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UPCOMING EVENTS
July 13, 2010 Thought Leadership Committee Meeting RSVP
July 16, 2010 Government Affairs Committee Luncheon with Rob Strayer and Devin O'Brien from the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
**Registration is currently full, if you would like to be placed on the waiting list, please contact the Council.
July 27, 2010 Executive Brief on the Strategies Surrounding an Effective Aviation Security Policy: A Holistic Solutions Approach: Technology, Intelligence & Personnel REGISTER
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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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TANASICHUK NAMED TO USCG MUTUAL ASSISTANCE BOARD OF CONTROL | | Council Vice President Kristina Tanasichuk was named by Commandant Robert Papp to the Board of Control for USCG Mutual Assistance. Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (CGMA) is the official relief society of the U.S. Coast Guard. CGMA is a non-profit charitable organization established to provide financial aid to the entire Coast Guard family. While CGMA works closely with the U.S. Coast Guard, it is an independent corporation. Its mission is to promote the financial stability and general well being of Coast Guard people through interest-free loans, grants, and financial counseling. Congratulations! |
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| UNDER SECRETARY RAND BEERS MEETS WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS | |
 Rand Beers, Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), spoke to a group of senior executives at the Council's June Executive Roundtable. Under Secretary Beers discussed the vast roles and responsibilities he has at the Department, and updated members on NPPD's work with cybersecurity and infrastructure protection. He also discussed private-public partnerships, and the need for the private sector to report cyber intrusions to the federal government.
The Council thanks Dave Patterson, President, Optelecom-NKF, Inc., for moderating the discussion on behalf of our members. |
| HOW DO WE ACHIEVE AN EFFECTIVE AVIATION SECURITY POLICY? | |
 Join the Council at our next Executive Brief: Strategies Surrounding an Effective Aviation Security Policy: A Holistic Solutions Approach: Technology, Intelligence & Personnel on July 27, 2010. The program's focus will be on discussing the strategic vision for the application of appropriate technologies and its coordination with the human and information capital necessary to establish a comprehensive aviation security model.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | 8:00 A.M.- 12:00 P.M. | Waterview Conference Center | 1919 North Lynn Street | Arlington, VA 22209 |
| THOUGHT LEADERSHIP WORKING GROUPS |
The Thought Leadership workgroups held 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 on July 13. 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 |
| DHS PRIVATE SECTOR RESOURCES CATALOG |
The Department's Office of the Private Sector has issued a Private Sector Resources Catalog, a document that collects the training, publications, guidance, alerts, newsletters, programs, and services available to the private sector across the department. Click here to view the catalog. |
| WOMEN IN HOMELAND SECURITY FEATURED ON FRONT PAGE OF GSN'S PRINT MAGAZINE | 
Founded by Council Vice President Kristina Tanasichuk, Women in Homeland Security has grown to over 700 members with Chapters in Florida and Mississippi. Read the article here.
The Mission of Women in Homeland Security is to provide a professional organization for women working in the field of homeland security. As a relatively new field, the organization strives to provide women with a forum to learn about the many facets of the discipline and to build the connections necessary for their own professional development and for the connections needed to understand the full spectrum of homeland security. Women in Homeland Security is also committed to assuring that we never forget the threat of terrorism and the need for our nation to maintain its vigilance -- despite the absence of a terrorist attack since September 11, 2001. For more information please contact Kristina Tanasichuk or visit www.womeninhomelandsecurity.com |
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