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By KAREN KAPLAN

Sept. 28, 1998 12 AM PT

Van B. Honeycutt, Computer Sciences Corp.’s chairman, president and chief executive, gained a new title last week: chairman of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.

After announcing Honeycutt’s appointment in a Washington ceremony, Defense Secretary William Cohen gave the Los Angeles executive a symbolic gavel. Honeycutt has served on the committee since April 1995 and will take over from Charles R. Lee, GTE Corp.’s chairman and chief executive.

The NSTAC advises the president on security and telecommunications issues from an industry point of view. Previous committee chairs have come from AT&T;, Sprint and General Electric. Honeycutt is the first information technology executive to head the organization.

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Karen Kaplan

Karen Kaplan covers science and medical research for the Los Angeles Times. She has been a member of the science team since 2005, including 13 years as an editor. Her first decade at The Times was spent covering technology in the Business section as both a reporter and editor. She grew up in San Diego and is a graduate of MIT and Columbia University.

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