Maj. Gen. Paul Stanton, commanding general of the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Gordon, has been nominated by President Joe Biden to become the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency.
The nomination also covers Stanton’s appointment to the grade of lieutenant general and as commander of the Joint Forces Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network located at Fort Meade in Maryland, according to Lloyd Austin, secretary of the Department of Defense and a previous Wash100 Award recipient.
At present, Stanton leads the CCoE, which is the Army’s force modernization proponent for cyberspace operations, signal/communications networks and information services as well as electronic warfare.
The Army major general was with Army Cyber Command as its deputy commanding general for operations before assuming his current role.
Stanton’s military career also includes time serving as senior technical adviser, Army Cyber Command; National Security Agency fellow; director of capabilities development Group, U.S. Cyber Command; commander, Army Cyber Protection Brigade; and deputy director of operations (J-3), Cyber Command.
He has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, a master’s degree from the University of Illinois, and a doctorate from Johns Hopkins University.
