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GTSC’s Annual MEGA Matchmaking – APRIL 28th

Join us for GTSC’s Annual MEGA Matchmaking on April 28th—one of the premier networking opportunities for government contractors and small businesses in the homeland and national security space. Register here.

This highly regarded session brings together larger prime contractors and integrators with innovative small business leaders for direct, structured matchmaking conversations. In today’s fast-moving environment, teaming opportunities and strategic partnerships are more critical than ever.

What to Expect:

One-on-one matchmaking: Small businesses will rotate through 10-minute sessions with prime contractors to share capabilities and explore collaboration.
Open networking: After the rotations, participants can continue conversations and explore new opportunities during informal networking.

Whether you’re seeking innovative partners or showcasing your own capabilities, MEGA Matchmaking offers a unique, efficient format to build meaningful connections within the GTSC community and beyond.

March Membership Madness: Prospective Member Webinar MARCH 24

As GTSC celebrates 15 years of serving the homeland security mission, we invite prospective members to join us for a special Member Briefing to learn what makes our coalition the go-to organization for companies operating in the DHS and broader homeland security market.

Founded on a simple principle — It’s About Mission — GTSC brings together industry and government to advance solutions that protect the homeland. Our 2026 theme, MISSION POSSIBLE, reflects the power of collaboration between innovative companies and federal partners committed to national security outcomes.

This briefing will provide a clear look at how GTSC supports its members and how your organization can maximize visibility, access, and mission impact.

March Membership Madness

In celebration of March Membership Madness, GTSC is offering a limited-time incentive designed to reward both new and current members.

✔ Complimentary Supporting Sponsorship for New Members

Organizations that join GTSC during the month of March will receive a free Supporting Sponsorship to one GTSC event of their choice. Supporting Sponsorship benefits include enhanced logo visibility, event recognition, and increased exposure to senior government and industry leaders — providing immediate value and market presence upon joining.

✔ Referral Recognition for Current Members

If a current GTSC member refers a company that joins during March, the referring member will also receive a complimentary Supporting Sponsorship to an event of their choice. This special opportunity is available exclusively for memberships finalized during March.

There has never been a better time to join — or to refer a partner!

What You’ll Learn

During this session, attendees will gain insight into:

✔ GTSC Days – Deep Mission Engagement

An overview of our signature collaborations that bring together component leadership to discuss mission priorities, capability gaps, and operational needs in a focused, substantive setting.

✔ Homeland Security Today (HSToday.us)

GTSC’s media platform reaching over 2 million readers annually — 70% from government — offering members enhanced visibility through thought leadership, advertising opportunities, and a free job board.
We will also highlight HSToday’s nationally recognized programs, including the Holiday Hero Awards and 50 Trailblazers in Homeland Security.

✔ Innovation & Technology Platforms

How the acquisition of FITGov Summit and FITGovDATA has expanded engagement with the federal IT modernization and governance community.

✔ Counterterrorism & Emerging Threat Initiatives

An overview of COUNTERTERRORISM2026 and GTSC’s continued focus on advancing understanding of evolving threats.

Join #TEAMHOMELAND

If your company is committed to delivering solutions that strengthen the homeland mission, we invite you to attend this briefing and explore how GTSC can support your objectives.

For more information about our programming, speakers, and past events, visit:
www.gtscoalition.com

Together, we are proving that when industry and government align around mission — the mission is not impossible.

It’s MISSION POSSIBLE.

Connect. Collaborate. Grow.

Join us for the annual GTSC MEGA Matchmaking event—one of the premier networking opportunities for government contractors and small businesses in the homeland and national security space.

What to Expect:

One-on-one matchmaking: Small businesses will rotate through 10-minute sessions with prime contractors to share capabilities and explore collaboration.
Open networking: After the rotations, participants can continue conversations and explore new opportunities during informal networking.

Confirmed Mentors:

How to Participate:

If you are a large business interested in participating, reach out with your representative(s) by contacting the GTSC team. Detailed logistics and participant information will be provided upon confirmation.

HSToday’s Holiday Hero Awards – December 5

Join Homeland Security Today for a night to celebrate heroes from across the nation!

For over a decade GTSC has been serving the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies with the mission of protecting our citizens, assets and way of life. The Homeland Security Today awards are the only national program devoted to recognizing heroes from across the many disciplines within homeland security. From individual citizens to mayors, to first responders, our nomination process helps us find incredibly special people working diligently 24/7 to assure we are safe.

JOIN US

Register to join us on December 5, 2024 In Occoquan, VA from 5:30 pm – 10:30 pm. Black tie preferred. Click the register button to the right to reserve your spot.

SPONSOR or HOST A TABLE!

To learn more about sponsorships, click here to see what’s available.

Click the register button to see options and host a table or contact Kalyna White at kwhite@gtscoalition.com to sign up for opportunities to buy a table, sponsor, or provide travel funds to bring our guests to Washington, D.C.!

CYBERFUTURE 2024 – October 17

We are extremley excited to invite you to CYBERFUTURE!! Join us with all the component cyber teams that speak at our component days — all the cyber folks — all day long! Teams from cyber divisions will discuss the implementation of zero trust, the impacts of AI on their operations, their general cyber security posture and much more.

Join us here!

8:00 AM Opening Remarks & Welcome

Kristina Tanasichuk, Chief Executive Officer, Government Technology & Services Coalition

8:15 AM Keynote: Looking Beyond Today: Positioning for the Future Cyber Landscape

Bridget Bean, Executive Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

8:45 AM Strategic Foresight: What are the Major Factors Impacting our Future Understanding of Cybersecurity?

Robin Champ, Vice President, Strategic Foresight, LBL Strategies; former Chief, Enterprise Strategy Division at the United States Secret Service

9:00 AM Cybersecurity Priorities for the Future of the Coast Guard

Jason Tama, Rear Admiral, Cyber Command, U.S. Coast Guard

9:30 AM A Bipartisan Cybersecurity Road Map for the Future of Cybersecurity

Moderator: Robert Kolasky, Senior Vice President of Critical Infrastructure, Exiger; former Director, National Risk Management Center, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Board Member, HSToday Editorial Board

Matt Hayden, Vice President of Cyber Client Engagement, GDIT; former Assistant Secretary, Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience Policy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Mike D’Ambrosio, Managing Director, Liberty Capital; former Assistant Director of the Office of Investigations, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

10:20 AM BREAK

10:40 AM Partnership for Cybersecurity: TSA’s Innovative Collaboration to Secure Rail

Chad Gorman, Deputy Executive Assistant Administrator for Operations Support, Transportation Security Administration

Sonya Proctor, Assistant Administrator for Surface Operations, Transportation Security Administration

Carolyn Hayward-Williams, Director, Office of Railroad Systems and Technology, Office of Safety, Federal Railroad Administration

11:30 AM The National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan

Devin Lynch, Director, Cyber Policy and Programs, Office of the National Cyber Director, The White House

12:00 PM Lunch Break

1:00 PM Book Signing: Inside Cyber: How AI, 5G, IoT, and Quantum Computing Will Transform Privacy and Our Security

Chuck Brooks, Adjunct Professor, Cyber Risk Management Program, Georgetown University

1:20 PM The Future of Cybersecurity Posture at USCIS

Shane Barney, Chief Information Security Officer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:45 PM Securing the Future: Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation

Costis Toregas, Director, Cyber Security and Privacy Research Institute, George Washington University

Matt House, Program Manager, Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Anil Ramcharan, Principal, Defense, Security, and Justice, Cyber Risk Services, Deloitte

Joseph Price, Senior Manager, Deloitte

Jennifer Nowell, Vice President, Elastic

2:45 PM Open Source Intelligence: Distinguishing OSINT and PRO-SINT

Andrew Borene, Executive Director, Flashpoint

3:15 PM DevSec Ops and Cloud: Vision for the Future

Chrishan Francis, Branch Chief, Information Assurance, Command, Control, Communication, Computer, Cyber and Intelligence Service Center, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Rob Brown, Senior Vice President, National Security Solutions, Alpha Omega; former Chief Data Officer, USCIS

4:00 PM Closing Keynote

Jake Braun, Executive Director, Harris School of Public Policy Cyber Policy Initiative, former Acting Principal Deputy National Cyber Director, the White House

Join us here!

Thank you to our Patron sponsor, Deloitte!

Thank you for the Coffee!

Thank you for breakfast!

GTSC’s Transportation Security Symposium – MARCH 28th

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.

Thank you to our Patron Sponsor, RELI Group!

Thank you to our Reception Sponsor, Acuity!

Thank you to Metaphase Consulting for their Supporting Sponsorship!

Emergency Management 2022 – POSTPONED

Join GTSC and Homeland Security Today for this annual stakeholder meeting. Since 2011, GTSC and HSToday have hosted this event to recognize and support National Preparedness Month, Hurricane awareness, and the many missions of FEMA before, during and after a disaster. During this day long meeting, we will hear from top FEMA leadership about their efforts in one of the busiest and most critical components, how we have pivoted to meet the challenges of climate change, any new initiatives, and how industry can assist in achieving current missions.

CBP Procurement Update

Join the Government Technology & Services Coalition virtually on May 3rd at 11:30 AM EST for an update on CBP’s Procurement process with Head of Contracting Activity, Diane Sahakian; Deputy HCA Earl J. Lewis III, and Chief of Contracting, Patricia Kiely.

GTSC’s 10th Anniversary Annual Meeting – AUGUST 17

The Annual Meeting will feature an overview of GTSC’s activities, programs, and success of 2021 and a look at our priorities for 2022 on August 17th. Register here.

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM A Year in Review: 2021, A Look at the Future, & GTSC’s 10th Anniversary

Kristina Tanasichuk, CEO, Government Technology & Services Coalition

9:15 AM – 10:0 AM Keynote: Procurement at DHS

Paul Courtney, Chief Procurement Officer, DHS

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM The Future of Innovation and DHS Wide Procurements

James Lewis, Executive Director, Strategic Solutions Office, DHS

Sandra Oliver Schmidt, Acting Director, Procurement Innovation Lab, DHS

BREAK

10:45 AM – 11:30 AM Acquisition Policy at DHS

A session/discussion on acquisition policy, including the NDAA and other legislative activity impacting DHS procurement and contractors.

Sarah Todd, Director, Acquisition Policy & Legislation, DHS

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Action: Contracting Perspective

Diane McCain, CEO, Potomac Management Solutions

Danaiya Woo, CEO, Simon Computing

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Lunch break

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM TSA Opportunity Update

Bill Weinberg, Head of Contracting Activity, TSA

Keith Goll, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Requirements and Capability Analysis,

TSA, DHS

1:00 – 1:30 Customer Experience Executive Order

Keith Goll, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Requirements and Capability Analysis,

TSA, DHS

Amanda Damewood, Acting Director, User Experience, USCIS, DHS

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Small Business Opportunities within DHS

Darlene Bullock, Executive Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, DHS

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Contracting Opportunities Overview – HCA

Bill Weinberg, Head of Contracting Activity, TSA, DHS

Salvatore Saraceno, Head of Contracting, Procurement Division, Office of Enterprise Readiness, U.S. Secret Service, DHS

2:45 PM Corporate Citizenship at DHS

Discussion around the Corporate Citizenship plan including climate change, cyber hygiene, diversity, equity and inclusion.

Teresa Pohlman, Director, Occupational Safety and Environmental Programs, DHS

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM GTSC Leadership Discussion

An overview of GTSC’s activities, programs, and success of 2021 and a look at our priorities for 2022.

Kristina Tanasichuk, CEO, Government Technology & Services Coalition

Patty Todaro Bolin, Strategic Advisor, GTSC and Managing Partner at Innovation Consulting Services LLC (ICS Advisory)

Carolyn Muir, Chair, Procurement & Acquisition, GTSC and General Counsel & Sr. Vice President, Contracts at Steampunk

Tushar Garg, Chair, FITGov Summit and CEO, Excelicon

Earl Holland, Chair, Emerging Small Business Group, GTSC and President/CEO · Growth Strategy Consultants, Inc

Lyndsey Hoe, Co-Chair, Lion’s Den, GTSC and Senior Director, Business Development, Dev Technology Group

Michelle Scheuerman, Co-Chair, Lion’s Den, GTSC and Vice President, Dev Technology Group

Homeland Security Today Annual Update

Kristina Tanasichuk, Executive Editor, Homeland Security Today