Power Breakfast: Doing Business with DHS

About the Event

The Department of Homeland Security has a breadth and depth that few other government agencies can match. It protects our borders. It manages immigration. It protects ports and harbors. The list goes on and on.

To carry out its mission, DHS spent $24 billion through contracts with the private sector. IT and related services are a significant portion of that total, accounting for nearly $6 billion in annual contracts.

In this Power Breakfast, we’ll explore the IT and spending priorities for the department and its various components. This will include insights from leading DHS executives as well as an analysis of DHS spending.

The goal is help you better understand the DHS mission and how you are company can find opportunities at the department.

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Free for Government/Military*
Industry/Contractor: $99
Washington Technology Insider: Free

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7:45 - 8:30 AM	Registration, Breakfast & Networking
8:30 - 8:35 AM	Welcome and Opening Remarks Nick Wakeman, Editor-in-Chief, Washington Technology
8:35 - 9:05 AM	Opening Fireside Chat David Patrick, Chief Acquisitions Executive, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Nick Wakeman, Editor-in-Chief, Washington Technology [moderator] David Patrick leads efforts to develop and deploy technology solutions as well as supporting efforts to improve cybersecurity efforts across DHS and with partner agencies. We’ll discuss CISA’s evolution and what its priorities are moving forward with an emphasis on how industry can support those efforts.
9:05 - 9:25 AM	DHS by the Numbers Susan Rose, Senior Director of Insights and Content, GovExec A GovTribe presentation looking at the spending patterns at DHS, including major contractors and contracts as well as an analysis on how spending maps to DHS priorities and initiatives. Download the slide deck here.
9:25 -9:55 AM	The Small Business Opportunity at DHS Darlene Bullock, Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Department of Homeland Security Ross Wilkers, Senior Staff Reporter, Washington Technology [Moderator] Small businesses provide critical goods and services to the department and Darlene Bullock will share the initiatives DHS has underway to increase the use of small businesses. She’ll also discuss how small businesses can partner with the department and what opportunities are in the pipeline for small businesses.
9:55 - 10:25 AM	Inside FEMA and CBP Scott Bowman, Deputy Chief Information Officer, FEMA Julie Koo, Director/Competition Advocate Industry Partnership & Outreach Program, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nick Wakeman, Editor-in-Chief, Washington Technology [moderator] Julie Koo of CBP and Scott Bowman of FEMA will talk about IT initiatives at these two critical DHS components including upcoming opportunities for government contractors. They will discuss current contracts as well as what is in the pipeline for CBP and FEMA.
10:25 - 10:30 AM	Closing Remarks Nick Wakeman, Editor-in-Chief, Washington Technology