Andrew Winternitz
Principal Director for Defense Continuity and Mission Assurance, Defense
Andrew Winternitz is listed as Principal Director for Defense Continuity and Mission Assurance, Defense. Andrew is scheduled to speak at Billington CyberSecurity Critical Infrastructure Summit on 18 November 2026.
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About
Since July 2025, Mr. Winternitz is the Principal Director for Defense Continuity and Mission Assurance. From August 2025 to April 2026, he additionally served as the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Defense Continuity and Mission Assurance (DC&MA). As the Principal Director, Mr. Winternitz is top career civilian responsible for the development of plans, policies, and leadership support initiatives to ensure DoW and U.S. Government continuity of government, continuity of operations, and enduring constitutional government through all threats and hazards. DC&MA also strengthens capabilities through its mission assurance process, increasing the capabilities of defense critical infrastructure and resilience to support the department's operational plans. DC&MA handles responsibility for the Department's domestic force protection policy as well as OSW(Policy) responsibilities for Guam and several Pacific territories. From January 2025 until June 2025 and October 2023 u
Upcoming
Billington CyberSecurity Critical Infrastructure Summit 16 November 2026 – 18 November 2026
- General Session: Roles and Accountability in Ensuring Critical Infrastructure Resilience Speaker · 18 November 2026
Spoke alongside
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- Dan Lohrmann Field Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Public Sector · Presidio 1 shared session
- Em Landon Vice Chief · Texas Cyber Command 1 shared session
- Emily Burdick Principal Deputy Director, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) · U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 1 shared session
- Kevin Morley Senior Manager - Federal Relations · American Water Works Association 1 shared session
- Ryan Heritage Technology Vice President · GDIT 1 shared session
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