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PUBLIC – PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS STRENGTHEN HOMELAND SECURITY

Homeland Security & Defense Business Council Releases Final Monograph in Yearlong SeriesWASHINGTON - The Homeland Security and Defense Business Council today released its 14th and final monograph as part of its “9/10/11 Project,” focusing on successful Public-Private Partnerships that have served to help prepare our nation over the past decade. The job of securing our homeland is an extensive and daunting mission that cannot be accomplished by government alone. It requires that we collectively become a resilient nation, with the capabilities needed to prepare for, protect against,

THE EVOLUTION OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Homeland Security & Defense Business Council Releases Newest MonographWASHINGTON - The Homeland Security and Defense Business Council today released its 13th monograph as part of its “9/10/11 Project,” describing the history of homeland security, the stand up of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and how the landscape has evolved over the past decade.   While the term “homeland security” was not part of the American lexicon until after 9/11, the concept of securing our homeland and borders from terrorism and disasters has long existed in U.S. history, albeit under the guise of

CBRNE:  ARE WE READY FOR THE DAY BEFORE TOMORROW?

Homeland Security & Defense Business Council Releases Newest MonographWASHINGTON - The Homeland Security and Defense Business Council today released its 12th monograph as part of its “9/10/11 Project,” focusing on the nature and challenges associated with chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) threats.  CBRNE threats changed dramatically on 9/11 when terrorists used fully fueled commercial aircraft as explosive weapons. As a result of 9/11 and the Anthrax Attacks that followed a week later, the federal government has invested substantial time, funding and

COUNCIL TESTIFIES BEFORE CONGRESS ON HOMELAND SECURITY PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Calls for Greater Communication between Industry and Government Prior to and Throughout the Contracting ProcessWASHINGTON – The organization representing the leading companies that provide homeland security solutions to the marketplace testified today regarding the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) procurement policies and procedures, proposing recommendations for improvement and calling for greater communication between industry and government. Marc Pearl, President & CEO of the Homeland Security & Defense Business Council (Council), testified before the U.S. House Committee on

MASS TRANSIT SECURITY: ARE WE READY FOR THE DAY BEFORE TOMORROW?

Homeland Security & Defense Business Council Releases Monograph on Protecting the Nation’s Mass Transit SystemsWASHINGTON, D.C. - The Homeland Security and Defense Business Council today released its 10th monograph as part of it “9/10/11 Project,” focusing on the nation’s efforts to protect our mass transit systems. Mass transit has a well-earned reputation for quick and easy means to get from one place to another, with or without the amenities some modes of transportation provide.  Unfortunately, the very regularity and convenience which makes mass transit such a mundanely fundamental

Council Testifies on the safety act before Subcommittee on cybersecurity, infrastructure protection, and security technologies

WASHINGTON – The organization representing the leading companies that provide homeland security solutions to the marketplace testified today on the SAFETY Act, encouraging Congress to make the Act a higher priority of the administration and to better promote its use within the government and to the business community. The Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (SAFETY Act) was enacted to provide legal liability protections for providers of products or services that meet specific requirements as a “qualified anti-terrorism technology.”   At the Subcommittee

BIOMETRICS: ARE WE READY FOR THE DAY BEFORE TOMORROW?

Homeland Security & Defense Business Council Releases Monograph on Biometrics and ID AuthenticationWASHINGTON, D.C. - The Homeland Security and Defense Business Council today released its ninth monograph in its 9/10/11 Project, focusing on the growth of the use of biometrics and ID authentication, detailing how the partnership of government and private industry has brought sophisticated new biometric and authentication technologies to the mainstream. Biometrics refers to the capture of one or more aspects of a person’s physical characteristics that are unique to that individual and thus

PORT & MARITIME SECURITY: ARE WE READY FOR THE DAY BEFORE TOMORROW?

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Homeland Security and Defense Business Council today released its eighth monograph in its 9/10/11 Project, focusing on how the public and private sectors have worked to protect the nation’s port and maritime security environment. The U.S. Maritime System includes more than 3,700 cargo and passenger terminals and over 1,000 harbor channels along thousands of miles of coastline. In addition, ports’ varying degrees of concentrated usage by commercial ships, cargo container ships and cruise ships provide another set of challenges. “Providing the strongest security

Council Testifies before the Subcommittee on Technology and innovation

regarding industry perspective on improving homeland security research and developmentWASHINGTON, D.C. - Homeland Security & Defense Business Council President and CEO Marc Pearl testified today before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation on the homeland security industry’s perspective on the relationship and interaction between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate programs and the private sector’s recommendations for success. Pearl’s testimony focused on the need to ensure that the private sector

PREPAREDNESS: ARE WE READY FOR THE DAY BEFORE TOMORROW?

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Homeland Security & Defense Business Council launched its National Series on the State of Homeland Security and released its seventh monograph in its 9/10/11 Project, focusing on how far the public and private sectors have come to increase preparedness efforts and prepare for all hazard events. Preparedness, when considered in the context of national security, was pretty simple at one time: We protect our borders and we maintain a military as a deterrent or a force against foreign aggression. Today, preparedness extends to all manner of natural and man-made

BORDER SECURITY:  Are we ready for the day before tomorrow?

WASHINGTON, D.C.  February 10 –  The Homeland Security & Defense Business Council today released its sixth monograph in its 9/10/11 Project, focusing on the evolution of border security agencies and missions and examining the mechanisms in place to secure our borders against terrorism and illegal activity. With increasing concern over violence on our southern border, the Council interviews numerous leaders to identify the challenges we must confront and the solutions available to achieve a secure and resilient border. “From managing those entering legally to stopping those smuggling

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