Mark J. Radlinski was appointed as the first Chief Security Officer (CSO) at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in March of 2019 after serving as the Director of Security and Safety since August of 2016. In this position, Mr. Radlinski oversees all aspects of security, intelligence, and logistics programs to include: protective service operations, personnel security, physical security, building operations, print and publishing services, and intelligence coordination activities. Additionally, Mr. Radlinski is responsible for maintaining comprehensive continuity of operations plans (COOP), occupational safety and health (OSH) programs, and the oversight of national security information and facilities.
Before joining FERC, Mr. Radlinski served as the Chief of the Classified Operations Branch at the United States Citizenship and Immigrations Services (USCIS) from August of 2012 to August of 2016, where he was charged with ensuring the integrity of USCIS operations by providing security services, operations management, administrative security policies, and defensive counterintelligence capabilities in support of USCIS senior leadership and DHS headquarters.
Previously, he served as the Deputy Director of the President’s Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) in the White House where he managed the implementation of integrated Continuity of the Presidency (COP) and Continuity of Government (COG) plans necessary to ensure the uninterrupted functioning of the Presidency and the U.S. Government in case of natural disaster, terrorist attack or essential services interruptions.
Prior to his civil service, Mr. Radlinski served as a United States Navy Surface Warfare Officer completing numerous deployments in support of the Global War on Terror and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Additionally, Mr. Radlinski served in Iraq with the U.S. Army’s First Infantry Division and 10th Special Forces Group (A) as a Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (IED) officer from May 2006 through April of 2007.
Mr. Radlinski earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the United States Naval Academy and a Master of Arts in Security Studies from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. He resides in Arlington, VA with his wife and five children.
