  FEDERAL CONTRACTING PLATFORM GOES TO SECRETARY NAPOLITANO
On February 26, 2010, the Thought Leadership Committee transmitted the Council's platform on federal contracting and procurement to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, outlining the Council's suggestions on how to improve the process and requesting a forum to discuss the challenges raised in the document. View letter and document here .
COUNCIL MEMBERS MEET WITH DHS ASSISTANT SECRETARY SMITH
The Assistant Secretary for DHS’ Private Sector Office, Douglas Smith, was the Council’s guest at our Executive Roundtable held on February 23, 2010. During the course of the program, the Assistant Secretary mentioned that he wanted to share a packet of materials with Council members that could help individual companies better understand the needs of the Department in relationship to possible industry ‘solutions.’ The documents are part of the Department’s Commercialization Full Response Package.
The Assistant Secretary stated the importance he and the Secretary place on the role and responsibility of the private sector in providing homeland security solutions, and reiterated the need for renewed outreach efforts to improve communication between industry and government. The Council will be following up with the Private Sector Office to develop a more regular form of communication between our industry and our counterparts in the public sector to discuss critical issues of mutual concern, and to create a more open dialogue. If you are interested in taking part in these efforts, please contact
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and begin taking an active role in our Thought Leadership Committee and our newly forming working groups. We look forward to keeping you abreast of the future follow up activities and initiatives.
DHS RELEASES QUADRENNIAL HOMELAND SECURITY REVIEW
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security delivered the Quadrennial
Homeland Security Review (QHSR) Report to Congress on February 1, 2010.
View the full report on the Department's QHSR page.
FY2011 BUDGET RELEASED
Following the release of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) $56.3 billion fiscal year 2011 budget request, the Council participated in a conference call with DHS to discuss the overview of the budget. The Council will be providing its members with follow up analysis on congressional action regarding the homeland security budget, as well as information on homeland security-related budget items located in other federal agencies. If you are a Council member and would like more information
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. For more information on the budget, please click here.
PEARL FEATURED IN Associations Today: CEO to CEO (see right)
What Does Transparency Mean?
Date: August 31, 2009
LOCAL RED CROSS, HOMELAND SECURITY & DEFENSE BUSINESS COUNCIL RECAP PARTNERS IN PREPAREDNESS & CEO SUMMIT
Date: September 16, 2009 Read press release
OPERATION CAPA: FOUR KEYS TO BUSINESS SURVIVAL AND RESILIENCY
Date: September 4, 2009 by Robert Connors, Director of Preparedness, Raytheon Read editorial in HS Today
AMERICAN RED CROSS OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, HOMELAND SECURITY & DEFENSE BUSINESS COUNCIL TO HOST 3RD ANNUAL PARTNERS IN PREPAREDNESS SYMPOSIUM AND THE CEO SUMMIT
Date: September 1, 2009 Read press release
Industry Leaders call for amicable, not adversarial federal contracting process
Date: June 8, 2009 Read press release
In The Boardroom With...Marc Pearl, President and CEO, Homeland Security & Defense Business Council
Date: March 18, 2009 View interview here
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