Special Agent Lee M. Russ, a member of the Senior Executive Service, serves as the Executive Director, Office of Special Investigations (OSI), Office of Special Projects and as the Department of the Air Force Special Access Program Security Director. Mr. Russ directs 427 personnel at 52 field offices delivering security, investigative, counterintelligence, polygraph and program security management support for all programs protected under special access controls to securely acquire and deploy operational and intelligence capabilities to warfighters worldwide. Mr. Russ also integrates traditional OSI services and capabilities with a comprehensive program security, network accreditation and information assurance program.

A career Special Agent with the OSI, Mr. Russ has directed and led law enforcement and counterintelligence investigations and operations at every Air Force level. He served as an active duty OSI Special Agent from 2001 until 2006, when he became a civil servant. He has served as a Special Agent, deployed Counterintelligence Collections Manager, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Program Security Officer, Command Program Security Officer, Special Agent in Charge and Deputy Director. Prior to his current position, Mr. Russ served in a career-broadening opportunity as the Director of Counterintelligence and Global Special Access Program Security at the Department of Defense Special Access Program Central Office, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.