9/30 National Preparedness Symposium

Kristina Tanasichuk — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 13:50:31 +0000

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is facing a tremendous number of challenges including more violent and frequent weather incidents, preparedness awareness, long-term disaster recovery efforts and continuing financial constraints. To achieve the best outcomes, the Department of Homeland Security’s Quadrennial Homeland Security Review identifies strengthening public-private partnerships as critical to integrating the private sector’s innovation, resources, ingenuity and experience to the mission.

Join us to discuss the changing challenges to FEMA and other government facilities posed by changing climate conditions, the advances in alert systems and disaster communications, new technologies to support the mission and what concrete steps we can take to strengthen the exchange between the public and private sector.

Speakers:

Antwane Johnson

Director, IPAWS, FEMA

Anne Petera

DHS Client Executive, Harris

Gwen Camp

Director of Individual and Community Preparedness, FEMA

Brian Lepore

Director of Defense Capabilities and Management, GAO

Todd Jasper

Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Man-Machine Systems Assessment

Kevin Delin
Founder, SensorWare Systems

Ryan Denmark
CEO, RSDCGroup

David McKernan
Coordinator of Emergency Management, Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management

Thank you to our National Preparedness Month Chair!

Jason McNamara
Vice President, Obsidian Analysis
Former Chief of Staff, FEMA

If you are interested in supporting the National Preparedness Month program, please contact us!

4/8 Mentor Session with BDO

Kristina Tanasichuk — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 11:53:29 +0000

Public sector entities are facing challenging times. Achieving agency missions has become increasingly difficult, population dynamics and constituencies are changing dramatically, the workforce is undergoing unprecedented transition, and government leaders need to accomplish more with significantly reduced budgets. Adding to the challenge, in an environment of 24-7 media coverage, even the most difficult decisions made in good faith can be immediately broadcast to a global audience, making even the most seasoned government executives uncertain about how to successfully lead their organizations to accomplish multiple objectives.

Having led government departments and agencies, BDO’s Public Sector practice leaders understand this unique environment. They bring to bear this experience, combined with commercial best practices, to help you address a wide range of challenges. At a time when government leaders need independent, objective support, BDO stands ready with proactive guidance and perspective. We assist government leaders and program managers in navigating what can be a tumultuous landscape by developing strategies to improve program efficiency and effectiveness, identifying organizational risk, ensuring efficient use of resources, and mapping and implementing plans for linking organizational policies with program and contract requirements.

Beyond traditional audit, tax and consulting work, BDO helps our government clients with a comprehensive array of services including organizational strategies, fraud detection and prevention, program evaluation and litigation support. Wherever government entities operate, our professionals provide swift resolution of technical issues and questions through partner-led client service teams, direct access to technical leaders, and the resources of our global network in more than 100 countries.

About our speaker:

Chuck Wolverton, Director, Federal Practive, BDO
A management consultant and certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and a Top Secret clearance, with broad experience in the areas of strategic planning, operations, transformation and change, communications, executive facilitation, and program management. Mr. Wolverton will join GTSC to discuss BDO, one of the largest professional services firms in the country. Mr. Wolverton will discuss the firm’s Federal practice, their strategy in the market, how they add value to the mission of their Federal partners and opportunities they see in the near future. Mr. Wolverton will also discuss partnership with small business, their small business goals and what they look for in small business partners.

About GTSC’s Mentor Companies

The Government Technology & Services Coalition’s (GTSC) Mentor companies understand how critical a robust, successful homeland and national security market is to our nation’s security. Together with our members, these firms are committed to bringing the innovation, ideas and agility of small business to the experience, infrastructure and resources of large companies. GTSC mentors join us to provide advice and counsel to small and mid-sized companies, find new and innovative teaming partners, address challenges in the prime/subcontractor relationship in a neutral environment and improve mentor/protégé communication and success. Both our large and small companies recognize that the best security for our citizens – both physically and economically — is derived from the ability of our markets to meet the challenges posed by terrorism, natural disasters, and criminal activity.

BDO Federal practice – GTS Coalition

9/30 National Preparedness Symposium

4/8 Mentor Session with BDO