Tag Archives: Customs and Border Protection

Kevin McAleenan, a 2019 Wash100 award recipient, is stepping down from his role as acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after six months on the job, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. President Donald Trump said in a tweet McAleenan "wants to spend more time with his family and go to the private sector."

Potomac Officers Club hosted its 2019 Security Vetting Process Modernization Update on August 14th. The forum brought together GovCon leaders from the public and private sector to discuss the initial implementation of National Security Presidential Memorandum-9 and how future plans will continue to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of vetting through a series of enhancements. 

The Customs and Border Protection migrated its Automated Commercial System’s collections processing functions to IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) SmartCloud for Government platform in June as part of efforts to achieve cost savings and reduce its physical information technology infrastructure, Nextgov reported Friday.

Monte Hawkins, director of the National Vetting Center for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, delivered the keynote address during Potomac Officers Club's Security Vetting Process Modernization Forum Update

Potomac Officers Club will host its 4th Annual Army Forum on Oct. 2nd at 2941 Restaurant in Falls Church, Va. Thus far, Dr. Bruce Jette of the U.S. Army will be featured as a keynote speaker for the forum.

Casie Antalis, the chief of staff of the National Vetting Center for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), will be featured as a panelist during Potomac Officers Club’s Security Vetting Process Modernization Update on August 14th. Click here to register for the Security Vetting Process Modernization Update. During the …

Sam Robinson, deputy director with the Department of Justice for the National Vetting Center (NVC), will be featured as a panelist during Potomac Officers Club’s Security Vetting Process Modernization Update on August 14th. Click here to register for the Security Vetting Process Modernization Update. During the event, GovCon leaders from …

Leidos agreed to purchase IMX Medical Management Services, a consulting firm that offers independent medical evaluation, case management and record review services to state and local government agencies. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the company expects to close the transaction in the third quarter, pending customary approvals. In …

On August 14th, Potomac Officers Club will host the Security Vetting Process Modernization Update at the 2941 Restaurant in Falls Church, Va. Monte Hawkins of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be the keynote speaker for the event. Gator Harvey of Northrop Grumman Technology Services will serve as the moderator for an expert panel featuring Casie Antalis and Eric Peters of CBP, Sam Robinson of the FBI and Lori Vislocky of DHS. 

This article was written by Clay Goldwein and John Nemoto of CGI Federal.  Innovation is arguably one of the most discussed, yet misunderstood, buzzwords in government and industry. When simply defined, innovation refers to a new method, product or idea. And within that innovation arc, a change is considered revolutionary …

The Department of Homeland Security has chosen Battelle as one of the eight finalists for a two-phase, $1.55M contest that seeks nonintrusive systems to automatically detect opioids in mail coming into the U.S.