Advancing technology solutions for a more secure nation
Companies large and small are diligently advancing existing technologies and inventing new ones to enhance our nation’s defenses. If your company is taking part in this important initiative, Catalyst Partners can help you identify the appropriate Homeland space for your security solutions. We will work with you to develop a strategy to bring your innovative technologies into the public arena as you determine which federal, state or local government groups to approach. And, given that the majority of critical infrastructure in the U.S. is privately owned, let us help you evaluate and penetrate the private sector as well.
Our Principals are scientists, former DHS officials, experienced on Capitol Hill, and well-positioned inside the public and private Homeland Security marketplaces. With our existing CLIENT BASE, our larger network of colleagues and business partners, and our other core competencies, such as the DHS SAFETY ACT PRACTICE, we are in a strong position to help you create and execute a winning strategy that advances your technology in targeted spaces.
Our firm-wide Technology Assessment Practice is headed by Dr. David A. McWhorter. Dr. McWhorter holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Virginia, and his experience includes work with DOD’s Independent Operational Testing and Evaluation arm and with DHS’ Science and Technology Directorate.
Latest Blog Posts
David Olive - May 10, 2013
Yesterday, the House Homeland Security Committee held the first in what will likely be a series of hearings on the Boston Marathon bombing. Other congressional committees will want to hold separate (and probably duplicative) hearings on the tragic event as well. As I (and others) have written before, in an era when all federal agencies are being forced to cut programs and spending, it would behoove Congress to lead by example and consolidate its oversight, per the 9/11 Commission’s advice offered nearly a decade ago.
Vance Taylor - May 2, 2013
In an era of diminished budgets and vanishing security grants, a recent break in at the Carters Lake Water Treatment Plant in Georgia highlights how the federal government is leaving small water systems, and the communities they serve, hanging in the wind. I’m not suggesting DHS throw obscene amounts of money at rural water systems, but I would argue that these systems can make major strides with small amounts of money.
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