Leidos' board adds former DISA director
Then-DISA Director Nancy Horton speaks virtually to commanders, directors, deputies and chief information officers in September 2020. Photo by Thomas Burton, Defense Department
By
Ross Wilkers
Nancy Norton led the Defense Department's main IT agency for three years until her retirement in 2021.
Leidos' board of directors has elected a new member in Nancy Norton, a retired Navy vice admiral and most recently director of the Defense Information Systems Agency.
Norton's appointment means the board grows in size to 13 members and she will join as an independent director, Leidos said Thursday.
She retired from military service in 2021 after a nearly 35-year career that culminated with three years of service in the DISA director post, a role that included responsibility for the agency's global network and a team of more than 8,000 military and civilian personnel.
In conjunction with the DISA role, she also served as commander of the Joint Force Headquarters Department of Defense Information Network. That entity is charged with directing and synchronizing defensive cyberspace activities to protect the military's primary information network.
Norton is also a member of FedEx's board of directors.