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Homeland Security Week 2024, will take place in the D.C metro area January 23-24, 2024 which will highlight the ongoing efforts to empower knowledge sharing and collaboration with those across the federal government, the military, state and local law enforcement, Industry and academia.

• Border Security
• Cybersecurity
• Counter UAS
• Intelligence Sharing
• Infrastructure Protection and Resilience
• Biometric Technology
• Agency Collaboration
• Budget Developments
• And Much More!

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
  

New technologies such as AI and machine learning are continuing to mature and create new challenges and opportunities for homeland security professionals. We had the privilege of interviewing RADM, USN (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Senior Director at the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation to understand more about changes to the threat landscape and the solutions available to combat these new and emerging threats. Few people are as experienced and knowledgeable on the subject and this interview also gives a preview of what to expect for the Homeland Security Summit in January.

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.

The "FBI Approaches for Critical Response" presentation was delivered at Homeland Security Week 2023 by Paul Haertel, Assistant Director, Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG), Federal Bureau of Investigation an covers:

• Collaboration 
• Leveraging Technology 
• Case Studies From the Field 
• Treats 
• Resources 
• Risks 
• Legislations

Mr. Haertel will return in 2024 to join us on a panel discussion on "Augmenting Federal Anti-Terrorism Law Enforcement"

Ahead of Homeland Security Week, the 2024 Attendee Report highlights the leading organizations within the industry and an extensive list of high-level attendees who have confirmed their attendance for this year. Join senior federal government leaders, state and local law enforcement representatives, subject matter experts and industry innovators to engage in two days of high-level networking, knowledge sharing, collaboration and interactive discussion group participation.

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.