GTSC's 15th Anniversary Annual Meeting

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GTSC 15th Anniversary Collaboration — MISSION: POSSIBLE Our 15th Anniversary Annual Meeting on January 14, 2025 marks an important milestone for the Government Technology & Services Coalition (GTSC) and our long-standing commitment to securing the homeland. As the only national organization singularly focused on supporting the Department of Homeland Security, we are convening government and industry leaders to collaborate, align, and look ahead to 2026—examining challenges, identifying solutions, and reinforcing that the mission is not only essential, but possible. 

Guided by the theme MISSION: POSSIBLE, our collaboration will explore DHS priorities, the evolving policy and procurement landscape, and the implications of the Big Beautiful Bill for mission delivery. Discussions will focus on how industry—particularly small and mid-sized businesses—can better align resources, accelerate the deployment of critical solutions, and strengthen public-private partnerships in support of the Department’s evolving needs.

AGENDA: 

9:00 AM Welcome

Kristina Tanasichuk, CEO & Founder, Government Technology & Services Coalition; Executive Editor, Homeland Security Today

9:15 AM Opening Keynote

Benjamine “Carry” Huffman, Senior Official Performing the Duties of Under Secretary for Management, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

9:45 AM The Big Beautiful Bill

Jaclyn Rubino, Executive Director, One Big Beautiful Bill Principal Executive Office, Management Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

10:15 AM Mission Contracting Part I: Faster, More Efficient Deployment of Critical Homeland Solutions

Paul Courtney, Chief Procurement Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

10:45 AM Achieving Mission: Advisors Panel 

PJ Lechleitner, former Acting Director, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement

Bill Weinberg, former Assistant Administrator, Contracting & Procurement, Transportation Security Administration

Ryan Scudder, former Executive Assistant Commissioner (EAC), Enterprise Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Founder, Honor Guardians LLC

Robyn Towles, former Director, Credentialing, Screening and Intelligence Acquisition Division, Transportation Security Administration

Monia Harris, CEO, Monica's Consultant LLC; Founder, The Procurement Pros; former Senior IT Acquisition Advisor, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

11:30 AM LUNCH

12:15 PM Mission Contracting Part II: Faster, More Efficient Deployment of Critical Homeland Solution- The Components

Kerri A. Bishop, Deputy Head of the Contracting Activity, U.S. Customs Border Protection

Adam Reinbolt, Chief, Office of Field Operations Branch, Office of Procurement, U.S Secret Service

1:00 PM Closing Keynote: the FAR Rewrite

Polly Hall, Executive Sponsor, Practitioner Workstream, Revolutionary FAR Overhaul, GSA

1:30 PM Closing Remarks: The Year Ahead

Kristina Tanasichuk, CEO & Founder, Government Technology & Services Coalition; Executive Editor, Homeland Security Today