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Chief Executive Officer Lynn Ann Casey Named Outstanding Leader in 2024 Engage Homeland and National Security Honorees

Chief Executive Officer Lynn Ann Casey Named Outstanding Leader in 2024 Engage Homeland and National Security Honorees

Arlington, VA, November 7, 2023 – OrangeSlices has named Arc Aspicio Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lynn Ann Casey as an outstanding leader in the 2024 Engage Homeland and National Security Honorees. This honor recognizes leaders who are driving real and measurable change in the way government and industry collaborate, sharing their insights and expertise for the betterment of all, and driving forward the key missions of the Federal government. Click to read more.

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Good Data, Bad Data: The Value of Data Quality in Homeland Security

Good Data, Bad Data: The Value of Data Quality in Homeland Security

Homeland Security is a complex mission, one that is both vast in scale and broad in scope, and this creates a large volume of data that can help provide insight into operations and strategic decisions. From disaster preparedness to counterterrorism, Federal employees rely heavily on an abundance of data to assess problems accurately and implement effective solutions.

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Boosting the Mission: Developing Acquisition Requirements Guidance

Boosting the Mission: Developing Acquisition Requirements Guidance

To keep up with the fast pace of change in the field of Government acquisitions, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components are developing their own acquisition requirements (AR) policies. However, without specific timeframes to finalize these policies, DHS agencies often lack guidance on how to develop ARs. Among DHS agencies, the U.S. Coast Guard is leading the way with their own formal policy to describe this process. To compliment the U.S. Coast Guard’s policy, DHS created the Joint Requirements Integration and Management System (JRIMS) to offer direction for agencies—to review, validate, and suggest solutions for capability gaps and requirements.

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How Can Communities Ready Themselves for a Major Power Grid Event?

How Can Communities Ready Themselves for a Major Power Grid Event?

Communities are often the foundation for an expedited recovery following major events. But how can communities strengthen their response to, for example, a major cyber-attack or natural event, such as an Electronic Magnetic Pulse solar flare? A United States electrical grid failure could destroy a number of the nation’s high voltage transformers causing widespread outages for several weeks, even months. A public health emergency could quickly ensue particularly among the vulnerable as the ripple effects cause significant societal disruption. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) strategic plan encourages and empowers communities to prepare for the inevitable impacts of future disasters. How can communities prime for major events?

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Arc Aspicio Reaches 100 Projects at the Department of Homeland Security

Arc Aspicio Reaches 100 Projects at the Department of Homeland Security

Arlington, VA, January 11, 2018 — Earlier this year, Arc Aspicio started work on their 100th project at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Along with reaching 100 projects, the company also grew their client base to include the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the DHS Office of the Inspector General.

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General Services Administration Awards Arc Aspicio Professional Services Schedule

General Services Administration Awards Arc Aspicio Professional Services Schedule

Arlington, VA, January 10, 2018 — The General Services Administration (GSA) awarded Arc Aspicio the Professional Services Schedule (PSS) 00CORP in October 2017. This Multiple Award, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) schedule provides direct access to complex fixed-price or labor-hour professional services, including business consulting solutions.

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Data + Strategy: Using Data to Inform Agency Strategy

Data + Strategy: Using Data to Inform Agency Strategy

Understanding the types of data available, gaining access to the right data, and making sense of data are daunting tasks for most organizations as they develop a strategy to meet mission demands and enterprise-wide goals. Data is especially challenging for the Government, yet provides the opportunity for insight for leaders as they strategically move their agencies forward.

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Combating the Rise of Transnational Criminal Organizations

Combating the Rise of Transnational Criminal Organizations

Crime, corruption, and violence – particularly involving drug, human, and weapons trafficking – continue to increase at an alarming rate in the U.S. Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) are a critical part of this trend and pose a serious and growing threat to homeland security – at our borders and beyond.U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is at the tip of the spear to combat TCOs. With the context that the first goal in their Vision and Strategy 2020 Strategic Plan is Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime, CBP is focusing on disrupting TCOs responsible for the cross-border trafficking of illegal drugs, humans, and guns.

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Homeland Security Managers = Innovative Leaders

Homeland Security Managers = Innovative Leaders

The search for and implementation of innovative methods to protect the homeland should play an important role in homeland security managers’ approach to how they guide their organizations. Citizens expect government leaders to propose and implement organizational, acquisition, and personnel management practices that enhance our nation’s ability to prepare for and mitigate potential threats. They expect these to make them safer and the nation more secure.

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