The Government Technology & Services Coalition is extremely pleased to host the 5th annual Immigration and Customs Enforcement Symposium, to examine the missions, programs, and goals of ICE.
GTSC continues to bring you the people, information, and collaboration necessary to understand our government partners. For GTSC's Immigration Security Symposium, we will host discussions around the administration's procurement goals, IT transformation initiatives, their small business strategy, and much more.
Thank you to our Supporting Sponsor!
Thank you to our Luncheon Sponsor!
Kristina Tanasichuk
Founder & CEO
GTSC
Alysa Erichs
Chair
Immigration & Customs Enforcement Symposium
Former Acting Executive Associate Director, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Matthew Albence
Principal
Grindstone Consulting
Former Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
9:30 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks
Tae Johnson
Acting Director
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Tae D. Johnson is the acting Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Prior to this appointment, Mr. Johnson served in the role of the ICE Deputy Director.
Mr. Johnson executes oversight of ICE’s day-to-day operations, leading approximately 20,000 employees including more than 7,000 criminal investigators in Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and 6,000 officers in Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
Mr. Johnson administers operational and mission support personnel assigned to more than 400 domestic and international offices and oversees an annual budget of over $8 billion.
Prior to this assignment, Mr. Johnson served as Deputy Executive Associate Director for ERO. In this role, Mr. Johnson was responsible for the oversight, direction, and coordination of ERO in its mission to protect the homeland through the arrest and removal of aliens who undermine the safety of our communities and the integrity of our immigration laws. Mr. Johnson managed a budget of approximately $4.4 billion and lead an organization of more than 7,900 employees assigned to 24 ERO field offices and six headquarters divisions, in more than 200 domestic locations and 25 overseas locations.
10:00 AM Opening Keynote
Tracy Cormier
Assistant Director
Cyber and Operational Technology Division
Homeland Security Investigations
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
10:30 AM Cyber Operations at HSI
Patrick McElwain
Deputy Assistant Director, Counter Proliferations Unit
Director, Federal Export Enforcement Coordination Center, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
11:00 AM Counter Proliferations at HSI
Rachelle Henderson
Chief Information Officer
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Rachelle Henderson is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Office of the CIO (OCIO) provides mission-critical Information Technology (IT) services and products that enable ICE and DHS to meet their respective missions. OCIO has modernized vital IT systems, matured the organization to contemporary IT management disciplines, and significantly enhanced the cyber defense posture of the enterprise.
Ms. Henderson started her career as a software developer supporting the U.S. Department of State before joining the U.S. Customs Service where she performed technical and team leadership roles. After the creation of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), she led the Branch responsible for United States Border Patrol (USBP) and Air and Marine Operations (AMO) enforcement systems modernization. After almost six years in this role, she had the opportunity to directly support the Field and expand her technical portfolio as a Regional Director in CBP’s Field Support in Arizona and then Texas, leading the organizations that supports all Information Technology, surveillance, and tactical communications technology for CBP’s front line operators.
In her most recent role, Ms. Henderson returned to Border Enforcement and Management Systems as their Executive Director, where she led a team of about 120 federal employees and 520 contractors with an annual operating budget of $150 million. She delivered IT software solutions for a diverse portfolio to include all CBP operational and mission support organizations. While at the helm this organization, she was also named as the lead for the DHS priority Unified Immigration Portal (UIP) program.
12:30 PM Luncheon Keynote
Albert Dainton
Head of Contracting Activity
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
1:00 PM Contracting Activity at ICE
Anita Perkins
Small Business Specialist
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
1:30 PM Small Business Activity at ICE
Brian Barrontine
Unit Chief
Strategy Operations and Analysis Unit
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
2:30 PM Strategy Operations and Analysis at ICE
Waldemar Rodriguez
Associate Director
Office of Professional Responsibility
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
3:00 PM Professional Responsibility at ICE
Patrick J. Lechleitner
Senior Official Performing the the Duties of Deputy Director
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Patrick J. Lechleitner is currently the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Director at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Mr. Lechleitner executes oversight of ICE’s day-to-day operations, leading approximately 20,000 employees including more than 7,000 criminal investigators in Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and 6,000 officers in Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
In this role, Mr. Lechleitner oversees operational and mission support personnel assigned to more than 400 domestic and international offices and administers an annual budget of over $8 billion. Prior to this position, Mr. Lechleitner served the Acting Executive Associate Director for HSI and before that, as the Assistant Director for HSI’s International Operations Division. In this role, Mr. Lechleitner was responsible for administering a budget of more than $160 million and the operational oversight of 80 offices in 53 countries. With over 400 special agents and support personnel assigned to U.S. embassies, consulates, and Department of Defense liaison offices around the globe, HSI’s international footprint is DHS’s largest investigative presence abroad.