Articles by Christopher Dauer

As operations in Afghanistan and Iraq conclude, many returning warfighters will require assistance resuming their lives stateside.  The US government isn’t always up to the job. The following is a conversation with Tina Atherall, Vice President of Hope for the Warriors, a group seeking to ensure that the sacrifices of wounded and fallen warriors and their families are never forgotten...Full Article »

  An IDGA Q&A with Dr. Jay Conyers, Casscells & Associates IDGA: First, could you tell us a bit about your background and your current role? JC: I currently serve as the president and CEO of Casscells and Associates, and we are a small boutique healthcare consulting firm . Our primary office is in McClain Virginia, which is just outside of Washington D.C. We’ve been existence...Full Article »

Captain Robert Ford is Senior Data Analyst for Maritime Administration, part of the Department of Transportation. Captain Ford will be speaking at IDGA’s 10 th Annual Maritime Homeland Security Summit coming up April 30 th to May 2 nd . IDGA: First of all, I wonder if you can tell me about your current role and area of responsibility? RF: Well the Maritime Administration is a promotional...Full Article »

Chris Aldridge is Principal Member of the Technical Staff/Systems Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories.  He has been with Sandia for 15 years, initially to manage a DOJ/National Institute of Justice project called the Border Research and Technology Center, the concept for which was proposed by Alan Bersin.  At the time, there was a great interest in the potential of transferring...Full Article »

IDGA Q&A with Col Tom Buckner Dep Dir-Current Capabilities/Reserve Advisor RPA Capabilities (RPA TF), AF/A2CU Col Tom Buckner started his Air Force career as a traditional pilot. He flew rescue and special operations C-130s in the active duty and AF Reserve, flying 4,400 hours in 18 years. In 2002, he was brought back on temporary active duty to fly the RQ-4 Global Hawk, as part of the...Full Article »

While the Joint Staff Surgeon is responsible for coordinating all issues of the military medicine in the U.S., there is currently a particular focus on maintaining readiness and fit force in all areas of the armed services, according to Brig Gen Paul S. Dwan, USAFR MC, Deputy Joint Staff Surgeon. "We must realign our healthcare goals to encourage healthy behaviors such as smoking cessation...Full Article »

LCol (RCAF) Vaughn Cosman is Chair, Air & Space Interoperability Council. Most of LCol  Cosman’s career since 1983 has been as an air navigator on CP140s, with two tours on operational Sqns, and three tours in test and evaluation Sqns. He also spent time in project offices of various operations centers, including ISAF HQ in Kabul.  While CO of the Maritime Proving and...Full Article »

Doug Coleman, Acting Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Phoenix Division, started his law enforcement career as a police officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.  In 1991, he joined the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as a Special Agent assigned to the Las Vegas District Office.  During his DEA career, his field assignments have...Full Article »

While it may never be fully understood what allegedly drove a U.S. Army solider to kill 16 Afghan men, women and children in a recent shooting rampage, the tragic incident has again raised public awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTDD).  IDGA recently spoke with MAJ Jon Greuel, US Air Force Instructor Pilot and leading instructor for Yoga Warriors, about how yoga and alternative...Full Article »

Col Bradley Weisz, Deputy Commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 2, talks to IDGA about BOLD ALLIGATOR 12, the biggest amphibious exercise in a decade.   Col Weisz talks about highlights from the operation, valuable lessons learned, and how the exercise will help to set the stage for the future of global amphibious operations. IDGA: You were on the USS WASP during BOLD ALLIGATOR...Full Article »

Stephen Caldwell has almost 30 years of experience evaluating national security programs and is an internationally recognized expert on maritime security. As GAO’s Director for Maritime Security and Coast Guard Issues, he provides briefings, reports and testimony to congressional committees and individual members of the House and Senate. He has testified at almost two dozen Congressional...Full Article »