Carl A. Anderson, vice president at Van Scoyoc Associates, has spent more than 12 years in the federal government and on Capitol Hill. He specializes in communications and information technology, healthcare policy, cyber security, and energy policy. He served as a counsel on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, tackling several high profile investigations and examining the growing areas of cyber threats and cybersecurity.  Carl previously served at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the Office of Justice Programs where he managed internal investigations and litigation, and responded to congressional requests and investigations. He was also selected into the Attorney General’s Honors Program, served in the Civil Rights Division at the DOJ, and was appointed as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia.  Carl graduated from Virginia Tech with a BA in political science and received a JD from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America. He has been admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia.