Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced it has appointed Stephen T. Colo to become its Chief Security Officer (CSO). Following a distinguished career with the United States Secret Service, Colo joined SAIC in December 2003 to manage the Homeland Security Support Operation.
During his tenure with the Secret Service, Colo served as assistant director, in which capacity he was the chief financial officer. Before this appointment, he served as the agency's deputy assistant director for technology and chief information officer for the Office of Protective Research.
Colo was appointed as a special agent with the U.S. Secret Service in 1976, when he was assigned to the Washington field office. His subsequent assignments included duty in the New York field office and the Los Angeles field office. Colo progressed steadily through the ranks of the Secret Service where he served in positions of greater responsibility.
Colo was promoted to the position of assistant to the special agent in charge of the Presidential Protective Division in 1986, protecting President Ronald Reagan. He subsequently served as the special agent in charge of the Reagan Protective Division after President Reagan left office. Also, Colo was responsible for the Secret Service's role in running the 1996 presidential campaign and had overall security responsibility for the 1997 presidential inauguration. Colo is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Exceptional Service Award from the Department of Treasury in 2003, for his work in assisting in the formation of the Department of Homeland Security.
A native of Staten Island, New York, in 1972, Colo attended Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pa., where he earned a bachelor's degree in sociology. In 1977, he earned a master of science degree in administration of justice from American University in Washington, D.C. He graduated from the National War College in 1990.
From science to solutions, SAIC engineers and scientists solve complex technical problems in national security, homeland security, energy, the environment, space, telecommunications, health care, and logistics. With annual revenues of $7.2 billion, SAIC is the largest United States' employee-owned research and engineering company, with more than 42,000 employees at offices in more than 150 cities worldwide. More information about SAIC can be found at http://www.saic.com/.
