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Event Recaps – October 01, 2023

Thursday, BENS Chairman Mark Gerencser moderated a distinguished panel of BENS board members: Sam Cole, Frank Finelli, and Ed Kania to discuss “Re-Imagining the Military Industrial Complex – Leveraging the Power of Networks.” The important conversation…

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Ukraine to Launch Joint WeaponsProduction with US, Zelensky Says

Ukraine and the United States have agreed to launch joint weapons production in a step that will enable Kyiv to start producing air defence systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on…

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 10, 2019) The upper bow unit of the future  aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is fitted to the primary structure of the ship, July 10, 2019, at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding. John F. Kennedy is the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier and the second aircraft carrier to be named after the 35th president. The 1,096-foot hull is longer than three football fields and more than 3,000 shipbuilders and 2,000 suppliers from across the country are supporting construction of the ship. The christening for John F. Kennedy is scheduled for late 2019. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries by Matt Hildreth/Released)

America Needs a National Maritime Strategy

America doesn’t have enough ships and building more takes far too long. A war with any level of attrition in the Pacific could quickly turn catastrophic without sufficient warships, combat…

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  • USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77): carrier embark Naval Air Forces Atlantic (AIRLANT), Norfolk, VA
  • USS John C Stennis (CVN 74): carrier embark Naval Station, San Diego, CA
  • USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75): carrier embark, Norfolk, VA
  • USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71): carrier embark Naval Station, San Diego, CA

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Developing the National Security Workforce

Consolidate and share a body of best private sector practices across the entire workforce development cycle that helps our NSE partners create the most competitive national security workforce.

Since 2014, organizations across the national security enterprise have sought assistance from BENS in tackling a wide range of workforce challenges. Our members have shared personal experiences and private sector best practices related to recruitment, retention, talent management, and most recently, diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies with leadership from the US Army, US Navy, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, US Secret Service, US Marshals Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, among others. The new Special Working Group on Workforce Development will consolidate BENS’ efforts to date in this area and continue to build a reservoir of resources and talents to benefit national security organizations looking for help in the future. Co-Chaired by members Scott Drach (VP of HR for Corporate and International, Boeing) and George Graffy (President, Smart Circle International), this group will bring together BENS members with top-caliber expertise in talent, human resources, and workforce strategy.

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Discussion w/Vice Admiral Kevin Lunday

Please join BENS for a luncheon conversation with Vice Adm. Kevin E. Lunday, US Coast Guard Atlantic Area Commander. We will...

Lunch w/Hamlet Yousef – San Antonio

Luncheon discussion on Iran with Iranian American and former national security official Hamlet Yousef

Tampa Fall BENS Dining Out

Please join us for our first BENS SE Tampa Fall BENS Dining Out (BDO) for an evening of great food...

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Atlanta

Atlanta

Sidney Talley, Director
Phone: (202) 680-3839
stalley@bens.org

Boston

Boston

Michelle LeBretton, Director
Phone: (617) 838-7341
MLebretton@bens.org

Chicago

Chicago

Natalie Callone, Director 
Phone: (312) 202-2527
NCallone@bens.org

Dallas

Dallas

Matthew Elias, Director
Phone: (214) 315-2576
MElias@bens.org

New York

New York

Vickie McGrath, Director
Phone: (914) 232-0122
VMcgrath@bens.org 

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley

Katie Kenning, Director
Phone: (650) 799-9960
KKenning@bens.org

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Alexandra Volp, Director
Phone: (703) 969-1185
AVolp@bens.org

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