The company was later merged into Radiation Systems, Inc. McCleary was the chairman and chief executive officer of Digex, a national internet service provider.
McCleary stepped down as CEO in July 2000 to focus on issues surrounding his family, but retained his position of chairman of the board.
[10] McCleary later stated that "his one regret is not having fought harder to save USi", but that it would not have been possible due to his family issues and the collapse of the World Trade Center all occurring at the same time.
In 2000, McCleary was the chair of an advisory board of tech executives that helped the then Maryland Governor, Parris Glendening to launch his e-commerce initiatives for the 2000 legislative session.
[16] McCleary serves on the board of Baltimore Emerging Technology Center business incubator and as chairman of the investment committee.
[citation needed] McCleary was featured on the cover of Forbes Magazine as one of the tech titans who was credited with “re-writing the rules of the Web”.