Ron Fizer, fellow emeritus for management strategy at LMI, said Congress should act now to reauthorize the Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office to protect the country from chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats. In a blog post published on LMI’s website, Fizer wrote that DHS CWMD Office ...
Today, the influence of technology on homeland security is stronger than ever before. With cyberattacks now intertwined with more traditional homeland security threats, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is racing to adopt the technologies necessary to tackle a shifting array of challenges. At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2023 Homel...
United States officials are facing constantly evolving homeland security threats and challenges in today’s interconnected world. According to Scott Recinos, senior vice president of homeland security at LMI, environmental impacts from climate change are becoming increasingly more consequential to homeland security missions. “The escalating ...
As the chief acquisition executive at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, David Patrick is responsible for administering the agency’s acquisition and procurement efforts for new technologies and tools. He is CISA’s link to the government industrial base and actively seeks new opportunities to partner with the private secto...
By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International With its broad national security role, the DOD has been a pioneer in the development of numerous innovative cybersecurity solutions. This makes sense given its lengthy history and the quantity and caliber of resources devoted to both research and development and the acquisition of technol...
LMI has won a potential five-year, $604 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection to provide support services under the second iteration of the Acquisition Program Management and Technical Solutions program. CBP launched a full and open competition for the APMTS II contract and expects work to run th...
The homeland security landscape has undergone momentous changes in recent years, and to keep up with evolving threats, the Department of Homeland Security is continuously working to deploy today’s most advanced technologies. Developing and implementing these tools requires collaborating with industry partners, and DHS acquisition officials ar...
The Department of Homeland Security has released a request for proposals for a potential 10-year, $180 million contract to provide Employee Assistance Program and Work-Life support services for DHS employees and their eligible family members, law enforcement and military personnel. EAP seeks to provide professional support to employees and their fam...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Sonny Bhagowalia is an influential, dual-hatted executive, working as both assistant commissioner of the agency’s Office of Information and Technology, as well as CBP’s chief information officer. In these information technology-centered roles, he oversees a budget of $1.8 billion, which is approximatel...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to welcome Thomas Bruno, vice president and general manager for homeland security and telecommunications at General Dynamics Information Technology, as the chair of its 4×24 DHS/Civilian Group. The 4×24 executive leadership program unites senior industry leaders and top government decision makers throu...
