John Banghart

John Banghart has spent over 15 years in the IT/IS fields, both in the private and public sectors.  Currently, he is
the SCAP Validation Program Manager at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).  As part of
the broader security automation initiative, this program develops software requirements and accredits
laboratories for the purpose of validating that products are correctly implementing the Security Content
Automation Protocol (SCAP).  John is currently the NIST representative to the Interagency Security Automation
Program (ISAP) working group, where he works with other agency representatives and external stakeholders to
develop and promote security automation initiatives across the federal government and private sector.