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 COUNCIL WELCOMES
NEW MEMBERS
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COUNCIL ON
FOX NEWS
On October 4th, Council President & CEO Marc Pearl appeared on a segment of DEFCON 3, a national security program on Fox News hosted by KT McFarland. Marc discussed the need for coordination and cooperation amongst private and public sectors, the expertise and solutions that members of the Council bring to the homeland security space, and talked about the Council's year-long 9/10/11 Project. |
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FEATURED PIECE FROM OUR DIGITAL LIBRARY
Deloitte's "Cyber Command and Control" White Paper | |
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SUBMIT YOUR COMPANY'S WHITE PAPERS TODAY! |
The Council is compiling a Digital Library on our website that features our members' white papers and thought leadership pieces. We invite you to submit documents, podcasts, and speeches of senior executives you would like included in this comprehensive resource of private sector thought leadership. Please contact Kristina Tanasichuk to submit material. |
CHAIRMAN'S BRIEF WITH RT. HON. LORD REID OF CARDOWAN | |
Members involved in the Council's International Initiative attended a Chairman's Brief with the Rt. Hon. Lord Reid of Cardowan, now a principal at the Chertoff Group, on September 22nd. The group discussed the evolving global economy, the impact of terrorism and security on national budgets and how the private sector could contribute to the economic and national security of the western world. Lord Reid encouraged private sector leaders to develop their own model of public/private partnership that would afford economic prosperity and social development in a way that combats the terrorist threat and maintains the economic viability of western democracies. | 
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ANNUAL MEMBERS DINNER
The Council will hold its Annual Members Dinner on Thursday evening, December 9, 2010 at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C. The event is an opportunity for the Council to bring together senior level private and public sector executives to recognize and celebrate the historic steps we have and continue to take together every day in the joint pursuit of our nation's security. If you would like to sponsor a table, please contact Joe Carden at jcarden@homelandcouncil.org. |  |
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NEW GRADUATE FELLOW JOINS COUNCIL TEAM
The Council welcomes our newest Graduate Fellow, Joe Bertini, to the Council team. Joe is a graduate student at Georgetown University, and most recently worked for the NYPD, where he interned in the Police Commissioner's Office and in the Intelligence Division. Joe will conduct research for The 9/10/11 Project, and other analysis on homeland security matters for the Council. | | |
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Marc Pearl
President & CEO
Joe Carden
Vice President
Membership | Government Affairs
Kristina Tanasichuk
Vice President
Thought Leadership | Strategic Partnerships | Communications
Melissa Middlesworth
Manager
Events | Public Affairs
Homeland Security & Defense Business Council
1140 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 1008
Washington, DC 20036
202-470-6440
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
October 13 - Executive Brief on Cyber Security
3PM - Phoenix Park Hotel REGISTER NOW and Invite a Colleague!
October 13 Industry Government Reception
 October 18 - Executive Roundtable with Rafael Borras, DHS Under Secretary for Management11:30AM-1PM - The Caucus Room Space is Limited, One Senior Executive Per Member Company REGISTER NOW
November 9 - Post Election Panel Luncheon
Save the Date for a post-election analysis discussion that will focus solely on homeland security policy, featuring experts and news reporters that cover homeland security issues.
December 9 - Council's Annual Members Dinner
The Willard InterContinental Hotel |
| ATTEND THE COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE BRIEF ON CYBER SECURITY | |
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month:
What Would Incentivize a Stronger Cyber Security Environment?
Wednesday Afternoon - October 13, 2010
Phoenix Park Hotel | Washington, D.C.
The National Infrastructure Advisory Council has recognized that 85% of the Internet is controlled and operated by the private sector. Numerous books, reports and proclamations warn of the dangers to the nation's security posed by a massive cyber attack. Corporations daily experience attacks on their IT systems too numerous to count, yet the path to a clear solution still eludes us. To this point, the private sector has been left to its own devices to secure its critical digital infrastructure and most companies have taken precautionary measures to plug the gaps constantly highlighted by criminals and hackers.
In a July 2010 blog, Cyber Security Czar Howard Schmidt issued a progress report on cyber security in which he urges that "both the private and public sectors should do all they can to secure their parts of cyberspace." The devil, however is in the details. How do we identify and promote what a "secure digital infrastructure looks like"? Who is in charge of securing the .com? Do we need legislation or would certain incentives take us in the right direction?
2:45 P.M. Registration
3:00 P.M. Keynote Address: Roger W. Cressey, President & Founder, Good Harbor Consulting
3:30 P.M. Executive Panel Discussion:
Protecting a Networked World - Who Can/Should be Responsible: Legislators, Regulators, Law Enforcement, Risk Managers, or the Private Sector Itself?
Moderator: Marc Pearl, President & CEO, Homeland Security & Defense Business Council Discussants:
Bruce McConnell, Counselor to the Deputy Under Secretary for NPPD, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Mike Merritt, Deputy Director of Investigations, U.S. Secret Service
Brandon Milhorn, Minority Staff Director & Chief Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Ty Sagalow, Chief Innovation Officer, Zurich North America, Zurich Financial Services
5:00 P.M. Capstone Keynote: Steven P. Bucci, Associate Partner, Cyber Security Lead, Global Leadership Initiative, IBM Public Sector, Global Business Services
Immediately Followed by the HSDBC Quarterly Industry-Government Reception
The Council would like to thank IBM for sponsoring the Executive Brief
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| THE 9/10/11 PROJECT |
The Council is Looking for our Member's Perspective for the Project Video Interviews Scheduled for October 13 As you know, the Council launched its 9/10/11 Project last month, looking at how far the country has come since the day before 9/11/2001. The monographs will be available on the Council's website, and published monthly as a special centerfold in Government Security News. The Council is working very hard to assure that each of our members' perspectives and solutions are represented in these monographs. For each, we submit a list of interested contacts to our writer to interview. Senior subject matter experts from our leadership and our thought leadership working groups are asked to be part of this project. In addition to the interviews for the written monograph, we also want to ensure that each member company has the opportunity to provide a video interview to accompany the series on our website. Several of you have expressed interest in highlighting your company, and we'd like you to be featured talking about what role you/your company has had in one of the topic areas for the monograph. Our next video taping will take place immediately following the Executive Brief on October 13th (3-5:30PM). If you would like your company's perspective and/or solutions included in these monographs, please contact Kristina Tanasichuk as soon as possible. Future topics include: -Cyber Security (October 2010) -Biometrics & ID Authentication -Information Sharing (November 2010) -Maritime & Port Security -Bio-defense & Food Safety (December 2010) -Weapons of Mass Destruction -Critical Infrastructure Protection -Domestic Terrorism -Border Security -Disaster Preparedness -Land and Mass Transportation Security -DHS Stand-up/Constructing "One DHS" The Council would like to thank those members who were interviewed for the monographs, and a special thank you goes out to General Dynamics IT for sponsoring our October Monograph on Cyber Security, that will be released October 10th.
We are also looking for sponsorships for these monographs. If your company is interested in being a sole sponsor please contact Kristina Tanasichuk.
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| SEPTEMBER EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE WITH ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY | |
David Kris, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for National Security, U.S. Department of Justice, spoke to Council members at the September Executive Roundtable. AAG Kris discussed the history and evolution of the National Security Division since its creation four years ago, and the division's role in conveying intelligence to the national security community. Members learned more about the Justice Department's relationship with the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies. The Council thanks Senior Advisor Jessica Herrera-Flanigan for moderating the discussion. |
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53rd ANNIVERSARY OF SPUTNIK AND THE NEED TO REINVEST OUR NATION'S PASSION FOR SCIENCE/MATH EDUCATION FOR NATIONAL & HOMELAND SECURITY |
In an editorial on the anniversary of the successful Sputnik mission, Council President & CEO Marc Pearl calls for a renewed effort to increase money and focus on science and technology for the nation's economic and national security. Read the article here. |
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COUNCIL CONGRATULATES!! |
Rear Admiral Donald P. Loren, United States Navy (Ret.), of The Tauri Group, LLC has been appointed by Virginia Governor Robert F, McDonnell to serve on the Governor's Virginia Military Advisory Council (VMAC). The VMAC was established to assist the governor in maintaining a cooperative relationship between the Commonwealth and the leadership of the Armed Forces of the United States. Additionally, the VMAC encourages regular communication with military commanders in the Commonwealth on issues of military facility viability, the exploration of privatization opportunities, and issues affecting preparedness, public safety and security. Admiral Loren's forty years of military, defense department, and counterterrorism experience led to the appointment. Congratulations Don! Read the Governor's press release here.
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Congratulations to General Dynamics, BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman for their new contracts announced in September.  BAE Systems announced that they will provide cyber security to the FBI. According to their news release, BAE was selected to "provide critical information security safeguards, including certification and accreditation, to ensure the confidentiality and privacy of FBI computer networks in the United States and around the world." Read the news release here. 
General Dynamics was featured in the Washington Business Journal for their newly awarded $4.7 million contract for the first year of a multiyear award for Phase II of the Security Technology Integrated Program for TSA. They will provide software development, maintenance and integration support to TSA, and overall program management as TSA expands STIP to airports nationwide. Read the article here.
Contact the Council when your company is awarded a contract, or an active member of the Council is recognized for their achievements.
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Northrop Grumman has earned a $2.6 billion contract to develop the IT infrastructure for the new DHS headquarters. 
