Rich Cooper To Lead NDIA Homeland Security Division
Catalyst Partners’ Cooper to focus on nurturing public-private partnershipRich Cooper of Catalyst Partners has been named the chair of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Homeland Security Division (HSD), a position through which Cooper said he will seek to...
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As part of is ongoing outreach on QHSR, DHS hosted another Bloggers Roundtable to talk about the third portion of its homeland security dialogue. Alan Cohn, DHS’ Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Policy led the call and shared...
DetailsHomeland Spending Bill Set for Uneventful Conference
Although debate over the fiscal 2010 homeland spending bills has lacked partisan disagreement, the following year’s bill could be more problematic, Verdery and Cooper said.“I think the bipartisan nature of homeland issues will stand until immigration reform comes around,...
DetailsHeightened Color-Coded Alerts Guide Security Measures
The color-coded threat alert system may regularly be the butt of jokes but it serves an important purpose that a new task force must refine, one of its members told HSToday.us in an exclusive interview.Although sometimes appropriately ridiculed, the...
DetailsDon’t overlook the SAFTEY Act of 2002
Like most people who hear about the SAFETY Act for the first time, you may think it has something to do with safety. In this case, however, "SAFETY" stands for Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act, a law...
DetailsNapolitano Announces Task Force to Review Warning System
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...
DetailsTerror 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...
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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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...
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