Last Call for 2023 Government ‘ASTORS’ Excellence Awards Entries

Members of DRONERESPONDERS, including FDNY Robotics Captain Michael Leo (at right), accept the DRONERESPONDERS 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Award for Excellence in Public Safety and Disaster Response at the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon in NYC.
Members of DRONERESPONDERS, including FDNY Robotics Captain Michael Leo (at right), accept the DRONERESPONDERS 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Award for Excellence in Public Safety and Disaster Response at the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon in NYC.

American Security, Today’s Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards, is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program, and now in its Eighth Year, continues to recognize industry leaders of Physical and Border Security, Cybersecurity, Emergency Preparedness – Management and Response, Law Enforcement, First Responders as well as federal, state and municipal government agencies in the acknowledgment of their outstanding efforts to Keep our Nation Secure.

American Security Today’s Excellence in Public Safety and Government Excellence Award Winners are a special breed of agencies and individuals whose efforts have far-reaching impacts on our communities through their commitment, diligence, and innovation in government, homeland security, enterprise, and public safety sectors.

‘ASTORS’ Excellence awards are organized to recognize the achievements and innovations driven by these visionary government agencies and individuals to celebrate and champion these change-makers who challenge mediocrity and embrace new technologies to shape the future of homeland security and public safety.

The 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Presentation Luncheon, an exclusive sold-out event, welcomed over two hundred and forty representatives of law enforcement, public safety, and top industry leaders who came together to honor the selfless service of those who stand on the front lines, and those who stand beside them – providing the capabilities and technologies to create a safer world for generations to come.

Attendees enjoying the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Ceremony: (left to right), Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, President of NEC National Security Solutions (NSS); John Boyd Assistant Director of the DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM); Jim Robell, President of Fortior Solutions and the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Industry Leadership & Innovation Person of the Year; Commissioner Bill Bratton, Kym Craven, Executive Director for the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE); CBP OFO DEAC Diane Sabatino, the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Government Leadership & Innovation Person of the Year; OBIM Chief of Staff Penelope Smith; Frank Russo, CBP OFO Director of Field Operations NY & NJ; and Celinez Nunez, Assistant Director & Chief Security Officer for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF).
Attendees enjoying the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Ceremony Include: (left to right), Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, President of NEC National Security Solutions (NSS); John Boyd Assistant Director of the DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM); Jim Robell, President of Fortior Solutions and the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Industry Leadership & Innovation Person of the Year; Legendary Police Commissioner Bill Bratton; Kym Craven, Executive Director for the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE); CBP OFO DEAC Diane Sabatino, the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Government Leadership & Innovation Person of the Year; OBIM Chief of Staff Penelope Smith; Frank Russo, CBP OFO Director of Field Operations NY & NJ; and Celinez Nunez, Assistant Director & Chief Security Officer for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF).

So take this opportunity to receive the Recognition your Government Agency, Projects, Programs, or Executives Deserve by Registering without delay at HERE.

Previous Government ‘ASTORS’ Excellence in Public Safety and Government Excellence Award Champions include distinguished agencies and individuals such as the following Federal, State, and Municipal Recipients:

Transportation Security Administration (TSA), TSA Administrator David Pekoske, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), CBP Office of Field Operations (OFO), Deputy Executive Assistant Commission (DEAC) Diane Sabatino, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF),

ATF Assistant Director Celinez Nunez, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Nitin Natarajan, CISA Deputy Director; the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Active Shooter Program, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), Kenneth D. Gantt, OBIM Deputy Director; the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), DHS Federal Protective Service (FPS), in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), the DHS Blue Campaign, the DHS Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, the InfraGard National Members Alliance, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE), the 30×30 Initiative (part of the Policing Project at the New York University School of Law), the Interagency Security Committee (ISC).

Team TSA
AST Honored the 20th anniversary of the Transportation Security Administration (Team TSA) at the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Luncheon in New York City.

Also recognized, Legendary Police Commissioner William Bratton, the NYPD Technical Assistance Response Unit (TARU), the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY), DRONERESPONDERS, the New York City Police Department (NYPD), NYPD Chief of Department Kenneth Corey, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), the New York City Health and Hospitals Police (NYHP), the Port of San Diego Harbor Police, the New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services (DHSES), Attorney, Author and Former FBI Active Shooter Program Director Katherine Schweit, NYPD Chief of Department Kenneth Corey, and many more.

 

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2022 ‘ASTORS’ Honoring Government Excellence Award Winners in NYC