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The continually evolving landscape of homeland security has proven to bring unique challenges. In order to overcome these obstacles, the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) has annually brought together the top minds in the homeland defense and security spheres at our Homeland Security Week event, and this January proved to be one of the best iterations of the event yet.

For two days experts from across the Federal Government, Law Enforcement, Industry and Academia shared insights on a wide range of topics including border security, cybersecurity, counter UAS, intelligence sharing, infrastructure protection and resilience, identity technology, agency collaboration, budget planning and much more.

This post-show report includes:

• A list of attending organization and speakers
• Daily summaries from event presentations
• Testimonials from attendees
• A list of 2024 speakers

In March 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its AI Roadmap, outlining the organization’s AI initiatives and the technology’s potential uses across the homeland security enterprise.

The roadmap was released on the heels of President Biden’s Executive Order 14110, “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence,” which tasked DHS with several critical roles, including:

• To manage AI in critical infrastructure and cyberspace;
• Promote the adoption of AI safety standards globally;
• Reduce the potential risk of AI’s use to facilitate weapons of mass destruction attacks;
• Combat AI-related intellectual property theft;
• Ensure our nation attracts talent to develop responsible AI in the United States.

Within their newly established remit, the DHS roadmap focuses on three lines of effort to ensure the agency adequately meets the duties outlined by the White House. Those three lines of effort are: leveraging AI to advance homeland security missions, promoting nationwide AI safety and security, and advancing AI through strong partnerships. This report will break down all three of these lines of efforts laid out in the road map and look at the initiatives DHS has in place to realize these goals.

To hear directly from DHS leaders about the AI Roadmap, register for IDGA’s Homeland Security Week 2025. Last year’s event featured speakers such as Eric Hysen, Chief Information and AI Officer for DHS, and Scott Parker, Branch Chief of Advanced Threats Security at CISA. This year will continue to explore the latest AI initiatives across DHS, as well as how AI is impacting border security and biometrics efforts.

In December 2023, migrant encounters at the US-Mexico border reached a record high, according to Pew Research Center. Although by August 2024, those encounters had dropped 77%, migrants crossing the southern border illegally were still occurring at higher rates than much of the past decade.

The recent decline in migrant encounters is partially attributed to policy changes on both sides of the border. The Washington Post reported this September that authorities in Mexico have stepped up their efforts to prevent migrants from reaching the southern border. Meanwhile the Biden administration issued an executive order this June that ordered an asylum ban for migrants crossing the southern border illegally.

Besides policy changes, another factor in improving the mitigation of illegal border crossings are the technologies and personnel Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) have committed to over the past year

One such technology is unmanned aerial systems, or drones. CBP has begun expanding the role of drones in its operations, which has offered significant benefits in terms of time and cost savings, and officer safety. This report will analyze not only how CBP is leveraging drones on the southern border, but inversely, the risks drones present on the southern border when used maliciously.

To learn more about drone use on the southern border, and other CBP initiatives, be sure to register for next year’s Homeland Security Week starting March 25 in Arlington, Virginia.

This two-day summit will focus on advancing cybersecurity/ biometric measures, optimizing border security strategies, counter-UAS, enhancing infrastructure resilience, strategies of local law enforcement, and more.

IDGA's Homeland Security Week Conference is returning for its 18th iteration from March 25-26 2025 at the Hilton Mark Center in Alexandria, VA. 

The conference will bring together over 550 key decision-makers actively looking to invest in homeland security solutions and technology. Download the partnership prospectus to find out more about: 

• Early confirmed speakers 
• The 2025 attendee breakdown 
• Attending Organizations in 2024 
• Attending Job Titles in 2024
• Key conference themes and formats
• What's new for 2025
• The array of solutions in demand at Homeland Security Week 2025 
• Ways to sponsor and opportunities
• Benefits of sponsoring

>> Download the partnership prospectus>>

In the latest report from IDGA, we look at the top cybersecurity vulnerabilities of the year according to CISA, as well as the newest cybersecurity training program provided by the federal government.

Ahead of Homeland Security Week 2025, the 2024 Attendee Report highlights the leading organizations within the industry and an extensive list of high-level attendees who attended last year. Join senior federal government leaders, state and local law enforcement representatives, subject matter experts and industry innovators to engage in two days of high-level networking, knowledge sharing, collaboration and interactive discussion group participation.

>> Download 2024 Attendee List