Rear Admiral (USCG; Ret.) Christopher Tomney

Rear Admiral Christopher Tomney, USCG (ret.), is the Director of the Office of Homeland Security Situational Awareness (OSA) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He leads strategic cross-Component operations coordination for the Department and oversees critical elements including the National Operations Center (NOC). Under his leadership, OSA delivers realtime situational awareness, maintains the Department's common operational picture, and drives information sharing across the Homeland Security Enterprise. In support of this coordination role, Director Tomney has led multiple Department-wide efforts. From 2025 to 2026, he was the DHS Senior Coordinating Official supporting the White House FIFA World Cup Task Force and aligned support from DHS Components to secure the tournament, participants, and cities across the nation. Before that, from 2023 to 2025, he guided the Department through the executive turnover process as the DHS Presidential Transition Officer.

Rear Admiral Tomney assumed the role of Director in August 2019, successfully guiding the Office of Operations Coordination (OPS) through its transition to OSA in December 2022. Prior to the transition, he was the DHS Continuity Coordinator, driving cross-Component resilience strategies to protect against all threats and hazards. He initially joined DHS Headquarters in October 2018 as a Special Advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary, examining overall operational coordination across DHS and leading a Unified Coordination Group supporting Southwest Border humanitarian and security crisis response operations.

Rear Admiral Tomney retired from the U.S. Coast Guard in July 2018 after serving as Director, Joint Interagency Task Force South; a position which he held since April 2015. Previous flag officer assignments included Assistant Commandant, Intelligence and Criminal Investigations and Director, Joint Interagency Task Force West.

During his military career, he served in a variety of intelligence assignments. He was the School Chief for the Coast Guard's Operational Intelligence School, Deputy Director of the Coast Guard's Pacific Area Intelligence Division, and Deputy Director of the Coast Guard's Counterintelligence Service. Upon its establishment, he served as the first Director of Intelligence Operations for the Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center, Pacific. His national-level intelligence experience includes Chief of the Coast Guard's Intelligence Plans and Policy Office, Executive Assistant to the Assistant Commandant for Intelligence and Criminal Investigations, and Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Intelligence Coordination Center.

Rear Admiral Tomney is a permanent cutterman and is qualified in tactical law enforcement. He commanded USCGC POINT MONROE and USCGC OCRACOKE. He was a Deck Watch Officer on USCGC DILIGENCE and Executive Officer on USCGC CONFIDENCE, homeported in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Additionally, he commanded Law Enforcement Detachment Two out of Key West, Florida. He was awarded the Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal (2), Legion of Merit (2), Meritorious Service Medal, the Coast Guard Commendation Medal (4), and the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal by the Director of National Intelligence.

Rear Admiral Tomney graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Science. He earned a Master of Science degree in Strategic Intelligence from the Defense Intelligence College and completed a federal executive fellowship at the Brookings Institution – earning the Brookings Certificate in Public Leadership.