Harris Corporation Names Major General Dale W. Meyerrose V.P. and General Manager of Cyber & Information Assurance
January 12 2009 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
New Business Protects Government and Commercial Computers from
Attack MELBOURNE, Fla., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and
information technology company, has named Major General USAF (Ret.)
Dale W. Meyerrose to the newly created position of vice president
and general manager, Cyber and Information Assurance. Meyerrose
was, most recently, the chief information officer and information
sharing executive for the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence. Meyerrose will be responsible for leading all aspects
of strategy, business development, and program execution for Harris
Corporation's newly formed Cyber and Information Assurance
business. In addition, he will oversee the new Harris Center for
Information Assurance at the Florida Institute of Technology and
its associated research programs. The center at the Melbourne-
based university is developing advanced solutions that address
global information security threats. "Harris is a world leader in
cybersecurity and information assurance, using state-of-the-art
technology assessment techniques and architecture engineering to
define, operate and protect secure networks for customers as
diverse as the U.S. military, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the
Federal Aviation Administration," said Howard L. Lance, chairman,
president and chief executive officer. "General Meyerrose has the
experience and the strategic vision to pull together the broad and
deep cybersecurity and IA capabilities within Harris, combined with
new R&D capabilities at the Florida Tech center, and apply
those resources to better serving current customers and
significantly expanding addressable markets in this high-growth,
mission-critical area. We are delighted Dale has chosen to join
Harris Corporation." General Meyerrose has more than three decades
of government experience in secure communications and information
technology. He served as Chief Information Officer in three major
U.S. Air Force Commands and three unified Combatant Commands. He
was the director of Command Control Systems, Headquarters North
American Aerospace Defense Command, and director of Architectures
and Integration, Headquarters U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Air
Force Base, Colorado. He also served as the chief information
officer for both commands. General Meyerrose ensured that the
commander of NORAD had the command and control systems to safeguard
the air sovereignty of North America. He graduated from the U.S.
Air Force Academy with a B.S. degree in economics and earned an
M.B.A. degree from the University of Utah. A high- resolution
photograph of Meyerrose is available at
http://www.harris.com/harris/whats_new/Gen_Meyerrose.jpg About
Harris Corporation Harris is an international communications and
information technology company serving government and commercial
markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne,
Florida, the company has annual revenue of $5.4 billion and 16,000
employees -- including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists.
Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured
communications(R); products, systems, and services. Additional
information about Harris Corporation is available at
http://www.harris.com/. DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT:
Sleighton Meyer of Harris Defense and Intelligence Programs,
+1-321-727-6514, ; or Jim Burke of Harris Corporation,
+1-321-727-9131, Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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