James J. Flyzik
James Flyzik is the President of The Flyzik Group, a company specializing in Strategic Business Consulting, Performance Based Contracting Consulting, and Training and Thought Leadership media events.
Mr. Flyzik also serves as the Chairman of the ITAA on Homeland Security and hosts the monthly radio program, The Federal Executive Forum, on WFED 1050 AM and www.federalnewsradio.com . In the 27 plus years that he served in the federal government he was Senior Advisor to Governor Ridge in the White House Office of Homeland Security (OHS), provided advice to OHS on the National Strategy and Information Management in support of the OHS mission, served as the Vice Chair of the Federal Government CIO Council overseeing numerous government-wide IT initiatives, was a member of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board, was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Systems and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Department of the Treasury, served as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Management for the Treasury Department and served as the principal policy advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary on matters involving the internal management of the Department and its bureaus. Prior to his Treasury positions, he worked for 15 years at the U.S. Secret Service where he held key IT management positions, including the Chief of the Communications Division.
Mr. Flyzik also served as Team Leader on Vice President Gore's National Performance Review (NPR) Information Technology Team after which he was selected as Chairman of the Government Information Technology Services Working Group. Among his awards are the prestigious Eagle Award in 1994, a Meritorious Presidential Rank Award in 1995, the AFCEA Award for Excellence in Information Technology in 1996, the AFFIRM Award for Outstanding Service to the Citizens in 1997, the IAC Award for Special Achievements and Leadership in 1997, the AFFIRM IRM Executive of the Year Award in 1998, and the Distinguished Rank Executive Award from President Clinton in 1999. In 2001 the Federation of Government Information Processing Councils presented him the John J. Franke award for outstanding government service. In March 2002, he was selected by the Federal CIO Council to receive the Azimuth Award as the Government Executive of the Year.
Mr. Carroll earned both his Bachelor of Science Degree and his Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland , College Park . He is also a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute and a member of NCMA Board of Advisors. He is active in both cross-governmental bodies, as well as information technology industry efforts.
Mr. Flyzik has extensive public speaking experience and frequently serves as a featured speaker at industry events. He has developed, and currently teaches part-time, a graduate level course on Information Systems Security and Risk Assessment at the University of Maryland. He was given the Stanley J. Drazek Excellence in Teaching Award in 1998 by the University of Maryland.