Mark Hojnacke is the Director of the Office of Security Policy, within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Security. Mark has over 35 years of physical security experience as a contractor and Federal employee in the Department of Energy. Mark began his DOE career as a Security Inspector at the Nevada Test Site in 1987 and served in various security positions during his time in Nevada. In 2010, Mark accepted a contractor support position within the Office of Security and became a federal employee in 2014. Mark has led several policy initiatives within the Office of Security, including the integration of security risk management into security guidance in place of strict compliance-based requirements. Mark is a veteran of the United States Air Force where he served as a Security Police officer.