President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection

David A. Jones

Commissioner

David A. Jones is a safeguard and security expert with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Prior to joining the Commission, Mr. Jones was the director for DOE's Policy, Standards and Analysis Division, Office of Safeguards and Security. The office is responsible for developing, promulgating, and analyzing DOE-wide safeguards and security policy, procedures, and standards including physical security, information security, personnel security, nuclear materials control and accountability.

Mr. Jones has an extensive background in computer security. In that capacity, he led a National Computer Security Center organization of computer security experts who provided consultative services to Departments and Agencies of the Federal government and Private Industry. Mr. Jones also directed DOE's classified computer security program and developed DOE-wide policies, standards, and procedures for computer security, communications security, physical security, and technical surveillance countermeasures.

In addition to his computer security expertise, Mr. Jones was an integral force in the creation of nationwide safeguards currently in use for the protection of nuclear weapons, test devices and weapons components in DOE custody. The safeguards also secure critical nuclear weapons design information and other Restricted Data Government-owned nuclear and reactor facilities, DOE national nuclear design and engineering laboratories, and nuclear materials and weapons testing production and facilities.

Prior to joining the Federal government Mr. Jones was an Electronic and Electrical Engineer at Westinghouse, General Electric and Aircraft Armaments, Inc. in the Baltimore area from 1967 to 1970.