Mr. Haglund serves as Associate Director of the Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In this role, Mr. Haglund manages OBP’s programs to enhance national security by building public and private capabilities to deter, prevent, and respond to bombing incidents. Additionally, Mr. Haglund coordinates Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) efforts across DHS and the Federal interagency.

Before joining DHS, Mr. Haglund was the Deputy Chief of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Requirements Support within the Joint Requirements Office for CBRN Defense (CBRND), Joint Staff, J-8. Mr. Haglund was responsible for developing and integrating CBRND Policy, Doctrine, and other non-material solutions through the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) and served as a primary advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on matters relating to Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction.

From 1990 to 2014, Mr. Haglund served in the U.S. Air Force as an officer in Civil Engineering, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), and Acquisition Program Management leadership roles. Mr. Haglund commanded a Civil Engineer Squadron at a Data Masked location, supporting a research and development organization through the inherently dangerous testing of numerous programs and the executing presidentially directed missions. Additionally, he served on the Headquarters, US Central Command (CENTCOM) and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) staffs, commanded several large EOD organizations, served two combat deployments in Iraq, and was an adjunct faculty member at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies leading courses within the Seminar on Trans-Atlantic Civil Security and the Seminar on Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism. As a program manager within Headquarters, Air Force Special Operations Command, Mr. Haglund managed components of the $4.5 billion CV-22 Osprey aircraft operational testing and acquisition. In addition, he led the acquisition program for the Special Operations Command Light Strike Vehicle.

Mr. Haglund is a Senior Executive Service (SES) member and has earned the Executive Certificate in Public Leadership from Harvard University. Haglund is a graduate of Air War College and holds a Master of Arts in National Security Affairs-Homeland Security and Defense from the Naval Postgraduate School, a Master of Science in Industrial Operations Management from the University of Arkansas, a Master of Science in Business Administration from Central Michigan University, and is an alumnus of the National Defense University, Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Program for Emerging Leaders. He is a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) through the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) through the American Society of Industrial Security, a Project Management Professional (PMP), and a Master CBRN Military Advisory Team (CMAT) leader through the DTRA Defense Nuclear Weapons School. He holds Defense Acquisition Workforce (DAWIA) Level III program management and Level II life-cycle logistics certifications.