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DHS PNG
QUADRENNIAL HOMELAND
SECURITY REVIEW

 

While the mission framework established by DHS during the 2010 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) remains enduring, the QHSR 2014 team is updating those goals to reflect changes in the world around us and how the enterprise has evolved since 2010. Visit the DHS Roles and Missions Review pages to let them know whether you agree or disagree with the proposed changes to the mission framework, as well as our updated approach to mature and strengthen the homeland security enterprise

 

Two new questions for the study on public-private partnerships. For the first, we invite you to provide suggestions for a public-private partnership checklist in development. For the second post, you are invited to review archetypes that have been identified for homeland security partnerships and to provide your insights.

FBO
FedBizOpps
DHS PROCUREMENT WEBINAR SERIES

 

The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of the Chief Procurement Officer's Industry Liaison will moderate a series of industry information webinars during FY14. The purpose of the webinars will be to share information and answer questions with industry around various procurement topics and opportunities similar to past DHS Industry days. Your participation is requested. Please post 
discussion topics or questions to [email protected].
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International
MAPPING THE INTERNATIONAL SALES LANDSCAPE IN THE DEFENSE & HOMELAND SECURITY MARKETS
September 24 | >>Register
CENTRA Technology, Inc. | Arlington, VA

In 2012, U.S. foreign military sales topped $65 billion. This panel will introduce small and mid-sized companies to some of the possibilities and pitfalls that accompany expanding into the international market.  The speakers will discuss the types of opportunities available and how to access them, the differences between foreign military sales (FMS) and direct commercial sales (DCS) and how to leverage the U.S. government and foreign embassies in the D.C. area.  This will be the first in a series of events designed to get GTSC members and other small and mid-sized companies thinking about the possibility of diversifying their revenues through international work. Speakers will be announced upon confirmation, but will focus on DoD, DHS and DOS. >>Read More

 

Confirmed Speakers: 
 
Evan Croen
 
Evan Croen
Quantitative Analyst, Bloomberg Government
 
Evan Croen is a Quantitative Analyst with Bloomberg Government. Evan worked at Boston Consulting Group, focusing on the energy, chemical and health-care industries, and at Duke Energy, where he researched strategies to reduce carbon emissions from Chinese energy production. He earned an MBA and master's degree in environmental policy from the University of Michigan along with an undergraduate degree from Princeton.
 
 
 
 

General Mark Kimmitt (ret.)       Mark Kimmitt

Principal, MTK Defense Consulting

Former Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs

Former D/Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Affairs

 
Mr. Kimmitt advises firms on security and defense matters in the Middle East. He is also an on-air commentator for the al Jazeera English network, and a contributor to Oxford Analytica. He served for over 30 years as an officer in the United States Army in a wide variety of command, operational, and policy positions with experience abroad in Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Korea, Germany, and Belgium.

Marisa Lino
Marisa Lino

Ambassador (ret.)

Corporate Director, Homeland/Civil/Regulatory/International

Government Relations, Northrop Grumman Corporation

 

Ms. Lino served at DHS as Assistant Secretary for International Affairs as a career appointee from 2007-2008 and directed the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Bologna Center in Italy from 2003-2006. During nearly 30 years of distinguished service in the U.S. Foreign Service, Lino held overseas positions in Albania, Italy, Pakistan, Syria, Iraq and Peru. Lino joined Northrop Grumman Corporation as Corporate Director in Government Relations in January 2009. 

 

The GTSC International Action Group is chaired by RADM Donald Loren, Od Dominion Strategies, and Brandon Torres Declet, GTSC Strategic Advisor and CEO of Southern Crux International.

Old Dominion Strategies SoCrux International  

Employee Survey
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT 

 

So you know that employees are the foundation of your organization, and you understand that their daily actions and behavior are a key factor in customer satisfaction, and the bottom line is employee action determines if you succeed or fail.

 

But did you realize that it is their underlying attitudes that are driving their behavior? Attitudes are habits of thought - personal views or opinions about something that are built over time. Habits 

can be changed, but only if you are actually aware of them and 

committed to understanding them.

 

So how then, can you ensure that employee workplace attitudes are positive and continually improving? Start by becoming fully aware of the underlying attitudes of your employees at work. And how do you do that? >>Learn how to create an employee survey.

Mary-Claire Burick
Mary-Claire Burick
CEO
 MC Strategy & GTSC Strategic Advisor


Mary-Claire Burick is a Strategic Advisor to the Government Technology & Services Coalition. She is the President & CEO of MC Strategy. MC Strategy works with the leaders at companies, nonprofits, and government agencies to build healthy and effective organizations to translate your vision into action by connecting employee action, resources, and processes to business strategies. 

View more employee satisfaction resources here.
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Safety Act
DID YOU MISS THE SAFETY ACT WEBINAR HOSTED BY OSAI?
Check out the slides and audio here!

 

The SAFETY Act provides important legal liability protections for providers of Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technologies -whether they are products or services. The goal of the SAFETY Act is to encourage the development and deployment of new and innovative anti-terrorism products and services by providing liability protections. GTSC encourages all businesses to decide if the SAFETY Act Designation is right for their business. 

 

As part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296, Congress enacted several liability protections for providers of anti-terrorism technologies. The SAFETY Act provides incentives for the development and deployment of anti-terrorism technologies by creating a system of "risk management" and a system of "litigation management." The purpose of the Act is to ensure that the threat of liability does not deter potential manufacturers or Sellers of anti-terrorism technologies from developing and commercializing technologies that could save lives. The Act creates certain liability limitations for "claims arising out of, relating to, or resulting from an act of terrorism" where qualified anti-terrorism technologies have been deployed. For more information, read about the SAFETY Act and the Final Rule. 

BONUS OFFERINGS FROM GTSC MEMBERS & PARTNERS
SIA
Security Industry Association: 
Securing New Ground 
November 5-6 | New York City | Read More

It's About the Mission. The Government Technology & Services Coalition (GTSC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(6), non-partisan association of innovative, agile small and midsized company CEOs that create, develop, and implement solutions for the Federal homeland and national security sector. These companies founded the Coalition to band together to work with their Federal partners to achieve their mission despite significant budget challenges by bringing the innovation, creativity and exceptionalism of successful small businesses to the homeland and national security mission. 
 
Our vision is to support and assist our government partners to achieve their critical homeland and national security missions with the highest integrity; best and most innovative technologies; and results-based, quality products and services to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from any terrorist attack or natural disaster.
 
Our mission is to provide exceptional advocacy, capacity building, partnership opportunities and marketing in the Federal security space for small and mid-sized companies that bring the solutions that help us achieve our vision.
 

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