Claire M. Grady is a former American government official who served in areas of national defense and security procurement.

[2] In her role at the Department of Defense, Grady provided advice on matters related to the procurement of major weapon and automated information systems and led policy for services acquisition.

[4] She had cut short a week-long trip to Europe where she was going to discuss cybersecurity and terror threats with senior UK and Swedish government officials.

In a tweet, Nielsen had said that she had agreed to remain in her position until April 10, 2019 "to assist with an orderly transition and ensure that key DHS missions are not impacted.

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