Scott Davis

Douglas “Scott” Davis joined the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Information and Technology (OIT) as the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Chief Security Architect in May 2020. He was selected as the CISO and Executive Director of the Cybersecurity Directorate in September of 2022. Prior to joining CBP, Scott was the Deputy CISO for the Department of Labor from January 2018 to May 2020. He has an extensive and diverse background in military, public, and private sectors with critical infrastructure security and information systems. Scott served for more than 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and has held roles in information systems security and systems engineering with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and as the Region Command Information Officer at the U.S. Department of the Navy. He has worked for the National Reconnaissance Office as a Flight Chief of Information Systems and Superintendent for the Communications Operations Squadron. He also worked for Booz Allen Hamilton as a Lead Project Manager and IT Lead.

Scott developed and published the FY25-29 CBP Cybersecurity Strategy and provides cybersecurity expertise to ensure OIT technology services are provided in the most secure manner possible in support of the CBP mission. He leads the Cybersecurity Directorate to implement the strategy including the continued shift to Zero Trust Architecture. Scott continues to make recommendations and guide improvements that will enhance the security of CBP information systems, and the data processed, contained, and distributed by those systems.

Scott earned a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Management and Security Administration from Strayer University, and a Master of Business Administration from Liberty University.