John Sprague

IT Chief Engineer
Service Management Office
Office of the Chief Information Officer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

John Sprague is the IT Chief Engineer in the Service Management Office, Office of the Chief Information Officer, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC.

Previously John was detailed as the Data Control Officer, and Cybersecurity Co-Lead for Cybersecurity, Governance, Data and Info Tech for unmanned systems, quad copter delivery operations, autonomous and manned passenger delivery for the NASA AAM NC Program. As the Data Control Officer and Co-Lead for Cyber Security, he worked closely with the FAA, other Agencies, and numerous companies. Prior to that assignment he was the Deputy Associate Chief Information Officer for the Transformation & Data Division, and Deputy Chief Data Officer. He has a Master’s Degree in Computer Resource and Information Management; a Bachelor’s in Industrial Technology Engineering and is a retired Air Force Officer where he was deployed after 9/11 to support European operations, and for 6 months in the
Kingdom of Bahrain with visits to Egypt and Kuwait, and a deployment to Kosovo/Macedonia. He developed new technology infusion, data science and digital innovation projects/prototypes, using assessments and best practices affecting over 60,000 scientists, researchers, and University partners.

Previously he was the NASA Enterprise Application and the End User Service Executives. He has run helpdesks at Department of Defense (Office of the Secretary of Defense, DISA’s Joint Staff Support Center, Army’s IT Agency) and FBI, and set up Homeland Security’s helpdesk and NASA’s Enterprise Service Desk. John is a Fellow of the American Council for Technology/Industry Advisory Council, the
Federal Executive Institute, a board member of the Advanced Technology & Academic Research Center (ATARC/GITEC) and an occasional host, speaker and regional awards judge for the Help Desk Institute (HDI). John is also an Adjunct Professor at WUST University, and Webster University teaching Masters and Bachelors Cybersecurity Courses in Washington, DC and online.

John also enjoys educating and mentoring students on school programs and certifications in the Information Technology career field.