LAURA C.T. WILSON
Arlington,Virginia
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
Arlington, Virginia
09.2019 - Current
- Company Overview: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Oversee an office of 158 federal employees and over 100 contractors; manage a budget of $35.3M to ensure on-time and within-budget execution; supervise a front office team in the areas of strategy, policy, budget, staffing, contracts, communications, and official requests for information.
- Led agency efforts to hire a Chief People Officer, the first position of its kind in the federal government; developed a strategic framework for the new office, created a vision and mission statement, goals, and objectives; reviewed existing programs against these new requirements to define staffing and budget needs while realigning like functions to the new office.
- Stood up a Culture Council whose mandate was to improve the agency's workplace culture; led implementation efforts to develop core values and principles to set a standard across the agency.
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Deputy Chief, Office of Workforce Engagement
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
Arlington, Virginia
09.2019 - Current
- Company Overview: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Led internal communications efforts for the agency as the workforce continued to adapt to a hybrid work culture coming out of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Developed an internal communications plan in coordination with the Director's Office and the Internal Communications Council, who were representatives from across the 3,000+ person agency, to ensure communications were responsive to the needs of the employees.
- Brought in experts from the private sector community and other federal agencies to discuss best practices in managing work-life balance through virtual town halls broadcast to the workforce.
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Deputy Chief of Staff
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
Arlington, Virginia
09.2019 - Current
- Company Overview: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Coordinated directly with the Deputy Director and Chief of Staff on transition activities as we developed the newly authorized office into an operational component; worked closely with the Chief of Staff, External Affairs Chief and Assistant Director of Stakeholder Engagement to stay engaged on legislative and public affairs, along with stakeholder activities directly involving the Director and the agency's mission areas.
- Led integration, coordination, and synchronization efforts across the agency in support of senior leadership; oversaw the Executive Secretariat, Records Office, and Freedom of Information Act Office to ensure they were properly staffed and resourced to meet the new requirements of an operational component.
- Served as Senior Component Accountable Official for Government Accountability Office and Office of Inspector General audit activities; represented the agency at the Department and Interagency level to speak on behalf of key programs and efforts.
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Deputy Chief of Staff
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
Washington, District of Columbia
12.2017 - 09.2019
- Company Overview: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Advised the Assistant Secretary and Chief of Staff throughout the transition of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office and Office of Health Affairs into the newly authorized Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office.
- Led the Transition team to ensure all equities of the two offices were represented and closely tracked milestones and deliverables.
- Built and utilized relationships across the Department, in particular with the Office of Legislative Affairs, Office of the Executive Secretariat, Office of Public Affairs, and the Secretary's office to inform Department leadership of CWMD mission-related items.
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Branch Chief
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
Washington, District of Columbia
12.2010 - 12.2017
- Company Overview: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Directed Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) communications activities and aided in the development and delivery of effective and sustainable communication strategies.
- Managed all aspects of internal reviews and investigations related to public affairs, congressional affairs, Government Accountability Office, and Office of the Inspector General audits.
- Provided crisis communications support and expertise during significant/key events within and outside of the Federal government.
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Executive Secretary
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
Washington, District of Columbia
12.2010 - 12.2017
- Company Overview: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Principal interface with the DHS Executive Secretariat, responsible for receiving, clearing, and responding to all requests for information from the Department, White House, Congress and the Interagency.
- Developed and edited documentation to ensure appropriate content, format, structure, spelling/grammar, and alignment with the DNDO mission and programmatic message.
- Drafted congressional testimonies, briefings, and responses to questions for the record.
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Audit Liaison
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
Washington, District of Columbia
12.2010 - 12.2017
- Company Overview: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Led efforts on all Government Accountability Office and Office of the Inspector General engagements related to the specifics of nuclear detection technologies and policies.
- Served as Contracting Officer's Technical Representative on a multi-million dollar, systems engineering contract, executing all contract administration duties.
- Developed website content to inform both the public and internal DHS customers about the DNDO mission, programs, and activities.
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Congressional Accounts Manager
Dynetics, Inc.
01.2000 - 01.2010
External Affairs Specialist
Strategic Analysis, Inc.
01.2000 - 01.2010
Program Analyst
Booz Allen Hamilton
01.2000 - 01.2010
Staff Assistant
U.S. House Armed Services Committee
01.2000 - 01.2010
Timeline
Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
09.2019 - Current
Deputy Chief, Office of Workforce Engagement
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
09.2019 - Current
Deputy Chief of Staff
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
09.2019 - Current
Deputy Chief of Staff
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
12.2017 - 09.2019
Branch Chief
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
12.2010 - 12.2017
Executive Secretary
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
12.2010 - 12.2017
Audit Liaison
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
12.2010 - 12.2017
Congressional Accounts Manager
Dynetics, Inc.
01.2000 - 01.2010
External Affairs Specialist
Strategic Analysis, Inc.
01.2000 - 01.2010
Program Analyst
Booz Allen Hamilton
01.2000 - 01.2010
Staff Assistant
U.S. House Armed Services Committee
01.2000 - 01.2010