Homeland Security Outlook

By Don Erickson

Every year, the Security Industry Association hosts the Government Summit in Washington, D.C., to provide participants with exclusive information about legislation and regulations that are important to the security sector.

The two-day event has become the top public policy conference in the security industry, and this year, for the June 8-9 Summit at the Embassy Suites Convention Center Hotel in D.C., we have assembled what may be our strongest-ever lineup of speakers.

This spring, Henley-Putnam University will continue its exclusive webinar series with Insider's Guide to the Counterintelligence Community, led by Colonel Michael Angley, former U.S. Air Force Special Agent and Senior Military Advisor to Henley-Putnam University.

During the webinar, Colonel Angley will provide a broad overview of the field of counterintelligence (CI), an often misunderstood and mysterious subset of both the intelligence and law enforcement communities.

"Insider's Guide to the Counterintelligence Community" will take place Wednesday, March 31, from 11:00 AM 12:00 PM PST. Those interested should register here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/533883986. The webinar is open to the public and completely free of charge.

Henley-Putnam University will have its next free webinar, Insider's Guide to Internet Intelligence Collection, which is Part 3 of their "Insider's Guide" webinar series, where intelligence experts discuss education and career opportunities in federal law enforcement, terrorism and counterterrorism and personal protection.

Insider's Guide to Internet Intelligence Collection takes place Thursday, January 28, from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST. The webinar will be led by Edward M. Roche, Ph.D., J.D., a professor of Intelligence Technology at Henley-Putnam University and Director of Scientific Intelligence for Barraclough Ltd.

In the event of a large-scale natural disaster or terrorist attack, US military forces could be called on for domestic deployment -- working alongside first responders -- and both sides must learn to work effectively together, says Barry Rosenberg, Editorial Director of the upcoming Domestic Defense 2010 conference.

At the 2nd Annual Domestic Defense Symposium: U.S. Military Forces, First Responders & Defense of the Nation conference scheduled for March 24 in Washington DC's Walter Washington Convention Center, Rosenberg hopes to bring together the nation's first responder community and the military community in an effort to prepare them for interacting with each other during a crisis. "Many first responders like fire, police and EMTs have not had experience working with military groups like the Rapid Deployment Forces which were established in 1977 for foreign deployment. If we have a CBRNE or natural disaster, first responders will have to work with military, and it's not something many of them are familiar with doing," he says. "This conference will address how the military and first responders can work together prior to and during an event to ensure an effective, timely and coordinated response at the most challenging times."