Practice Areas

Homeland Security:

• July 3, 2008 | Federal Identity Programs Boost Biometrics Market, National Journal
• May 13, 2008 | Hoteliers armed with knowledge, Hotel and Motel Management
• May 13, 2008 | Global Entry - Risk Management Alive and Well At CBP, Security Debrief
• April 23, 2008 | Analysis: New DHS airline fingerprint plan, UPI
• April 22, 2008 | Pointing fingers over fingerprinting, Politico
• April 21, 2008 | TSA Is Looking Good, Security DeBrief blog
• April 15, 2008 | Moving Beyond the First Five Years: How the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will Continue to Enhance Security for All Modes of Transportation”, Testimony of C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection
• April 10, 2008 | Global Trade Exchange – RIP, Security Debrief blog
• April 9, 2008 | Los Angles Business Trade Association, Business Travel: The Government Perspective
• March 31, 2008 | Beyond the Beltway 2008: State & Local Government IT Market Watch
• March 24, 2008 | Airlines, Homeland Security Tangle Over Fingerprint Rule
• March 6, 2008 | Registered Traveler Program Finally Hitting Its Stride, Kiplinger Letter
• March 6, 2008 | DHS Strains As Goals, Mandates Go Unmet, The Washington Post
• March 5, 2008 | DHS at 5: Mistakes of the past Point the Way Toward Challenges of the Future, CQ Homeland Security (subscription required)
• March 5, 2008 | Lawmakers say fence project comes up short, Politico
• February 25, 2008 | NBTA Raises Lobbying Spending, Hires D.C. Firm
• February 25, 2008 | 3rd Latin American Corporate Travel and Technology Exchange
• February 21, 2008 | NBTA The Masters Program
• February 20, 2008 | Puget Sound Business Travel Association
• January 31, 2008 | Feds score lower in use of travel IT, Government Computer News
• January 29, 2008 | When Your Name Is Mud at the Airport, System to Help Innocent Fliers Get Off Terrorist Watch Lists Hasn't Lived Up to Promise, Wall Street Journal
• January 21, 2008 | 2nd NBTA Mexico Corporate Travel Conference
• January 20, 2008 | ID plan will protect border, privacy, The Buffalo News
• January 14, 2008 | TIA, NBTA Urge CBP to Start Intl RT Effort, Aviation Week
• January 14, 2008 | The License To 'Reconfigure A Society', National Journal Technology Daily
• January 10, 2008 | States Will Get More Time for Secure ID Plan, Washington Post
• January 3, 2008 | Registration to ease international travel, Federal Computer Week
• December 28, 2007 | Stewart Verdery, Guiliani for President Immigration Advisor, C-SPAN
• December 4, 2007 | International Security National Resilience Exhibition Conference
• November 26, 2007 | Boston Globe, European security treaty raises worry
• November 15, 2007 | Government Executive, Staying on Track
• November 5, 2007 | Congress Daily PM, Biz Groups Say U.S. Effort Lags On Foreign Air Travelers (subscription required)
• October 12, 2007 | NYCBTA Education Day
• October 10, 2007 | U.S. Chamber of Commerce, RFID Solutions: Securing the Commerce of Tomorrow
• October 8, 2007 | New York State Senate, Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs and Committee on Transportation, Testimony of C. Stewart Verdery, Jr.
• October 8, 2007 | Government Computer News, A surfeit of RFPs?
• October 4, 2007 | TRX Client Forum
• October 4, 2007 | The Politico, Homeland security tests lobbyist patience
• September 28, 2007 | UK Corporate Travel Think Tank
• September 28, 2007 | GovExec.com, DHS traveler screening system under fire from privacy advocates
• September 5, 2007 | Rudy Giuliani Campaign Announces Homeland Security Advisors
• July 26, 2007 | Importers attack US bill to scan containers, Financial Times
• June 20, 2007 | Land, Sea Passport Requirements Delayed Until Summer ’08, Congressional Quarterly Homeland Security (subscription required)
• June 15, 2007 | Doubling Down on Real ID, National Review
• June 14, 2007 | Passport Requirement Language in Spending Bill Draws Administration’s Ire, CQ Today (subscription required)
• June 11, 2007 | Analysis: Voinovich urges visa waivers, United Press International
• June 11, 2007 | Breach Shows Borders Still Vulnerable: Inspectors' Workload Is Cited as Factor, The Washington Post
• June 7, 2007 | Visa Waiver Reform: Time for Action, Heritage Foundation
• June 6, 2007 | Immigration amendments offered by Durbin, Reid stir Olympic hopes, The Hill
• June 1, 2007 | Homeland Security could face transition problem, National Journal
• May 10, 2007 | Friend or Foe: Travel in the Age of Terror, Silicon Valley Business Travel Association
• May 31, 2007 | Advocacy groups provoke compromise on immigration reform, PR Week
• May 21, 2007 | DHS, Industry Wrap Up Sector Plans to Prevent Terrorism, Congressional Quarterly Homeland Security (subscription required)
• May 9, 2007 | DHS Entry-Exit Plan Alienates Airlines Over Fingerscans, Congressional Quarterly Homeland Security (subscription required)
• April 26, 2007 | REAL ID: Under Fire, Information Technology Information Association
• April 13, 2007 | Homeland security panel demands plan for visitor tracking project, National Journal’s Technology Daily
• April 13, 2007 | Travel and Tourism, NBTA secures services of government relations firm
• March 29, 2007 | New Hampshire Set to Reject Federal IDs, National Public Radio
• May 23, 2007 | Immigration reform, MSNBC
• March 12, 2007 | Letters to the Editor, The New York Sun
• March 7, 2007 | Transportation and Border Security Conference - What's Next?
• March 1, 2007 | Former DHS Officials Urge Lawmakers to Provide at Least $1 Billion to States for Real ID (subscription required)
• February 28, 2007 | Former DHS Officials Urge Lawmakers to Provide at Least $1 Billion to States for Real ID, Congressional Quarterly Homeland Security (subscription required)
• February 28, 2007 | An Open Letter to Policymakers Regarding Drivers License Security
• January 18, 2007 | CQ, Homeland Security, Lawmakers Puzzled by DHS Plan to Merge US-VISIT, Cyber-security, Infrastructure Protection (subscription required)
• January 1, 2007 | World Trade Magazine, Questions About Reliability Persist as Transport Workers ID Rolls Out
• December 19, 2006 | CQ, Homeland Security, DHS Official Rebukes Notion That Privacy Concerns Outweigh Benefits of ATS Screening (subscription required)
• December 18, 2006 | CQ Weekly, Tourism Group Pushing for Security with a Smile (subscription required)
• December 15, 2006 | CQ, Homeland Security, Funding for Exit portion of US-VISIT May Be Tied to Immigration Overhaul (subscription required)
• December 8, 2006 | GovExec, Chertoff: Traveler screening program wasn't a secret
• December 7, 2006 | CQ, Homeland Security, Six Foreign Ports to Receive Radiation Detection Devices (subscription required)
• November 22, 2006 | The Brooks Bulletin, World News, U.S. trying to hit original deadline on passports
• November 21, 2006 | CSIS Presentation in Audio, Implementing the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
• November 9, 2006 | UPI, Some GOPers want immigration reform now
• October 1, 2006 | GovExec.com, Retail to the Rescue
• September 29, 2006 | The Washington Times, Congress Almost Delivers
• September 22, 2006 | Concord Monitor, Real ID is not a threat, security expert says
• September 21, 2006 | The Washington Post, Plenty of Holes Seen In a 'Virtual Fence'
• September 20, 2006 | Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's Future, Migration Policy Institute
• September 12, 2006 | Digimarc, Drivers License and ID Security News
• August 12, 2006 | Baltimore Sun, Federal officials re-evaluating airport security
• August 7, 2006 | San Jose Mercury News, Immigration reform bills at standstill
• June 19, 2006 | New York Times, Company Ties Not Always Noted in Security Push
• June 19, 2006 | Immigration Enforcement at the Workplace: Learning from the Mistakes of 1986, Testimony of C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship
• June 9, 2006 | American Chamber of Commerce in Denmark, Port Security Needs Risk Management, Not Silver Bullets
• June 2, 2006 | Government Security News, Security industry largely approves of SAFETY Act
• June 1, 2006 | Financial Times, Hopes grow for deal on airline passenger data
• May 16, 2006 | New York Times, The Immigration Debate: The Reaction; Plan Met With Warnings That It Won't Be Enough
• May 3, 2006 | GovExec.com, Comment on TSA frequent flier program spurs industry alarm
• April 24, 2006 | Journal of Commerce, Security Fever
• April 8, 2006 | The Press-Enterprise, Experts say stick needs carrot to work
• April 5, 2006 | The Future of Port Security: The GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act, Testimony of Andrew Howell, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
• April 4, 2006 | Coalition for Immigration Security letter
• March 1, 2006 | National Review, Broken Borders? Solutions beyond the soundbites
• February/March 2006 | The Ripon Forum, Outsmarting the Terrorists: The Use of Technology to Defend the Homeland
• February 23, 2006 | WTOP, Port Takeover Went Through Extensive Review
• February 22, 2006 | Wall Street Journal, Security Issues Cloud Port Deal
• February 21, 2006 | CNN, Paula Zahn Now, Political Battle Escalates Over America's Port Security
• February 6, 2006 | Washington Technology, Scholars to Chertoff: Bolster DHS policy office
• January 3, 2006 | Boston Globe, European visitors drawing US scrutiny
• September 29, 2005 | Washington Post, First Privacy Officer Calls 'Experiment' a Success
• June 28, 2005 | GovExec.com, Panel cites security gaps, creeping complacency
• June 28, 2005 | 9/11 Public Discourse Project, The 9/11 Commission Report: The Unfinished: Session 4: Securing the Homeland
• June 23, 2005 | Migration Policy Institute, One Face at the Border: Behind the Slogan
• June 22, 2005 | Federal Computer Week, Committee: Fingerprint beats face
• June 22, 2005 | Ensuring the Security of America's Borders Through the Use of Biometric Passports and Other Identity Documents, Testimony of C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity
• June 20, 2005 | Federal Computer Week, U.S. officials favor global RFID standard
• June 17, 2005 | SUNY Levin School, Global Talent Pool Conference
• June 13, 2005 | Palm Beach Post, U.S. still debating rule for $1 security seals for cargo
• June 9, 2005 | The Promise of Registered Traveler, Testimony of C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity
• May 26, 2005 | Security Initiative and the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism: Securing the Global Supply Chain or Trojan Horse?, Testimony of C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Reform, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
• May 1, 2005 | Government Security News, Second stage review at DHS nears completion
• May 1, 2005 | Government Security News, DHS Seeks to Limit Liability Lawsuits
• April 29, 2005 | San Francisco Chronicle, Homeland Security to Limit Liability Suits
• April 25, 2005 | Security Pro News, Small Business Security From Microsoft And Chamber Of Commerce
• April 25, 2005 | Microsoft, Q&A: Microsoft and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Team to Help Small Businesses Make Security a Higher Priority
• April 8, 2005 | Washington Post, Air Security Agency Faces Reduced Role
• April 4, 2005 | Washington Technology, New push for Safety Act fixes
• March 1, 2005 | MarineLog, How to Make Security Work
• February 18, 2005 | Science, New Rules Ease Scientific Exchanges
• November 5, 2004 | Atlanta Business Journal, Think Fast!
• October 11, 2004 | Business Week, Flying High?: Long the innovation leader, the U.S. now has serious competition from abroad. Is America's research lead in danger?
• October 4, 2004 | President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, S&T Collaboration: Ideas for Enhancing European-American Cooperation, Enhancing International Mobility for European and American Researchers
• September 30, 2004 | Disrupting Terrorist Travel: Safeguarding America's Border,
  Testimony of Assistant Secretary C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. House Select Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittees on Infrastructure and Border Protection and on Intelligence and Counterterrorism
• September 27, 2004 | Migration Policy Institute, Immigration Policy at the Department of Homeland Security
• September 24, 2004 | Occupational Hazards, Homeland Security and Business Organizations Launch Ready Business
• September 9, 2004 | Cooperation between DOS and DHS on Issues Affecting US Visa Policy, Testimony of Assistant Secretary C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. House Committee on Governmental Reform
• Fall 2004 | St. John’s Journal of Legal Commentary, Keynote Address: Changing the Face of Immigration: A Year in Transition
• July 21, 2004 | Association of Corporate Travel Executives, Registered Traveler Program
• July 8, 2004 | PC World, Feds Drag Feet on Cyber-security
• June 28, 2004 | Information Week, Business Technology: Privacy Isn't The Only Thing That's Important
• June 23, 2004 | Travel, Tourism, and Homeland Security: Improving Both without Sacrificing Either, Testimony of Assistant Secretary C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection
• June 10, 2004 | U.S. Department of Commerce, International Travel to the U.S., Dialogue on the Current State of Play - Finding the Needle, Facilitating the Haystack
• June 7, 2004 | U.S. News and World Report, An E-ZPass for airports?
• May 28, 2004 | Associated Press, Europe And United States Agree To Share Airline Passenger Info
• May 19, 2004 | The Use of Biometrics to Improve Aviation Security, Testimony of Assistant Secretary C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation
• May 13, 2004 | Challenges and Accomplishments as the European Union and the United States Promote Trade and Tourism in a Terrorism Environment, Testimony of Assistant Secretary C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
• May 10, 2004 | European Institute, Bridging US-European Homeland Security Concerns, The Evolution of Transatlantic Border and Immigration Security
• April 13, 2004 | U.S. Department of State, Roundtable with European journalists regarding travel issues
• April 1, 2004 | Washington Technology, RFID adoption could boost homeland security
• March 23, 2004 | U.S. and Mexico: Immigration Policy and The Bilateral Relationship, Testimony of Assistant Secretary C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
• March 17, 2004 | Report on the level of protection provided by the USA on air passenger name records (PNR)
• March 4, 2004 | American Enterprise Institute, Fortress America: The Implications of Homeland Security on Transatlantic Relations
• February 18, 2004 | GovExec.com, New technology drives changes in border policy
• December 17, 2003 | New York Times, U.S. and Europeans agree on sharing of airline passenger data
• October 23, 2003 | The Post-9/11 Visa Reforms and New Technology: Achieving the Necessary Security Improvements in a Global Environment, Testimony of Assistant Secretary C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
• October 1, 2003 | Identification Documents Fraud and The Implications For Homeland Security, Testimony of Assistant Secretary C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. House Select Committee on Homeland Security
• September 23, 2003 | National Defense University, Impending Storm exercise