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UPCOMING EVENTS
June 15, 2010 Executive Roundtable with Philip Reitinger, Deputy Undersecretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
*Registration is currently full, please contact the Council if you would like to be placed on the waiting list.*
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| LINDA KEENE SOLOMON NAMED ONE OF THE TOP 25 CONSULTANTS
Council Board Member Linda Keene Solomon, Deloitte Consulting LLP, was recognized in Consulting Magazine as one of the top 25 consultants of 2010. Congratulations Linda! Read article here.
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THIS MONTH'S FEATURED WHITE PAPER FROM OUR DIGITAL LIBRARY
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SUBMIT YOUR COMPANY'S 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. 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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COUNCIL TEAM
After working at the Council as our Graduate Fellow for the past two years, Emily Becker has finished her graduate program at Georgetown University and will be starting her career at the U.S. Secret Service in the fall. The Council thanks Emily for her dedication and work throughout the years, and looks forward to hearing about her success at the USSS! The Council welcomes our newest addition, William Hakala, a graduate student at George Washington University. William will be responsible for homeland security research, and assisting the Council on a variety of projects. William looks forward to meeting you at a Council event this summer! | |
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Marc Pearl, President & CEO
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| CHAIRMAN JACK MAYER MODERATES DISCUSSION WITH DHS CIO RICHARD SPIRES | |
Council Chairman Jack Mayer, Executive Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton, moderated a discussion with Richard Spires, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, at our May Executive Roundtable. CIO Spires talked to Council members about his role at the Department, the integration of the initiative "One DHS" and his work with other CIOs within the Department to improve effectiveness and efficiencies, thus ensuring mission success. The Council thanks Jack Mayer for moderating the discussion and for asking questions on behalf of our members. |
| AVIATION SECURITY TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION ON CAPITOL HILL |
Thirteen member companies demonstrated their aviation security technologies at the Council's first ever technology demonstration on Capitol Hill, on May 27, 2010. Robin Kane, Assistant Administrator and Chief Technology Officer at the Transportation Security Administration met with each of the companies and delivered brief remarks on the importance of continuous innovation to keep up with our dynamic aviation security needs. Members of Congress, congressional staff, representatives from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and other guests attended the event that was held in coordination with the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security. The event highlighted aviation security solutions from Accenture; Avaya Government Solutions, Inc.; Battelle; Capgemini; DRS Technologies; ENSCO; FLIR; General Dynamics; Optelecom-NKF, Inc.; Raytheon; Telcordia; Thales and Tyco International Ltd.
As a follow-up to the event, the Council is in the process of planning an Executive Brief focusing on the Strategies Surrounding Aviation Security, tentatively scheduled for mid-July. Keep an eye out for upcoming information on this Executive Brief.
Robin Kane delivers remarks on the importance of the private sector's role in research and innovation at the Aviation Security Technology Demonstration.  |
TSA's Robin Kane learns about DRS Technologies' Jalapeno HRV, a thermal imaging security camera that is used for border and critical infrastructure protection.  |
Mike Kelly briefs Robin Kane and Marc Pearl on Battelle's Bottle Liquid Screening System. The system discriminates between hazardous liquids and benign liquids in less than seven seconds.  | |
| EXECUTIVE BRIEF ON CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES IN THE HOMELAND SECURITY MARKET | |
 Together with our Strategic Partner: The Civitas Group, the Council held a successful and insightful Executive Brief on the Challenges & Opportunities in the Homeland Security Market: The Imperatives of Building an Effective & Efficient Process, last week at Lockheed Martin's Global Vision Center in Arlington, Virginia. Our panelists and discussants offered critical perspective on how to improve the homeland security market and we look forward to the white paper that will be issued as a result of this important discussion. A podcast of the video will become available soon, please check our website in coming weeks. Read the coverage in GSN and Defense Daily.
Panel: State of the Homeland Security Market from Different Perspectives. Pictured left to right: Marc Pearl, Dr. Lee Buchanan, Mike Kelly, Fred Schwien, Mark Shaheen, and Benn Tannenbaum. here.  |
Rear Admiral Jay M. Cohen, Paul McHale and Anne Petera provided the experts' view on how to mature the industry at the Executive Brief.  | |
| THOUGHT LEADERSHIP WORKING GROUPS |
The Thought Leadership Committee has finalized the Council's platform on federal contracting, and has formed numerous workgroups to develop vehicles to highlight members' points of view on critical topic areas.
The workgroups are continuing to hold their first individual meetings, led by their respective chairs and co-chairs, and are beginning to develop their concept papers for a full meeting of the Committee at the end of the month. If you are interested in signing up for a thought leadership work group and shaping the Council's perspective on any of the following topics, please contact Kristina Tanasichuk.
Advancement of Security Technology Chair: Mike Kelly, Battelle
Critical Infrastructure Protection Chair: Don Loren, The Tauri Group
Cyber/IT Infrastructure Chair: Scott Price, General Dynamics
Good Governance/"One DHS" Co-Chairs: Julie Hassett, Hassett & Willis and Anne Petera, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Information Sharing Chair: Kimberly Purlia, ASRC Management
International Chair: Greg Pellegrino, Deloitte
Preparedness & Resilience Chair: Harvey Johnson, BAE Systems
Vice-Chair: Jill Cohen, Dupont
State & Local Chair: Tom Ragland, CACI
Supply-Chain Chair: Barbara Rosenbaum, Capgemini |
| COUNCIL COMMENTS ON DEFINITION OF INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS |
The Council submitted comments on the draft guidelines regarding the definition of inherently governmental functions, published in the Federal Register by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy in the Office of Management and Budget. The comments were the result of a number of interviews with Council members and were reviewed by interviewees and our Thought Leadership Committee. A copy of the letter is attached here. |
| INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT RECEPTION AT INOX | | Members and friends of the Council gathered at Inox in McLean, Virgina for our quarterly Industry-Government Reception. Thanks to those of you that were able to join us, and we look forward to seeing you and your colleagues at our next reception!
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