Terror alert system getting overhaul
The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to restructure the color-coded terror alert system.The task force is made up of Democrats and Republicans, elected officials at the state and local level, security experts, and law enforcement officials.Co-chairing the task...
DetailsMind the Gap – Lessons from London – Part 1
Anyone who has ever visited London and traveled via ‘the Tube,’ (the City’s incredibly efficient and effective subway system) has probably heard the phrase “Mind the gap,” coming from the overhead speakers. This distinctly British warning reminds the Tube’s...
DetailsRandy Beardsworth Appointed to DHS Task Force
Sec. Napolitano Appoints Catalyst Partner’s Randy Beardsworth to 60-Day Review of Homeland Security Color Coded Advisory SystemDepartment of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today named Catalyst Partners’ Randy Beardsworth to a special task force charged with conducting a review...
DetailsJeff Faszcza Joins Catalyst Partners As Principal
Jeffrey Faszcza has joined Catalyst Partners as a principal in the firm. Faszcza brings over 32 years of experience in direct management and strategic business development to one of D.C.’s most respected homeland security government relations and business development...
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On Wednesday, July 8th, the full Committee of US House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee will convene a hearing entitled, “FEMA Housing: An Examination of Current Problems and Innovative Solutions”It’s got an even more interesting witness list which includes:Witnesses:Panel...
DetailsAn American Beauty
If you’re like most people, Independence Day brings to mind all-things Americana: Will Smith chasing aliens, Dad’s “famous” cookout, and loads of illegal fireworks. For me however, it brings to mind a 22-year-old Salvadorian woman. Before you...
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This afternoon I had the opportunity to participate in a ‘Pen and Pad’ Session with Sec. Napolitano. I joined the session via teleconference, and, like her in-person appearances before the Hill, the media and speaking venues, the...
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It’s official – the National Applications Office (NAO) is DOA. Yesterday’s official announcement by DHS put the period on the end of a sentence that a lot of us have seen written for some time. The disappointing...
DetailsCatalyst Partners’ Vance Taylor Named to National Task Force
Catalyst Partners’ Vance Taylor was recently chosen to become a part of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's (MDA) National Task Force on Public Awareness, a voluntary advisory board composed of individuals with neuromuscular diseases. Taylor, who was diagnosed with...
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As the world continues to watch the unfolding situation in Iran and the massive protests over the disputed election results, the best quote about what is happening there was captured by Twitter and reported in today’s New York Times,...
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