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Analytic Services Hosts Cathleen Berrick as the May Installment of its Distinguished Speaker Series

Arlington, VA – Cathleen Berrick, Managing Director for Homeland Security and Justice at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) addressed Analytic Services as the latest installment of its Distinguished Speaker Series. “Serving Congress and the American People” was the title of Ms. Berrick’s presentation within which she covered GAO’s role of supplying independent and unbiased analysis to optimize the vast homeland security enterprise.

Specifically, Ms. Berrick spoke to GAO’s mission, sources of work, client engagement processes, its results ratio, and portfolio of DHS work.  Regarding the relationship between DHS and GAO, Ms. Berrick said, “DHS understands that earnestly collaborating with us translates into accurate reports and sound recommendations.” 

"The GAO plays a critical role in our Nation’s system of checks and balances. Ms. Berrick’s presentation will substantively aid us in our role as an objective and reliable source of homeland security analysis,” said Robert Edson, Analytic Services Vice President of Enterprise Development.     

For more information on how Analytic Services can assist your organization with homeland security challenges and other public sector solutions please contact us.

About Analytic Services Inc. and the Distinguished Speaker Series

Analytic Services is a not-for-profit public service institute dedicated to informing decisions that shape the Nation’s future. We provide objective studies and analyses for issues concerning national and homeland security, and to select public policy communities. Capabilities are delivered through our ANSER operating unit, the Applied Systems Thinking (ASysT) Institute, and the Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute, a federally funded research and development center, operated on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security.

The Distinguished Speakers Series provides a platform for significant national and international figures to share experiences and ideas, provoke thought and facilitate dialogue about crucial domestic and global issues. Presentations have covered topics ranging from national or homeland security, intelligence, energy, environment, and healthcare. Recent speakers have included: Admiral Thad Allen, Former Commandant of the Coast Guard; Caryn Wagner, Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security; W. Craig Fugate, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and General James F. Amos, Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.