WASHINGTON - Today the United States Secret Service announced Assistant Director (AD) Michael DAmbrosio was named a finalist for the 2019 Frank B. Rowlett award for Individual Achievement. The Frank B. Rowlett Trophy for Individual Achievement is awarded to the individual, within a U.S. Government organization, making the most significant contribution to improving his/her element's information systems security posture, Information Assurance (IA) readiness, or the conduct of defensive information operations.
AD DAmbrosios achievements reflect the dedication and expertise that distinguishes the Secret Service among federal law enforcement organizations. They include expanding cyber fraud investigations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, securing appropriate resources and personnel for the agency to succeed globally and implementing new initiatives to strengthen the Secret Services critical public and private partnerships.
AD DAmbrosio has served as the agencys Assistant Director of the Office of Investigations since Sept. 1, 2019. In this role he has demonstrated outstanding and innovative leadership by strengthening interagency and international partnerships to counter an evolving cybersecurity threat environment. DAmbrosios advocacy of these partnerships and programs led to a $6.6 million increase in funding for Secret Service cyber task forces around the globe.
DAmbrosios responsibilities extend to 160 domestic and international Secret Service offices, providing the resources and leadership they need to succeed, and guiding an operational shift to include COVID-19 cyber fraud investigations while taking all necessary steps to protect the health of employees worldwide.
Under AD DAmbrosios leadership, the Secret Service in 2020 arrested more than 1,590 individuals through cyber investigations while supporting more than 2,750 domestic protective operations. Over the same period, Secret Service agents detected cyber fraud involving $2.4 billion in potential losses and conducted more than 106,000 hours of cyber training to 3,469 local, state and federal partners, all while providing 100% incident-free protection to the nations leaders.
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Source: U.S. Secret Service