DSI’s 8th Annual Border Security and Intelligence Summit will focus on the policies and technologies necessary to ensure the continued safety of the U.S. Homeland through the protection and security of our nation’s borders. The 2020 Summit topics will include the development of advanced technologies and solutions to enhance border protection, improvements and challenges to intelligence-sharing, and on-going operations to disrupt an...

This special educational training event is for all first responders (law enforcement, corrections personnel, firefighters, EMS, 911 dispatchers), allied emergency responders, government officials and communities of practice. Natural and man-made disasters will always be a part of our world. These events are unavoidable. Public safety officials are taxed with additional responsibility when disaster strikes, and they perform duties beyond their...

The Fall 2018 IPSA Symposium will bring together public safety officials - law enforcement, fire, EMS, telecommunications, emergency management and allied emergency responders from around the United States and internationally. It will be an amazing networking and learning opportunity for everyone that attends. You will quickly see from the agenda-at-a-glance that we are planning up to seven educational briefings. We promise to bring high-quali...

U.S. Border Security Summit “Enhancing Security for Trade, Travel & Commerce”November 13-14, 2013 – Mary M Gates Learning Center – Alexandria, VA DSI’s Tri-National US Border Security Summit is designed as an educational and training “Town Hall” forum, where thought leaders and key policy-makers across a U.S., Mexican, and Canadian local, state, and federal law enforcement offices can come together...

Joint Civil & DoD CBRN Symposium Advancing CBRN Response, Defense & Technology Readiness March 12 – 13, 2013: Alexandria, VA Confirmed Speakers & Participants: Carmen Spencer, SES - JPEO, Program Executive Officer, Chemical Biological Defense Dr. Robin Robinson - Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response, Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, HHS Huban Gowadia - Director, Dom...

The Counter Narcotics and Terrorism Operational Medical Support (CONTOMS) Program was started in 1990 to meet the need for specialized medical training to support law enforcement special operations. EMT-Tactical (EMT-T), the cornerstone of the program, is a one-week, 56-hour continuing education module for providers who are already trained at the EMT-B level or higher. Candidates must be sponsored by a bona fide special response team. The trai...