Mr. Guy Torres, Director of Information Technology Contracting at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, with GTSC’s 2013 MVP Awardee, Mr. Charles R. Armstrong, Assistant Commissioner and Chief Information Officer at U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

“Our MVP award recognizes those officials who make a tangible difference to modernize and improve government operations so the mission of homeland and national security does not suffer under our budget constraints,” said Kristina Tanasichuk, CEO of GTSC. “Mr. Armstrong has focused on expanding targeting, analysis and enforcement capabilities; data and information sharing; and enhancing operational capacity and processing, in addition to the revenue producing capabilities of CBP. We are extremely proud to present this award to such a worthy recipient.”

The GTSC awards program seeks to recognize public and private sector individuals who work to achieve the homeland and national security missions of the nation. The MVP Award is presented to an exceptional official who modernizes and improves the operations and performance of an agency, component, program or division to increase capacity, speed delivery, use innovation and improve performance. For more information about GTSC’s awards, click here.

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GTSC also released its 2012-2013 Annual Report outlining the organization’s significant accomplishments in its short two years. “I believe much of the success of GTSC comes from its members’ entrepreneurial desire to challenge the status quo – it is an extremely grassroots effort initiated by small companies in the market concerned with assisting their clients to achieve their mission objectives – on time, on budget and on target,” said Chris Gorman, Chair of the GTSC Steering Committee. “We have brought the community of homeland and national security together to tackle these challenges and leverage all of our collective resources. As the annual report says, it’s all about the mission.”

The coalition also recognized numerous outstanding members and advisors who have contributed to the vision and mission of the organization, including: