Building the Base podcast

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Building The Base

Introducing a new BENS podcast focused on shaping the future national security industrial base, led by Lauren Bedula and James Hondo Geurts. Tune in to hear top leaders from the high tech, financial, industrial, and public sectors share perspectives for defense acquisition and innovation. Latest guest: James Cross, Founder of Silicon Valley Defense Group.

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BENS Chairman Mark Gerencser

BENS Policy/Projects

Our Work

BENS builds teams of members with the skills and expertise needed to meet our government partners' objectives and deliver results.

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BENS hosts Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks

Events

Deputy SecDef Kathleen Hicks on FY2023 Defense Budget Request

BENS recently hosted Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks and other senior defense officials for a special briefing with business leaders on DoD's FY2023 Budget Request.

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How We Work

We work to deliver results through varied methods, including round table discussions, red teaming, and focused working groups.

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21st Century Workforce

Recruiting and retaining a competitive and representative workforce.

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National Security Enterprise Management

Building a modern and efficient national security infrastructure.

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Maintaining a Competitive Edge

Harnessing commercial technology and public-private engagement in the national interest.

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5G GUIDE TO SECURE ADOPTION BY BUSINESS

Technology & Innovation Council envisions a culture of security mindedness toward 5G rollout.

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BENS Leadership Report |
Fall 2020

A compendium of experiences and impact BENS members made in 2020.

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TALENT MANAGEMENT |
A STRATEGY FOR GREAT POWER COMPETITION

This guide provides best practices to recruit, develop, and retain top talent.

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Energy Grid Resilience Report

Four state-level approaches for grid resiliency that would lead to a more resilient national grid if applied across the country.

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BENS EISENHOWER AWARDS HONOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
SECTOR LEADERS IN LOGISTICS AND MOBILITY: 
GENERAL JACQUELINE VAN OVOST, CAROL TOMÉ, AND WILLIAM FLYNN

Eisenhower Gala April 2022 honorees panel

WASHINGTON—Members of Business Executives for National Security (BENS) and guests from across the nation gathered Wednesday for its presentation of the spring 2022 Eisenhower Awards. The event honored General Jacqueline D. Van Ovost of U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), Carol B. Tomé of UPS, and William J. Flynn formerly of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings for their extraordinary leadership in business and national security.

BENS President and CEO, General Joseph Votel, U.S. Army (ret.), emphasized the importance of global mobility and logistical systems that enable a prosperous and secure nation. “America’s strength in this vital arena isn’t an accident. It’s because of the people in charge of it: innovative leaders who are constantly motivated to find ways of doing things better,” Votel said. He thanked the honorees for their vital contributions to our nation which reflect the spirit of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s vision of national security as the work of a whole society.

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humanitarian aid for Ukraine

Support for ukrainian relief efforts

BENS is paying close attention to the evolving situation in Ukraine and many members have reached out on ways they might help. BENS has compiled a list of reputable organizations doing great work to provide relief to the significant humanitarian situation. We also have members who are directly working efforts through their own networks to provide relief materials to the Ukranians ...

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