Dinah F. B. Cohen is the Director for the Department of Defense (DoD) Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP). CAP is the centrally funded program to provide assistive technology and accommodation services to employees with disabilities in DoD and throughout the Federal Government. Via her leadership, the CAP office has been recognized for quality services with many awards including the Federal Technology Leadership Award, Vice President Gore’s Hammer Award, the 2003 Intergovernmental Solutions Award from the American Council on Technology, the E-GOV 2003 Explorer Award, as well as the prestigious Excellence in Employment Award from the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), in July 2002. On June 19, 2001, President George W. Bush visited the CAP Technology Evaluation Center (CAPTEC) at the Pentagon. President Bush was accompanied by the Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, and Dinah Cohen.

Ms. Cohen received the "1995 Federal 100" Award, sponsored by Federal Computer Week, for her impact on the development, acquisition and management of information technology in the Federal government and the DoD Exceptional Civilian Service Award for her leadership and management of the CAP program. She served as the DoD representative and past Vice President of the United States Council on International Rehabilitation. She continues to serve on numerous interagency, accessibility committees and conference groups.

Prior to joining DoD, Ms. Cohen was the Disability and Federal Women's Program Manager at the Agency for International Development. Other Federal experience includes the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Naval Research Laboratory.

She became a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (C.R.C.) in October 1980. She received a Master of Science degree in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in rehabilitation counseling from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She holds a BS in Social Science/Elementary Education from Russell Sage College in Troy, New York.