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CHAIRMAN: Robert Gearhart
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Staff Contact: Margaret
Moree
The Business Council of NYS, Inc.
152 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12210
518/465-7511
FAX: 518/465-4389
Our mission:
To forge a working partnership between New
York State’s public and private sectors which
will promote opportunity and provide information
for its members working to protect our
homeland.
The Homeland Security Council of New York
State provides the private sector in New York
with the resources and information needed to
pursue growth and opportunity in the homeland
security marketplace.
The Homeland Security Council of New York State members receive the following resources
and services:
- Access to information on state, local and
federal contracts related to procurement.
- Education, training and networking opportunities
with experts and professionals working
within the homeland security field.
- Marketing opportunities through annual
events, conferences, seminars and the
Homeland Security Web Site.
- Information on the latest developments,
activities, legislation and regulation in the
Homeland Security and arena.
Who We Are
The Council consists of close to 200 members,
including industry, consultants, research and
university representatives, working with key
officials who have front-line responsibility for
New York’s and our nation’s homeland security.
There are over 1,000 companies throughout the
state which provide homeland security products, services and expertise, including Ecology &
Environment, Inc., IBM, National Grid, Northrop
Grumman Corporation, Retlif Testing Laboratories,
The Shaw Group, and Welch Allyn, Inc.
New York State has a long, successful history of
serving the defense industry, and these companies
can transfer their technology to meet
homeland security and homeland defense
needs.
Working in tandem with these companies, the
state supports high tech research being conducted
at our university Centers of Excellence
and Centers of Advanced Technology in such
fields as nanotechnology, photonics, biometrics,
encryption, and sensors.
We’re not just large corporations. Our Council is
proud to represent the interests of many small
businesses who provide vital goods and services
to meet the homeland security needs of
our communities.
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