[2] He was the Cyber-Security Coordinator of the Obama Administration,[3] operating in the Executive Office of the President of the United States.

[14] He left active military duty in 1974, then started his civil service career at the Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field, since renamed as the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range and served as chief of transportation and deputy director of resource management until 1982.

He served in the Arizona Air National Guard with the 161st Communications Squadron based at Phoenix International Airport, from 1989 until 1998.

[19] In May 2003, Schmidt retired from the White House after 31 years of public service in local and federal government.

[22] On Tuesday, December 22, 2009, Schmidt was named as the United States' top computer security advisor to President Barack Obama.

[23] In May 2012, Schmidt announced that he would be stepping down as the White House's CyberSecurity Coordinator at the end of the month, citing a desire to focus on family and pursue teaching in the cyber field.

He was replaced by Michael Daniel, chief of the White House budget office's intelligence branch.

He has testified before congressional committees on computer security and cyber crime [26] and has featured on various worldwide television and radio shows including, BBC, ABC, CNN, CNBC, Fox TV talking about cyber-security, investigations and technology.

He served as an augmented member to the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology in the formation of an Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection.