Meet our speaker

Ms. Luci Holemans has over 35 years of experience in the federal government, 29 of which have been at the FAA in various positions. Ms. Holemans started her career with the Navy testing GPS receivers for military aircraft. She developed scenarios in simulated environments that evaluated how these receivers reacted to spoofing and jamming. This included platforms that integrated GPS and inertial systems. After transferring to the FAA, she worked on the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) program from the beginning of its acquisition cycle though its transition/implementation. As the Eastern Service Area Transition Lead, she worked with the regional, facility, and engineering services to transition more than 6000 telecommunications services to FTI on schedule and below budget. As part of FTI, Ms. Holemans became heavily involved in cybersecurity requirements and testing. After FTI, Ms. Holemans led the establishment of the Air Traffic Organization Cybersecurity Group (ACG). ACG strengthened the cybersecurity posture of the National Airspace System by consolidating and integrating ATO Information Security Systems functions into a single accountable organization. This well-integrated and highly productive ATO Cybersecurity organization is responsible for developing cybersecurity requirements and governance; designing and implementing enterprise cybersecurity solutions; testing, assessing, analyzing, and evaluating risk for all systems and services in the ATO critical infrastructure; performing cybersecurity exercises within the FAA and external to the FAA (to include other government agencies, private industry, and international partners); and acting as a catalyst for change in multiple functional areas, such as acquisition strategy, contracts management, enterprise architecture, and workforce development. She is currently the ATO Executive Advisor on Cybersecurity.