Charles Lombard has been serving as the Assistant Administrator (AA) for Protective Services at NASA since August 2024. In this capacity, he leads the Office of Protective Services (OPS), as the central authority for policy formulation, oversight, coordination, and management of the Agency's protective services. As the AA for OPS, Mr. Lombard oversees NASA's multiple comprehensive programs, encompassing personnel, physical, and information security policies and operations, intelligence analysis, counterintelligence/counterterrorism (CI/CT) operations, identity, credential, and access management, law enforcement operations, fire/emergency medical services, emergency management, and continuity of operations functions. Additionally, he serves as NASA’s Insider Threat Senior Official and the Agency Senior Official for Operations Security (OPSEC).
Prior to his current role, Mr. Lombard was the Deputy Assistant Administrator (DAA) for NASA Protective Services. In this position, he was the principal advisor to the Assistant Administrator for Protective Services, responsible for developing, implementing, and directing NASA’s police, security, Fire/EMS, and emergency response programs across the Agency. As the DAA, Mr. Lombard also managed budgetary and human capital projections, and strategic planning. His functional responsibilities included leadership, management, and direction for all Protective Services disciplines, ensuring the protection of personnel, information, and property. He also provided leadership and oversight to the NASA Protective Services Training Academy.
Before his tenure as DAA for OPS, Mr. Lombard served as the Director of the Security Management Division at NASA Headquarters. In this role, he provided policy and oversight for NASA’s personnel security, physical security, classified information security, emergency preparedness planning and response, and the protection of national security information. He also served as the Emergency Manager at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
Prior to his civil service career, which began in July 2006, Mr. Lombard was a senior vice president for a protective services contractor, overseeing several federal contracts with approximately 700 employees nationwide. From 2000 to 2002, he was the Program Manager for the NASA Protective Services Training Academy at the Agency’s Kennedy Space Center, where he was responsible for developing and executing training programs for all civil service Special Agents and contractor security police officers agency-wide.
Mr. Lombard has been a member of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board of Directors since 2019. He is a U.S. Air Force veteran and a graduate of Barry University in Miami, Florida.