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Meeting - April 2007

Tuesday, April 26, 2007 - U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H Street, NW, Washington, DC

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Closed Session - New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC

  • Mr. Mike McConnell, Director of National Intelligence (DNI)
  • Lieutenant General Charles Croom, USAF Director, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
  • Dr. Prescott Winter, Chief Technology Officer, National Security Agency (NSA)
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Industry Luncheon (By Invitation Only) - Hall of Flags
1:15 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. Open Session - Briefing Center
1:15 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Call to Order/Opening Remarks - Mr. Gary Forsee, Sprint Nextel and NSTAC Chair
1:20 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Government Stakeholder Feedback - George W. Foresman, Under Secretary,
National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Homeland Security Advisory Council Feedback - James Schlesinger, Homeland
Security Advisory Council (HSAC)
1:45 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.

Ongoing NSTAC Work

  • Discussion on Emergency Communications and Interoperability,
    Mr. Stan Sigman, CTIA – The Wireless Association
  • Discussion on work of the International Task Force,
    Mr. Stratton Sclavos, VeriSign
2:25 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

Additional Stakeholder Feedback

  • Ambassador David Gross, Department of State (DOS)
  • Derek Poarch, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Chief,
    Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
2:40 p.m. Adjournment of Public Session - Mr. Forsee
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closed Session - Briefing Center
3:00 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. Opening Remarks - Mr. Forsee
3:05 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. Government Stakeholder Feedback - Michael Chertoff, Secretary,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
3:20 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Homeland Security Council Feedback - Frances Fragos Townsend,
Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
3:30 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.

Facilitated Issue Discussion

  • Global Network Environment - Mr. Forsee
  • Network Security - Mr. Don Obert, Bank of America
    Mr. Craig Mundie, Microsoft
  • Future Direction of the NSTAC - Mr. Forsee
4:50 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks/Adjournment - Mr. Forsee


Tuesday, April 26, 2007 - Industry Sponsored Reception, United States Department of State, Benjamin Franklin Room

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Industry Reception (By Invitation Only) - Hosted by Sprint Nextel and AT&T
6:00 p.m. - 6:05 p.m. Welcoming Remarks - Mr. James Van Derhoff, Chief Information Officer
Department of State
6:05 p.m. - 6:10 p.m. Remarks - Mr. Forsee



Images from April 2007

Chertoff Addresses NSTAC
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Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff briefs members of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee during the closed session of the committee’s annual meeting in Washington on April 26. (Photo by Donna Burton, Defense Information Systems Agency.)

Forsee and Chertoff
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As Sprint Nextel Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Gary D. Forsee listens (left), Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff addresses questions of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) during its closed session held April 26 in Washington. (Photo by Donna Burton, Defense Information Systems Agency.)

Fran Townsend at NSTAC
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Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, addresses questions by members of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) on April 26. (Photo by Donna Burton, Defense Information Systems Agency.)

Gross, Babbio and Schlesinger
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James R. Schlesinger (right), former Secretary of Defense under President Richard Nixon and former Secretary of Energy under President Jimmy Carter, addressed the 30th meeting of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) in his role as Vice Chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council. Listening to Schlesinger are Ambassador David Gross (left) of the State Department and Lawrence Babbio, Verizon’s departing NSTAC principal. (Photo by Donna Burton, Defense Information Systems Agency.)

Jamison and Foresman
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As Robert D. Jamison (left) listens, George W. Foresman, the Department of Homeland Security’s departing Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) and Manager of the National Communications System, emphasizes the importance of government-industry partnership during the 30th meeting of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee held April 26. Jamison, the NPPD deputy under secretary to Foresman, will become Acting Under Secretary of NPPD upon Foresman’s departure. (Photo by Donna Burton, Defense Information Systems Agency.)

Joseph Wright-Intelsat
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Joseph R. Wright, Jr., Chairman of Intelsat Corporation, expresses concerns regarding a draft report by the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC). The discussion were held April 30 during the annual meeting in Washington. (Photo by Donna Burton, Defense Information Systems Agency.)

Stephenson and Forsee
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NSTAC Vice Chair Randall Stephenson, Chief Operating Officer of AT&T (left) and NSTAC Chair Gary Forsee, Chairman, President and CEO of Sprint Nextel, listen intently to discussion about ongoing committee work during the 30th meeting of the committee, held in Washington, April 26. (Photo by Donna Burton, Defense Information Systems Agency.)

Swanson and Sclavos
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Raytheon Chairman and Chief Executive Officer William H. Swanson (left) and VeriSign Chairman and CEO Stratton Sclavos review notes during the open session of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) meeting held April 26. (Photo by Donna Burton, Defense Information Systems Agency.)

Walter McCormick-US Telecom
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United States Telecom President and Chief Executive Officer Walter B. McCormick, Jr., takes time to review report summaries during the 30th meeting of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee held April 26 in Washington. (Photo by Donna Burton, Defense Information Systems Agency.)

 

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