Robert D. Johnson
Mr. Johnson graduated from Florida State University., Tallahassee, Florida and retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). He was commissioned into the U.S. Army, graduate studies at George Washington University. and attended various military and civilian training courses in electronics, cryptographic, and national security agency functions.
Before retiring from the U, S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with thirty years of service, assignments included the Pentagon, National Security Station and USDA Directorate of Information Resources Management in Washington, D.C. At USDA, primary duties included being department principal on the Council of Representative and Alternate Principal to the National Communications System presenting the Departments' position. In addition, supported activities of the Presidents' National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee and participated in the various working groups that established the Government Emergency Telecommunications Service to meet White House requirements for authorized users engaged in national security missions. Identified Navy telecommunications requirements for the Defense Data and Switched net works, participated in the policy management of the USDA Telecommunications Networks and held various positions in the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy in radio, voice/telephone, data and communications security.
Since retiring, Robert was appointed as Board member and Vice-Chairman to the Indian River County (IRC) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Citizen Advisory Committee, Children Services Advisory Committee (CSAC) Board Member and Vice-Chair for 4 years, CSAC Grants Review Sub-Committee, member of the IRC Republican Executive Committee, was Secretary and Board Member for 8 years of the IRC Taxpayers Association and past board member of the IRC American Family Association. Also, has been on the steering committees of various state and local political campaigns. Life member of the V F W and the Florida State University Alumni Association.
