InfraGard National Members Alliance Awards First Annual Judge William Webster InfraGard Lifetime Achievement Award

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- InfraGard National Members Alliance Awards First Annual Judge William Webster InfraGardLifetime Achievement Award

The InfraGard National Members Alliance (INMA) has awarded the first annual Judge William Webster InfraGard Lifetime Achievement Award to its namesake, Judge William Webster. The award was presented during a special dinner during the InfraGard National Congress, held in Chantilly, VA. He is currently Chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) and a consulting partner in the Washington, DC office of international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, previously served as the HSAC Vice Chair.

Prior to joining Milbank in 1991, Judge Webster served as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1978 to 1987 and as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1987 to 1991, during which time he led some of the most prominent and sensitive legal commissions, including a review of the performance of government agencies during the riots that followed the verdict in the Rodney King case in Los Angeles. He later served as Chair of the Commission for the Review of FBI Security Programs, which was set up in 2001 following the arrest of a senior FBI agent on charges of espionage. A former federal judge, Webster served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (1973-1978) and on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (1970 – 1973).

Judge Webster has received numerous awards in recognition of his outstanding leadership in all areas of the legal profession, the administration of justice, government service and the rule of law, including the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the National Security Medal. Judge Webster graduated from Amherst College and received his Juris Doctor from Washington University Law School.

Judge Webster thanked the InfraGard organization by saying, "The United States needs the cooperation of the Private Sector as much as we need the FBI." Dave Pekoske, InfraGard Chairman of the Board said, "This is an incredible opportunity to honor a real Patriot." The tradition of Judge Webster's lifetime achievement, InfraGard will continue to award the Judge William Webster Lifetime Achievement award during each annual congress.   

About InfraGardand the InfraGard National Members Alliance
The InfraGard Program began in 1996 as a collaborative effort between private sector cyber professionals and the FBI field office in Cleveland, Ohio. The FBI later expanded the program to each of the FBI's 56 field offices. In 2003 the private sector members of InfraGard formed the "InfraGard National Members Alliance" (INMA). The INMA is a non-profit Delaware Corporation with 501(c)3 status. The INMA is comprised of 84 independent 501(c)(3) InfraGard Members Alliances (IMAs) representing over 25,000 FBI-vetted InfraGard Subject Matter Experts. InfraGard provides its members with unmatched opportunities to promote the physical and cyber security of their organizations, through access to a trusted, national network of Subject Matter Experts from the public and private sectors and government stakeholders, at the local, state, and federal levels, with unmatched access to the expertise and experience of critical infrastructure owners and operators. For more information about InfraGard, please visit www.infragard.net. For more information about the INMA, please visit www.infragardmembers.org

SOURCE InfraGard National Members Alliance