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CCG Principal Thad Bingel discusses border security with Fox News Anchor Jenna Lee on the Thursday, December 22 edition of "Happening Now."

 

 

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Paul Irving, former Assistant Director of the Secret Service & Managing Director of CCG’s Newly Launched Miami Office nominated to be the 37th Sergeant at Arms for the U.S. House of Representatives

WASHINGTON, December 12, 2011 - Command Consulting Group congratulates our own Paul Irving on his recent nomination to succeed Wilson “Bill” Livingood as the Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives. Most recently, Mr. Irving was responsible for the launch of CCG’s Miami, FL office and lead key business development efforts in Latin America and around the world.

I congratulate Paul Irving on his nomination to this critical post and wish him well as he goes through the nomination process. I’ve worked with Paul for nearly three decades in and out of government and hold him in the highest possible regard as a superb, non-partisan professional and innovative security and operational leader and manager,” said W. Ralph Basham, former Director of the Secret Service and founding principal at CCG. “Our firm and our clients have benefited greatly from Paul’s knowledge, experience, and judgment, and if confirmed I know that the House of Representatives will benefit from his expertise as well.

Most recently in government, Mr. Irving served as the Assistant Director of the U.S. Secret Service. In this capacity, Mr. Irving was responsible for the oversight of all administrative and mission support activities of the U.S. Secret Service. Prior to serving as the Assistant Director of Administration, Mr. Irving served as the first Assistant Director of Homeland Security, where he oversaw the U.S. Secret Service’s integration into the newly formed Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He was transitioned to this position after serving as a lead member of the White House Homeland Security Transition Planning Office, the entity tasked with forming DHS in 2002. Prior to his position as AD – Homeland Security, Mr. Irving was the Assistant Director for Government and Public Affairs and as such, was responsible for all interaction between the U.S. Secret Service and Congress.

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Mr. Cosmo Perrone, former Director of Security for the Port of Long Beach, California, joins Command Consulting Group’s team of security experts

WASHINGTON, December 2 - International security advisory firm Command Consulting Group (CCG) is pleased to announce that Cosmo Perrone has joined its team of security and intelligence experts.

Mr. Perrone served as the Director of Security for the Port of Long Beach, California, for 6 years (2005-2011) where he directed the Homeland Security Program for the 3,000 acre complex including 24-hour patrols, anti-terrorism programs and the operation of security systems with a strong emphasis on resiliency.

Recognized by Security Magazine in 2007 as one of the “Top 25 Most Influential People in the Security Industry,” and a “Port Authority Visionary,” and again in 2009 as “the most aggressive change agent” in the port security sector, Cosmo Perrone’s innovations to revamp and modernize security at the Port of long Beach include port-wide network of surveillance cameras, radar and sonar sensors to enhance “domain awareness” below, at, or above water and ground level. This concept of “system and regional integration” which is now maturing into a “Virtual Port Concept” is housed in the Port’s state-of-the-art- Command and Control Center which opened in 2009.

His more than three decades in the security field also include 10 years with the Department of Defense Investigative Service and 23 years in aerospace (McDonnell Douglas and Boeing). His service included 19 years as Director of Security and Fire Services for the aerospace companies. He was responsible for the development and administration of strategic policy for the company’s global security functions, and was Boeing’s Southern California Executive Coordinator for all Homeland Security issues.

Mr. Perrone has also been engaged in legislative and regulatory policy development for maritime security through membership in the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee, the California Maritime Security Council, the Port Security Caucus (which he co-founded and co-chaired), several industry associations including American Association of Port Authorities, the California Association of Port Authorities, the Association of Pacific Ports, and numerous academic advisory committees. He has also served on the City of Long Beach’s Public Safety Commission, the U.S. State Department’s Overseas Security Advisory Council, the American Society for Industrial Security, and the National Academies: Science and Technology for the Yucca Mountain Physical Security Committee.

He holds a law degree from Western State University and is a member of the California Bar Association.

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Andrew Schwartz - (202) 294 5348 - [email protected]

For more information, please visit http://www.commandcg.com

Command Consulting Group is an international security and intelligence consulting firm that provides advisory services to governments, corporations, and high net worth individuals. Members of the CCG team helped lead the efforts to overhaul and modernize many of the agencies responsible for the security of the United States and implement major reforms in the areas of intelligence and information sharing, technology deployment and interagency coordination. CCG’s solutions help clients meet their unique security challenges and are based on experience gleaned from years of service in leadership positions at the White House, the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Intelligence Community, the military and private industry.

W. Ralph Basham was featured in U.S. News & World Report’s Debate Club today.

The U.S. border with Mexico spans almost 2,000 miles from California to Texas, and illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and other security breaches along the border have been issues of growing concern for decades. After 9/11, the call to secure America’s borders increased, and the idea of expanding physical layers of security along the Mexican border began to gain serious traction in the minds of lawmakers.

To read the full article and vote, please go to Should the United States Build a Fence on Its Southern Border? at U.S. News & World Report.