16 September 1998
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Subject: 1998-09-10 Van Honeycutt Named Chair of the NSTAC
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release September 10, 1998
PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES VAN B. HONEYCUTT
AS CHAIR OF THE PRESIDENT'S NATIONAL
SECURITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The President today announced his intent to designate Van B.
Honeycutt as Chair of the President's National Security
Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC).
Mr. Van B. Honeycutt, of Harrisonburg, Virginia, is Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Computer Sciences Corporation
(CSC), a leading provider of management consulting and information
technology solutions and services to industries and governments
worldwide. Mr. Honeycutt joined CSC in 1975, as a regional marketing
manager for the company's timesharing and value-added network. He later
served as Vice President and General Manager of CSC's Business Services
Division. In 1983, Mr. Honeycutt became President of CSC Credit
Services. Mr. Honeycutt was promoted to Corporate Vice President and
President of CSC's Industry Services Group in 1987, where he directed
the company's activities in a wide range of commercial markets. In
1993, he became President and Chief Operating officer of CSC. He was
named Chief Executive Officer in April 1995.
Mr. Honeycutt earned a B.S. in Business Administration from
Franklin University in Ohio, and completed Stanford University's
Executive Graduate Program.
The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory
Committee, established under Executive Order 12382, provides the
President with technical information and advice on national security
telecommunications policy. The Committee is composed of no more than 30
chief executives representing elements of the national
telecommunications industry, including the information services,
electronics, aerospace, and banking sectors. Members are appointed by
the President and serve at the pleasure of the President. The NSTAC
itself meets approximately every 9-12 months, but its industry Executive
Subcommittee carries out studies throughout the year.
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