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29 PHYLLIS FONG NAMED FHFA'S ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL e Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) named United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) veteran Phyllis Fong its Acting Inspector General. She will continue to serve as Inspector General for the USDA, according to a press release from the FHFA. In her new position Fong will be the senior official in the Office of Inspector General and will oversee audits, investigations, and other oversight activities relating to FHFA's programs and operations. "FHFA takes great pride in being a world- class prudential regulator. We strive to be good stewards of the resources taxpayers have entrusted to us. Inspector Fong's leadership in FHFA Office of Inspector General will provide the oversight required to ensure that FHFA executes our mission in an efficient and effective manner without waste, fraud, or abuse," Acting Director Sandra ompson said. Fong—stepping in for Laura Wertheimer, who announced her resignation last month amid investigations— says she appreciates Acting Director ompson's interest and support and echoes her sentiments. "FHFA OIG has an important mission— to provide oversight and recommendations to enable FHFA to deliver its programs as effectively as possible. I look forward to working with FHFA OIG's staff to accomplish this mission," Fong said. Fong has served as Inspector General for USDA since 2002. Her priorities in that post have been to focus USDA Office of Inspector General's resources on the protection of public health and safety related to USDA's mission and operations, and to improve the management and financial integrity of the department's programs, according to the FHFA's announcement. It adds that prior to her appointment at USDA, Fong served as the IG of the U.S. Small Business Administration—from April 1999 until December 2002. She also has served as a career member of the Senior Executive Service, where she held several senior management positions. From 2008 to 2014, Fong served as the first Chairperson of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), an independent agency established by Congress in the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008. Fong also served as a member of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, established by Congress to oversee Federal spending under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 until its sunset in September 2015. e board's responsibilities included oversight of disaster relief funds for Hurricane Sandy. "Inspector Fong's leadership in FHFA …will provide the oversight required to ensure that FHFA executes our mission in an efficient and effective manner without waste, fraud, or abuse" —Sandra Thompson, Acting Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency S E R V I C E R S CENLAR FSB ANNOUNCES CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER HIRE Ewing, New Jersey-based Cenlar FSB, a mortgage loan subservicer and federally chartered wholesale bank, announced the addition of Jason Shockey as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). "We are excited to bring Jason on board. Given his background in both government and private sectors, Jason brings an impressive depth of cybersecurity knowledge to the role," said Tim King, Chief Information Officer. "Jason's leadership within the cybersecurity industry positions us to advance our security strategy against ever-changing risk landscapes to protect sensitive data of our company, our employees, our clients and their homeowners." As the CISO, Shockey will be responsible for implementing the information security strategy and objectives, including strategies to monitor and address current and emerging risks, as well as building a strong cyber engineering function to enable digital transformation, the company said via a press release. "I'm looking forward to working with the Corporate Security Office team and continuing the great progress they've made. My vision is to further integrate and align information security to the business strategy," Shockey said. Shockey has 22 years of experience in IT and global cybersecurity operations specializing in governance, risk management, compliance, IT operations, architecture, software engineering, and incident response. Before joining Cenlar, Jason was the CISO for Cyberpoint International. In addition to his work in the private sector, Shockey has an extensive background in leading cybersecurity efforts for the U.S. Marine Corps and partnering with the intelligence community. He directed and guided cybersecurity operations, infrastructure development, and software engineering for Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command at Ft. Meade, Maryland. He led national level operations for the Cyber National Mission Force at Ft. Mead and served as a special liaison to the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force. He was selected by the Commander of U.S. Cyber Command to lead high performance teams consisting of world class cyber experts, scientists, engineers and national level defensive cyber professionals to characterize risk associated with unattributed, global emerging cyber threats. Shockey received the 2014 Copernicus Award given by the U.S. Naval Institute and AFCEA International recognizing individuals who have made a significant, demonstrable contribution to naval warfare in command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (C4I). S E R V I C E R P R O V I D E R S COVIUS NAMES PETER PALERMO VP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR REQUIRE REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS GROUP Covius, a provider of technology-enabled solutions to the financial services industry, announced that Peter Palermo has joined the Company's Movers & Shakers