Homeland Security

Deputy Director Snow was appointed by Governor Newsom and joined the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) in August 2024. Deputy Director Snow provides direction and oversight to the Cal OES Homeland Security Division. In this role, Deputy Director Snow is responsible for the State Threat Assessment System (STAS), the California Cyber Security Integration Center (Cal-CSIC), and the following homeland security programs: the Governor’s Homeland Security Advisory Committee; the Governor’s Cybersecurity Task Force; Port and Maritime Security; Chemical Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive material (CBRNE) Protection and Preparedness; Event Planning Security; Critical Infrastructure Protection; and Statewide School Safety. Moreover, Deputy Director Snow provides administrative oversight to the application of California’s homeland security grants, known as the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) and Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI).

Prior to joining Cal OES, Deputy Director Snow spent 21 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as Special Agent, specializing in national security threat issues. Assigned to the Sacramento Field Office, his final assignment at the FBI was an executive management role as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) overseeing the National Security and Crisis management programs, where his responsibilities included International and Domestic Terrorism, Counterintelligence, Cyber, Critical Incident Response, SWAT, Training, National Academy, and Division Compliance/Chief Security Officer. Deputy Director Snow also spent over three years in Washington, D.C. as Supervisory Special Agent with the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division.

Commander Matthew Sage was appointed by Governor Newsom and joined the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) in May 2025. Commander Sage leads the State Threat Assessment Center (STAC), where he oversees daily operations of the executive support staff, Strategic Analysis Unit, Tactical Intelligence Unit, and Critical Infrastructure Protection Unit. In this capacity, Commander Sage is responsible for managing statewide intelligence coordination, threat analysis, and infrastructure protection efforts in support of California’s public safety and homeland security priorities.

Prior to his current role, Commander Sage served as Deputy Commander for Intelligence and Analysis at STAC, where he directed multi-agency intelligence operations and led initiatives supporting California’s fusion center network and national threat reporting requirements.

Commander Sage brings over 16 years of service in the United States Intelligence and Special Operations Communities. His federal service includes his most recent assignment as a Supervisory Intelligence Officer with the U.S. Department of the Army at the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), where he led full-spectrum intelligence operations within the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of operations. Before his time at JSOC, Commander Sage served in Washington, D.C. as an Operations Officer with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s National Media Exploitation Center (NMEC), completing multiple assignments at U.S. embassies throughout Central and South America.

Commander Sage is a proud U.S. Army veteran, having served as a Human Intelligence Collector with the 75th Ranger Regiment from 2006 to 2010.

Edward Bómbita was appointed Commander of the California Cybersecurity Integration Center at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services on June 13, 2024. He is a seasoned military leader that possesses extensive experience in cybersecurity and national defense. Immediately before his appointment, he served as Deputy Director for the Identity Data Management Team at U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet since 2023. From 2019 to 2023, Bómbita served as Deputy Officer in Charge with the Special Activities Team at U.S. Army Cyber Command. Prior to that, he held several key roles within the California National Guard, including Commander of Cyber Protection Team 171 and Cyber Task Force Administrative Officer from 2016 to 2019. He also served as Shift Lead and Analyst at the California Department of Technology Security Operations Center in 2018, and as Team Officer-in-Charge with the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade’s Task Force Echo from 2017 to 2018.

As Cal-CSIC Commander, Bómbita leads the state’s primary cybersecurity hub in managing efforts to prevent and mitigate cyber incidents that may affect California’s Critical Infrastructure networks. He collaborates with multi-jurisdictional stakeholders to strengthen cybersecurity coordination across agencies and the state.

Bómbita holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Information Systems from California State University, Fresno and several cybersecurity and Information Technology certifications.