Applying 5G to Transform Government Missions

Welcome to the Homeland Security & Defense Forum Virtual Symposium: Applying 5G to Transform Government Missions.

The program featured fireside chats and a panel discussion to highlight next-gen wireless innovation, the importance of 5G technology to support national security and homeland security, and securing 5G infrastructure, including reducing supply chain risk.

Program speakers included leadership from Congress, the Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and the White House. In addition, attendees will also hear from experts from AT&T, Ericsson, Intel, Dell and T-Mobile.

We hope you enjoy the event videos below!

Event Videos

Agenda

Speaker Bios

Exhibit Hall

David Aguilar, Principal at GSIS and Former Deputy Commissioner of CBP and Chief of U.S. Border Patrol

David Aguilar is a Principal at GSIS. At GSIS, Mr. Aguilar advises clients on a broad range of national homeland and international security matters including border security and logistics, global trade and commerce, supply chain management and security, risk management, viability assessments, and strategic planning and implementation. Mr. Aguilar focuses on tailoring global risk management solutions related to supply chain security, customs compliance, and all issues related to border protection at and between international ports of entry. Mr. Aguilar had a distinguished 35 year career in federal law enforcement, having ...

Megan Mance, Executive Director, Homeland Security & Defense Forum

Megan Mance is the Executive Director of the Homeland Security and Defense Forum (HSDF), a position she has held since September 2012. In this capacity, Megan creates new and effective models for collaboration between the public and private sectors on homeland and national security issues, works closely with HSDF industry members to understand their priorities, and provides strategic guidance in executing the Forum’s programming. In addition to her background collaborating with federal agencies and the contracting community, Megan also has experience internationally and at the state-level through her work in ...

Jason Boswell, Head of Security, Networks, Ericsson North America

Jason S. Boswell is Ericsson North America’s Domain Security Champion and Head of Security for Network Product Solutions, dedicated to upholding the supply chain integrity, network resiliency & communications security of global ICT infrastructure. Mr. Boswell brings over 20 years of experience from within the domains of telecommunications security design, engineering, consulting, sales and thought leadership for global service providers, governments and enterprises. He is a CISSP and is known in the industry as an expert and frequent speaker on wireless (3G, 4G, 5G), threat intel, SDN/NFV, supply chain integrity ...

Chris Boyer, Vice President, Global Security & Technology Policy, AT&T

Chris Boyer is Vice President of Global Security and Technology Policy at AT&T Services, Inc., where he is responsible for the company’s global policy positions related to cybersecurity, national security and technology policy. Mr. Boyer works closely with the AT&T Chief Security Office (CSO) and AT&T Technology and Operations (ATO) to address policy issues at the intersection of emerging technology, cybersecurity and national security. In his over 25-year career with AT&T Mr. Boyer has performed a variety of roles including positions in the company’s corporate public policy, network planning and ...

Dr. Daniel Gerstein, Senior Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation

Daniel M. Gerstein is a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation. Previously, he served at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as Under Secretary (Acting) and Deputy Under Secretary in the Science & Technology Directorate. He has extensive experience in security and defense while serving as a Senior Executive Service (SES) government civilian, in uniform, and in industry. He is also an adjunct professor at American University in Washington, D.C. In DHS S&T, he managed the directorate’s $1-billion budget and spearheaded several cross-departmental efforts in big data, cybersecurity, ...

Dr. Lon Gowen, Chief Data Officer, Department of Homeland Security

Dr. Gowen is the Chief Data Officer (CDO) and Senior Data Scientist (SDS) for U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) Office of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD). Prior to joining DHS, he was the Chief Technologist and Special Adviser to the CIO at USAID. Previous assignments were Director of the Defense Computer Forensics Laboratory (DCFL) and the Associate Director for Innovation and CTO for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). He has worked for several other agencies within the federal government to include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ...

Peter Harrell, Senior Director for International Economics and Competitiveness, National Security Council Staff

Peter Harrell is the Senior Director for International Economics and Competitiveness on the National Security Council. Prior to joining the administration, Harrell was an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and taught law at the University of Pennsylvania. He served in the Obama-Biden administration from 2009 to 2014 on the State Department Policy Planning Staff and as a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs. He is a graduate of Princeton University and Yale Law School ...

Rep. John Katko, Ranking Member, House Homeland Security Committee,

Congressman John M. Katko was first elected to represent the 24th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2014. He was re-elected for a fourth term in November 2020. The 24th Congressional District includes all of Onondaga, Cayuga, and Wayne Counties and the western portion of Oswego County. A Camillus, NY native, John left his 20-year career as a federal prosecutor to run for public office because he believes Central New York deserves strong, independent leadership in Washington. In Congress, John serves as Ranking Member on the ...

Mark McDiarmid, Senior Vice President of Radio Network Engineering and Development, T-Mobile

Mark McDiarmid has over 24 years of experience in the wireless industry in both domestic and international operations. These experiences have developed Mark’s knowledge and expertise of systems engineering, business planning and technology development. Previously, Mark played a key role in the development of several new businesses that provided innovative products and services to the wireless industry. Currently, Mark serves as Vice President, Radio Network Engineering and Development for T-Mobile US, where he leads several teams of industry-leading engineers focused on creating robust, operationally-efficient, and economic radio network designs. His ...

Dustin McIntire, Chief Technology Officer, COMSovereign

Dr. McIntire is an electrical design engineer with more than 20 years of experience designing hardware and software for embedded and consumer electronics, wireless communications systems, and the Internet of Things. Additionally, he has an acute broad area expertise over several technological fields and is a skilled technologist and systems architect with a history of successfully leading projects and teams from concept through production utilizing extensive background in computer architecture, low power circuits, embedded software, and communications protocols. Previous commercial accomplishments include co-founding of a cloud-based SaaS company providing IoT ...

Steve Orrin, CTO, Intel Federal

Steve Orrin is the Federal CTO for Intel Corporation where he leads Solution Architecture, Strategy, and Technology Engagements. Steve has held architectural and leadership positions at Intel driving strategy and projects on Identity, Anti-malware, HTML5 Security, Cloud and Virtualization Security. Steve was previously CSO for Sarvega, CTO of Sanctum, CTO and co-founder of LockStar, and CTO at SynData Technologies. Steve is a recognized expert and frequent lecturer on enterprise security and was named one of InfoWorld’s Top 25 CTO’s of 2004 and, in 2016, received Executive Mosaic’s Top CTO Executives ...

Evelyn Remaley, Acting Administrator, NTIA

Evelyn Remaley was named Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and Acting NTIA Administrator in January 2020. She also serves as Associate Administrator for NTIA’s Office of Policy Analysis and Development. In this role, Ms. Remaley leads a team of experts providing senior policy support to the Secretary of Commerce and the White House on issues impacting the Internet and digital economy. In addition, Ms. Remaley leads the Department’s Cybersecurity Policy efforts. Ms. Remaley has focused NTIA’s policy team to position it to meet the demands of ...

Anthony Smith, Director, C3I, Office of the CIO, DOD

Mr. Smith currently serves as the Director, Command and Control, Communications Infrastructure (C3I) leading 56 personnel responsible for the governance, oversight and policy development of DoD tactical communications, tactical data links, combat identification systems, public safety communications, satellite communications, positioning, navigation and timing, and mobility/5G systems. Previously Mr. Smith served as Director, DOD Information Network (DODIN) Transport Capabilities, where he led the modernization of DOD networks, radio systems, satellite gateways, regional cybersecurity defenses, and airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance communications and dissemination capabilities. Mr. Smith retired as a Colonel in ...

Ericsson has been connecting the United States for nearly 120 years. As a trusted partner to all the major service providers and many regional carriers across the country, we are committed to supporting the market through our gamechanging technology and services. The US is Ericsson’s largest market, and we have been strengthening our investments to be even closer to our customers and meet their accelerated 5G deployment plans. Ericsson has five live 5G networks in the US, and globally we power 79 commercial 5G live networks on five continents.

America's Partnership for Homeland, Cyber, and National Security

Applying 5G to Transform Government Missions

April 16, 2021

Fireside Chat on 5G with Mr. Chris Boyer and Ms. Evelyn Remaley

Congressional and Industry 5G Fireside Chat

5G Panel on the Homeland Security & Defense Forum April 16, 2021

Fireside Chat on 5G Policy and National Security

Fireside Chat on 5G with Mr. Chris Boyer and Ms. Evelyn Remaley

Ericsson

Ericsson

T-Mobile