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With the FY2023 presidential budget released, the new administration had promised changes to the US Homeland Security approach with a greater focus on trade. This snapshot focuses on delivering a Birdseye view of presidential budget request and what it means for:

• Biometric investment
• Border Patrol facilities and platforms
• USGC marine and aerial assets

UAS technology is primed to become a key pillar of the economy’s infrastructure. This comes with its own risks and challenges in terms of cyber security. In this piece we interview Scott Parker, branch chief from Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, who discusses the DHS’ efforts in securing the national infrastructure. In this interview he:     

• Describes the office’s mission and the threats it aims to mitigate
• How the office guides the private sector
• How technological trends will impact CISA’s mission
  

Cybersecurity is arguably one of the most pressing matters across the US federal government.

IDGA had the pleasure of interviewing RADM, USN (ret.) Mark Montgomery, Senior Director, Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation, and key speaker at the 17th annual Homeland Security Week Summit, discussing the challenges of implementing cybersecurity across the government and private sector.

This discussion:

• Details the recommendations of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0 and its efforts to strengthen agencies like CISA and the Office of the National Cyber Director
• Offers a state-of-play of current cybersecurity challenges
• Identifies some of the biggest risks faced today, and how to mitigate them
  

Nelson Balido delivers a hard-hitting interview on the current state of the play of Homeland. He delves into Homeland's current challenges, especially the situation on North America’s Southern Border. Furthermore, as chairman of the event, he explains what he expects, and how vendors can make the most out of it. An honest and direct interview, for anyone in the homeland domain.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has the tough job of protecting America through criminal investigations and enforcing immigration laws to preserve national security and public safety. This piece of content summarises the business opportunities proposed by the Presidential budget in a short succinct document. It includes the amount the executive office wants to spend on procurement, construction and improvements. With this document and our upcoming Homeland Security Week Summit, IDGA hopes to provide some clarity on ICE’s spending priorities.

The defence of the homeland is becoming evermore challenging. It is for this reason that Homeland Security Week exists, it is a forum to bring industry and end users alike together under one roof in order to best discuss how to handle these rising challenges. This post-show report highlights last years successes and why it is a conference you cannot afford to miss if you work in the Homeland space.

Eric Hysen, Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, spoke with IQPC's Justin Ederheimer about the need for mindful modernisation in cybersecurity systems, the importance - but insufficiency - of the cloud, and building talented teams.

IDGA conducted an exclusive interview with Cyberspace Solarium Commission Co-Chairman's, Senator Angus King and Congressman Michael Gallagher and Executive Director, Mark Montgomery outlining the context and some of the product of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission that was authorized by the Fiscal Year 2019 National Authorization Act.

Ahead of the Homeland Security Summit, the 2023 Attendee Report highlights the leading organizations within the industry and an extensive list of high-level attendees that have previously attended. With keynote sessions from senior leaders, panels from topic experts and interactive discussion groups, this year’s event is will be a groundbreaking conference with opportunities to share and learn.