Homeland Security
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From appropriations, investment funding, strategic planning, legislation and firsthand involvement helping private sector firms drive significant revenue in the homeland security space, GAGE members have served various roles and have extensive experience in this field. GAGE International’s homeland security practice includes:
- A former United States Senator who was member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee overseeing billions in annual funding for Homeland Security programs
- A former United States Marshal appointed by President George H.W. Bush
- A former member of the State Department’s Counter Terrorism Section
- A Managing Principal at one of Washington, DC’s top business development firms running their defense and homeland security practice
- The founder and co-editor of The Counterterrorism Blog, the most respected blog in the field and identified by members of the Congress and the Administration as a premier source of information
- A former senior oversight counsel to the U.S. House of Representative’s Committee on Financial Services
In their role in the public sector, members of GAGE’s team oversaw annual spending by the Department of Homeland Security including the Transportation Security Administration, Customs and Border Protection, Customs and Immigration Enforcement, US Coast Guard, Secret Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. GAGE principals also have been active in investigating federal regulation of anti-terrorist financing. Their roles in the private sector included CXO level positions in both public and private companies that specialized in homeland security technology.
We are committed to our client’s goals and work closely with them to develop and implement a strategy to meet their needs.
Our Successes
- Secured millions in federal appropriations for design manual for an American cutting-edge defense technology company for use in advanced aerospace and ship platforms.
- Organized and secured investment funding for a start-up company whose products are now being purchased by the Department of Defense.
- Developed and implemented strategy on behalf of terrorism victims’ families to persuade Congressional committees to initiate investigation into selected terrorist financing methods and networks.
- Added new section in FY 2007 Homeland Security Appropriations Act to enable public to obtain information held by DHS on outdated airline and airport security procedures and equipment.
- Obtained unanimous Congressional approval of changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, enabling parties engaged in lawsuits related to the September 11 terrorist attacks to proceed or settle without additional unjust delays.
