This year’s annual GovSec Security Conference and Expo aims to train the nation’s law enforcement officials on how to tackle the most pressing national security threats facing the United States.

“Law enforcement agencies around the country have a great desire to keep their leadership and officers apprised of the latest techniques and strategies, but tight budgets often limit their ability to send their staff to all the training sessions they’d like,” said Don Berey, GovSec’s event director, in a statement. “We’ve designed the program for GovSec and the U.S. Law Enforcement Conference to address law enforcement training needs.”

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From DHS.gov

Thank you for the introduction and warm welcome.  It’s great to be back at the National Press Club, and I want to thank all of you for coming.

Established nearly nine years ago, the Department of Homeland Security is still a relatively young agency.

Its creation represents one of the most sizable reorganizations within the Federal Government since the Department of War and the Department of the Navy were combined to create the Department of Defense.

Every day, our workforce protects our air, land and sea borders and, increasingly, our cyberspace.

They guard against terrorist attacks from groups like al Qaeda or homegrown extremists.  They apprehend human traffickers and other criminals.  They protect the President and Vice President; they help thousands of immigrants become new citizens of the United States.

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