All Hands Consulting President Steve Davis was recently interviewed by Professor Wendy Combs for a graduate level course on program evaluation for Drexel University. Students who are pursuing a certificate in homeland security were looking for an expert to interview on the topic of evaluation of homeland security strategies, processes and systems. Steve discussed a range of evaluation techniques from the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) to capabilities assessments and discuss the current budget environment for homeland security in general.

The interview is available at the Drexel web site: http://gcpsx.coeps.drexel.edu/PRST615/SteveDavis/

Those of you that know me, probably know that I have been very involved in the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and the annual National UASI Conference since the inception of both programs. I blog today to note that, while I am no longer going to be involved with the UASI conference, I am going to keep working to support collaboration among UASIs as I have been doing for the last five years.

Why the Change?
As you may know, the UASI conference is now managed by a Board of Directors, elected from UASI Points of Contact and organized as a 501c6. This group is now the “National UASI Association” and has taken full responsibility for the conference.  Last year was a transition year and I helped plan the conference on behalf of San Francisco, the 2011 host. Going forward, the conference will be working to do the conference on their own.

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