FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JMD THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1995 (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 MARK BOSTER SELECTED AS DEPUTY ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Assistant Attorney General Stephen R. Colgate, head of the Department of Justice's Justice Management Division, today announced the appointment of Mark Boster as Deputy Assistant Attorney General (DAAG) for Information Resources Management (IRM). In this role, Boster will oversee the management, acquisition and integration of the Department's information resources, including automated data processing, telecom-munications, office automation, computer security, data management and end-user computing. "Boster brings 20 years of management, organizational development and project implementation experience to his new position at Justice," Colgate said. "Boster will have a pivotal role in the development of IRM policies, programs and standards that will provide support to the Department's diverse law enforcement and litigation responsibilities." Boster has been the Department's Director of Telecom- munications since February 1994 and Acting DAAG for IRM since April 1995. As Director of Telecommunications Services, Boster managed an annual budget in excess of $80 million and was responsible for planning, directing, and providing oversight to the Department's data and voice networks. Prior to joining the Department, Boster served in the private and public sectors as Vice President of Operations for the Postal Buddy Corporation and as Assistant Administrator for Information Systems Management for the Farmers Home Administration. # # # 95-594