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Thousands of Security, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Management Professionals Convene in Washington, D.C. Next Week

    ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by
GOVSEC:

    Events:    -- GOVSEC, the Government Security Expo and Conference
               -- The U.S. Law Enforcement Conference and Exposition
                  (U.S. LAW)
               -- READY!, The Emergency Preparedness and Response Conference
                  and Exposition

    Location:  Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.

    Date:      July 28-29, 2004        Time: 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. both days

    Contact:   Linda Dickerhoof, +1-703-243-4515 or ldickerhoof@ntpshow.com.


                                  Highlights

    Wednesday July 28, 2004

     10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EXPO Hall opens.  The combined GOVSEC, U.S. LAW,
     and READY! Exposition Hall features over 500 industry leaders showcasing
     the latest products and services used by government security, law
     enforcement, and emergency response professionals.

     10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.  The LEOPARD Challenge, also known as the Law
     Enforcement Officer Performance and Reaction Drill.

     12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.  Colonel Edward Badolato, USMC (Ret) will deliver
     "Taking the Terror Out of Terrorism: A Blueprint for Defeating
     Terrorism."

     1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. Dr. David Kay, former Special Advisor on Iraqi
     Weapons of Mass Destruction to the Director of Central Intelligence
     delivers "The New Threats to U.S. Security: Can We Meet Them?"

     2:00-3:00 p.m. The National Terrorism Preparedness Institute of
     St. Petersburg College will present Live Response: "Coordination of
     Intelligence Collection," a 60-minute discussion of how to collect and
     share intelligence information for improving homeland security, broadcast
     from the GOVSEC Exhibit Hall.

    Thursday July 29, 2004

     8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.  The President's Information Technology Advisory
     Committee (PITAC) Subcommittee on Cyber Security will hold a Town Hall
     Meeting to gather information on what the public thinks about U.S.
     investments in cyber security research and development

     10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  The LEOPARD Challenge.

     10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Exposition Hall open

     12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Profiles in Innovation Awards Presentation.  These
     awards honor top government and industry leaders, programs and
     organizations from the security, law enforcement and emergency
     preparedness & response fields.

     12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.  Common Criteria certificate presentation by the
     Director of the Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme (CCEVS)
     Validation Body.

     1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Closing Keynote Speech given by Asa Hutchinson,
     Under Secretary, Border and Transportation Security for the
     U.S. Department of Homeland Security.


SOURCE GOVSEC




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    CONTACT:
    Linda Dickerhoof, +1-703-243-4515, or
    ldickerhoof@ntpshow.com, for GOVSEC