Emery later served as the chief information officer of the United States Department of Justice National Security Division and the Architect of the Capitol.

His mother later married former commercial pilot turned statistician Riaz Hussein Rana through which, Emery gained two stepsisters, including Natasha Gajewski.

In so doing, Emery worked in tandem with the First Family, the White House staff, the chief usher, the press office, the Secret Service, and military leaders.

Emery gave personal tours of the White House to private guests including some notable figures such as: Barbra Streisand, Dana Carvey, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Julie Andrews, Johnny Carson, and Melanie Griffith.

[9][7] On March 3, 1994, Emery's unusually abrupt firing was the subject of nationwide news when Hillary Clinton dismissed him for communicating with former first lady Barbara Bush.

[10][11][12][13] Despite passing several FBI investigations and background checks, Emery was fired by Hillary Clinton for "an incredible lack of discretion" after communicating twice with the former first lady.

[20] Emery was vindicated by the Howard County Police Department; Gray subsequently found his letters in a different file in his office.

[8] In this capacity, he oversaw the enterprise and technology management of the U.S. Capitol, Senate, the House of Representatives, the Library of Congress, and the Supreme Court.

Two years later, in December 2012, he became the first chief information officer of the United States Department of Justice National Security Division.

There he served on the DOJ CIO Council to help develop the strategic plan for the Department's information and technology goals for fiscal years 2015–2018.