SA (Ret) Jim Christy, DC3
Director, Futures Exploration (FX)
Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3)
FX is responsible for informing and educating members of the other Department of Defense organizations, federal agencies, state and local law enforcement, international partners, the private sector, and academic institutions on the mission and activities of all DC3 programs. SA Christy is a retired Air Force Office of Special Investigations Computer Crime Investigator. SA Christy was an AFOSI computer crime investigator for over 18 years.
In Oct 03, the Association of Information Technology Professionals, awarded SA Christy the 2003 Distinguished Information Science Award for his outstanding contribution through distinguished services in the field of information management. Previous recipients of this prestigious award include Adm. Grace Hopper, Gene Amdahl, H. Ross Perot, LtGen. Emmett Paige, Bill Gates, Lawrence Ellison, David Packard and Mitch Kapor.
From 17 Sep 01 – 1 Nov 03 SA Christy was the Director of Operations, Defense Computer Forensics Lab, DC3. As the Dir of Ops for the DCFL he managed four sections with over 40 computer forensic examiners that supported Major Crimes & Safety, Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism, as well as Intrusions and Information Assurance cases for the Department of Defense.
From May 98 – Sep 01 Mr. Christy was assigned to the Defense-wide Information Assurance Program, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control Communications and Intelligence (ASDC3I) as the Law Enforcement & Counterintelligence Coordinator and Infrastructure Protection Liaison.
SA Christy served as the DoD Representative to the President’s Infrastructure Protection Task Force (IPTF) from Sep 96 – May 98. The President signed Executive Order, 13010 on 15 Jul 96, creating IPTF to protect the Nation’s critical infrastructure from both physical and cyber attacks.
Prior to the IPTF, SA Christy was detailed to Senator Sam Nunn’s staff on the Senate, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations as a Congressional Fellow, Jan - Aug 96. Senator Nunn specifically requested SA Christy’s assistance for the Subcommittee to prepare for hearings in May - Jul 1996, on the vulnerability and the threat to National Information Infrastructure from cyberspace. SA Christy authored the Subcommittee’s investigative report and testified twice before the Subcommittee.