Mark J. Mikulski, a supervisory agent at the FBI for nearly 20 years, died at the age of 50 following a fight with multiple myeloma.
The Washington Post reports that Mikulski died Feb. 25 at Reston Hospital Center in Virginia.
Mikulski led technology programs that detected terrorist threats.
A native of Buffalo, Mikulski graduated from the University of Bufallo in 1985 and joined the FBI a decade later.
Mikulski also was a Boy Scouts troop leader and a representative to the FBI Agents Association.