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CCG Partner Steve Atkiss details the events leading to the seizure of North Korean military technology entering the Panama Canal.

…crew members dropped anchor to prevent being taken to shore and broke the onboard crane…

To read the full article, please go to Missile parts found on North Korean ship are claimed by Cuba.

CCG Partner W.R. Basham, former commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), shared his expert insight with National Defense Magazine into the current technology procurement environment at the agency.

We need to take a hard look at what can be effective and not get locked into a single solution because we have seen that that did not work.

To read the full article, please go to New Border Technology Programs Seek to Avoid Mistakes of the Past at The National Defense Magazine.

Mark Whittington Joins Expert Team, Deepening Technology Consulting Capabilities

WASHINGTON, July 11, 2013 - Leading international homeland and national security advisory firm Command Consulting Group announced today that Mark Whittington has joined its growing team of veteran leaders from across the homeland and national security mission space providing services to government and private sector clients.

“During his time at both Microsoft and Oracle, Mark was a tremendously valued partner from industry who played a critical role in helping those of us with responsibility for leading security agencies in the United States Government solve some incredible challenges by smartly leveraging the best available technology,” said W. Ralph Basham, a Founding Partner at CCG who led four of the eight operational organizations at the Department of Homeland Security, including the nation’s largest law enforcement agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the United States Secret Service. “He truly understands the challenges government public safety organizations face and how innovators in the security industry can most effectively contribute to the mission in an ultra-competitive environment,” Basham added.

Mr. Whittington served as the General Manager of World Wide Public Safety and National Security for Microsoft Corporation, where he oversaw the company’s multi-billion dollar Police, Defense, National Security, Intelligence, Criminal Justice, Fire, Rescue, and Disaster Response industry vertical. He was previously the Senior Director of Homeland Security Services at Microsoft, where he held executive responsibility for numerous significant engagements across the operational elements of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, federal law enforcement and disaster response agencies. He also founded and led the Homeland and Justice consulting practice for Oracle Corporation post 9/11.

“Command was built by the world’s foremost experienced security experts to provide practical and actionable assistance to those charged with security responsibilities in both government and the private sector solve complex challenges and build real capacity, in part by leveraging the best technology industry has to offer,” Whittington said. “I’m proud to join this distinguished group and to offer my experience for the benefit of the firm’s international government and industry clients who are focused on achieving meaningful results.”

To read more, please go to Capital Business Digest at The Washington Post.

CCG Press contact: Zach Hartnett – (202) 207-2930 – [email protected]

Command Consulting Group (CCG) is an international security and intelligence consulting firm that provides advisory services to governments, corporations, and high net worth individuals and families. 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, former commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) under President George W. Bush, called the border security buildup contained in the bill "sorely needed."

I applaud the investment in additional resources for border security at the levels contemplated by the Senate legislation. As the legislation moves forward, I am hopeful that the Departments and law enforcement agencies responsible for border security will be given the flexibility they need to effectively deploy the right mix of resources to achieve tighter control over our borders and face ever-evolving threats. Congress should have the final say and oversight, but should allow these agencies to propose on an annual basis a spend plan for the resource amount allocated and not mandate certain numbers of a certain category of law enforcement or certain geographic areas for fencing which may not be the most effective use of taxpayer dollars.

To read the full article, please go to Massive Border Security Provisions Advance in Senate Immigration Reform Bill on HStoday.