The Government Technology & Services Coalition is extremely pleased to host the Transportation Security Symposium, to examine the missions, programs, and goals of Transportation Security. Webinars feature keynote speakers, panel discussions, and subject matter discussions for approximately 1.5-2 hours daily.
GTSC continues to bring you the people, information, and collaboration necessary to understand our government partners. For GTSC's Transportation Security Symposium, we will host discussions around the administration's procurement goals, IT transformation initiatives, their small business strategy, and much more.
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Entertainment break:
Monday, January 31st
David Pekoske
Administrator, Transportation Security Administration
David Pekoske was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the Transportation Security Administration’s seventh administrator in August 2017. He leads a workforce of approximately 60,000 employees, including the Federal Air Marshal Service, and is responsible for security operations at nearly 450 airports throughout the United States and shared security for highways, railroads, ports, mass transit systems and pipelines. Under his leadership, TSA is working continuously to raise the security baseline for both aviation and surface transportation through close partnerships and alliances and a robust homeland security network.
While continuing to serve as TSA Administrator, Pekoske also served at the Department of Homeland Security as Acting Secretary from January 20 to February 2, 2021, and as the Senior Official Performing the Duties of Deputy Secretary from April to November 2019 and again from February to June 2021. At the Department, Pekoske helped lead a unified national effort to ensure the continued security of the United States, coordinating components with missions ranging from prevention and protection to recovery and response.
2:00 PM State of Transportation Security
Patricia Cogswell
Former Deputy Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
Senior Strategic Advisor, Guidehouse
Former Acting Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, National Security Council
Steve Karoly
Former Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Requirements and Capabilities Analysis, Transportation Security Administration
Contracting and Opportunities Overview
Tuesday, February 1st
Russell Roberts
Chief Information Officer, TSA
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Information Technology, TSA
Robert Fortner
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Transportation Security Administration
Darryl Gingles
Executive Director, Information Assurance, TSA
Cybersecurity/Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), TSA
2:00 PM Information Security at TSA
Wednesday, February 2nd
2:00 PM Contracting and Opportunities Overview:
IT, HC, Mission Essentials
Bill Weinberg
Assistant Administrator, Contracting and Procurement Head of Contracting Activity, Transportation Security Administration
Dina Thompson
Deputy Head of the Contracting Activity, Transportation Security Administration
C.J. DeBernard
Director, Enterprise Information Technology Acquisition Division, TSA
William Dorwart
Director, Mission Essentials Acquisition Division, TSA
Vincent Gibson
Director, Workforce & Enterprise Operations Acquisition Division, TSA
Contracting and Opportunities Overview
Thursday, February 3rd
2:00 PM Physical Security at TSA
Friday, February 4th
11:00 AM Innovation at TSA
Sonya Proctor
Assistant Administrator for Surface Operations, Transportation Security Administration
Sonya Proctor is the Assistant Administrator for Surface Operations, which aligns surface transportation security operations under direct executive leadership to provide the most effective and efficient security solutions for the four modes of land-based transportation: mass transit, freight rail, highway motor carrier and pipeline. Proctor is responsible for strategic surface transportation security operations management and services, not only agency-wide, but also on a national level and scope in all surface transportation modes.J. William (Bill) Weinberg was named TSA’s Assistant Administrator for Contracting and Procurement and Head of Contracting Activity in November 2020.
Monday, February 7th
11:00 AM Surface Operations at TSA
Tuesday, February 8th
2:00 PM Acquisition Management at TSA
Wednesday, February 9th
2:00 PM Contracting and Opportunities Overview: Small Business, Contracting Credentialing and Vetting Systems, PreCheck, Secure Flight, Physical Security, Explosive Detection Canine, Security Technology
Bill Weinberg
Assistant Administrator, Contracting and Procurement Head of Contracting Activity, Transportation Security Administration
Dina Thompson
Deputy Head of the Contracting Activity, Transportation Security Administration
Robert Boone
Director, Small Business Programs, TSA
Kerry Toscano
Director, Security Technology Acquisition Division, TSA
Robyn Towles
Director, Credentialing, Screening & Intelligence Acquisition Division, TSA
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Cookies and Coffee Afternoon Reception!
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
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