Federal 100: Timothy J. McBride
Name: Timothy J. McBride
Title: Director of Operations
National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Agency: Commerce Department
Cyber smarts. The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence at NIST was formed to accelerate the adoption of best practices for cybersecurity across public and private networks. McBride is helping industry advance its cybersecurity game even further by leading the establishment of the nation's first Federally Funded Research and Development Center for cybersecurity in support of NCCoE. The cybersecurity FFRDC is a budget-conscious way to support the design and adoption of security platforms by the industries that need them.