Dave R. Powers, is the CEO of Crimson Advisory Group LLC, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) based in Orlando Florida. Mr. Powers has over 25 years of U.S, Government Special Operations Forces (SOF), sworn federal law enforcement, and intelligence officer experience within the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) and Intelligence Community (IC).
One year after the events in Boston, it is important that our nation’s law enforcement and homeland security leaders take a hard look at the lessons learned from that day and make some needed changes.
While the recent budget deal may provide some relief for agencies charged with transportation domain security, this year the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will face infinite national security challenges with a finite amount of funding.
