 JANUARY EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE Please save the date for an Executive Roundtable with
Dr. Alexander Garza, Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, scheduled for Wednesday, January 27, 2010. For more information, please contact Joe Carden. |
 DIMAGGIO NAMED TO COUNCIL BOARD The Council welcomes our newest board member, Cos DiMaggio, co-founder and managing partner of The Tauri Group. Congratulations to Cos -- we look forward to a terrific 2010! View the press release here.
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NEW MEMBER
The Council is pleased to announce the new addition to its already world class membership. To nominate companies for Council membership, please contact us. |
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Congratulations
to TELCORDIA'S JAMES F.X. PAYNE |
| James F.X. Payne, senior vice president and general manager of National Security and Cyber Infrastructure at Telcordia Technologies, has been named chair of Gallaudet University Board of Associates. The Board of Associates is a volunteer group of business and philanthropic leaders that helps the university develop strong ties with potential benefactors and employers of students. Congratulations Jim! | |
 The Council staff wishes you a wonderful holiday season and a happy, HEALTHY new year!
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| COUNCIL CELEBRATES FIFTH ANNIVERSARY |
The Council kicked off a year-long celebration of its 5th anniversary at the Annual Dinner last Thursday, December 10 at the Willard InterContinental Hotel. In honor of his service to our nation, the Council presented Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, with the Lifetime Distinguished Service Award. View press release here.
Oracle and The Tauri Group were named the 2009 Council Members of the Year. View press release here. The Council also recognized Tab Warlitner and Frank Pugliese for their leadership and commitment to the sucess of the Council. Mr. Pugliese's term as Chair will end in January and Warlitner will rotate off the Board after two years of service.
The Council's Board with Commandant Allen, from right to left Dave Abel, IBM; Linda Solomon, Deloitte; Mark Johnson, Oracle; Commandant Allen; Greg Pellegrino, Deloitte (former Chairman), Chairman Frank Pugliese; Tab Warlitner, Deloitte; Jack Mayer, Booz Allen Hamilton; Cos DiMaggio, The Tauri Group; and Marc Pearl, President & CEO, (ex officio). Many thanks to all of our Members who made 2009 an exceptional one for the Council! We look forward to even greater accomplishments in 2010! |
COUNCIL SURVEY & PLATFORM ON FEDERAL CONTRACTING
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Thank you to everyone who responded to the Council's survey on federal procurement and acquisition. We achieved nearly 80% participation rate and appreciate your responses. The Thought Leadership Committee has developed and will approve a draft set of principles from the survey -- scheduled for release in early 2010. For more information on the survey or the results, please contact Kristina Tanasichuk. |
| JACK MAYER & MARK JOHNSON FEATURED IN HS TODAY INDUSTRY INSIGHTS |
Please take a moment to view Council Board members Jack Mayer and Mark Johnson in this month's HS Today Magazine. To view the article, please click here for the digital version and note our spread on pages 36/37.  |
| COUNCIL BOARD, MEMBERS DISCUSS TECHNOLOGY & DHS AT CPASS CONFERENCE |
| Board of Advisors member Dr. Gary Shiffman, Director of Homeland Security Studies a the Center for Peace & Security Studies at Georgetown University hosted "If You Build It Will They Come: Optimizing Homeland Security Solutions" at which Council Board Members Dave Abel, Vice President, Public Sector, IBM Global Business Services; Mr. Gregory Pellegrino, Global Managing Director, Deloitte; Jack Mayer, Vice President, Public Sector/Homeland Security, Booz Allen Hamilton; and Mark Johnson, Senior Vice President, Public Sector, Oracle discussed how technology can be optimized to achieve the collective mission of homeland security. To view the panel, click here forPart I and here for Part II.
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| COUNCIL'S NEW DIGITAL LIBRARY -- SUBMIT YOUR WHITE PAPERS TODAY! |
As part of our new website, the Council has started to compile and develop a Digital Library that features your white papers and thought leadership pieces. Currently organized by topic, the Council invites you to submit papers you'd like included in this comprehensive resource of private sector thought leadership (and/or forward this to your marketing division) to assure we have represented your company and your views. Please contact Kristina Tanasichuk with questions or to submit papers for consideration.
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Jake Olcott, Staff Director of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, Science and Technology for the House Committee on Homeland Security, spoke to approximately 25 Council members on November 13th. Jake discussed the pending and upcoming 2010 legislative issues and challenges being addressed in the Committee, particularly the DHS S&T Authorization Bill, the cybersecurity legislative/regulatory initiatives currently circulating the Hill, and the Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center Program. Thank you to Craig Sharman, vice chair of the Council's Government Affairs Committee and Tyco for hosting this important meeting.
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