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WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Beacon Global Strategies (BGS), a leading strategic advisory firm focusing on global public policy, government procurement, and geopolitical risk analysis, announced four new members to its growing team. Mr. Glenn Gerstell, Lieutenant General Michael S. Groen(U.S. Marine Corps, Ret.), Mr. Paul Kilbrideand Mr. Louis Lauterwill bring further depth and breadth to Beacon's market leading practices helping companies navigate national security decisionmaking and emerging trends for disruptive technologies.

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"BGS continuously strives to provide the highest quality services to its clients, and that requires working alongside the people with the deepest experience in the areas most relevant to our diverse client base," said Andrew Shapiro, a Co-Founder and Managing Director at BGS. "We are excited to welcome these accomplished individuals, who epitomize this effort. Their strategic insights and unique perspectives are already making real differences for our clients, and we feel fortunate to add them to our ever-growing team of elite leaders."

Glenn S. Gerstell joins BGS as Senior Advisor. Prior to joining BGS, Mr. Gerstell served as the general counsel of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Central Security Service (CSS) from 2015 to 2020. He has written and spoken widely on issues at the intersections of technology and national security. Prior to joining the NSA, Mr. Gerstell practiced law for almost 40 years at the international law firm of Milbank, LLP, where he focused on the global telecommunications industry, and served as the managing partner of the firm's Washington, D.C., Singapore, and Hong Kong offices. Mr. Gerstell served on the President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council, which reports to the president and the secretary of homeland security on security threats to the nation's infrastructure, as well as on the District of Columbia Homeland Security Commission. Earlier in his career, he was an adjunct law professor at the Georgetown University Law Center and New York Law School. A graduate of New York University and Columbia University School of Law, Mr. Gerstell is a Senior Advisor (Non-Resident) with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) International Security Program, serves on the Future of Encryption Committee for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and is an elected member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a recipient of the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service, and the NSA Distinguished Civilian Service Medal.

Lieutenant General Michael S. Groen joins BGS as Senior Advisor and will be supporting the National Security Technology Practice. General Groen (U.S. Marine Corps, Ret.) served over 36 years in the U.S. military, culminating his career as the Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), where he led the transformation of U.S. Joint warfighting and departmental processes through the integration of Artificial Intelligence. Prior to his role at JAIC, he served in the Intelligence Community through multiple assignments.He served in the National Security Agency overseeing Computer Network Operations, and as the Director of Joint Staff Intelligence (JSJ2), working closely with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Secretary of Defense, the Defense Intelligence Agency and senior leaders across the Department. He is an experienced Marine commander and multi-tour combat veteran.General Groen is a graduate of Calvin College, and has earnedMasters Degrees in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics from the Naval Postgraduate School.

Paul Kilbridejoins BGS as Vice President. Prior to joining Beacon, Mr. Kilbride served as a Professional Staff Member on the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense (HAC-D). In this role, he was responsible for overseeing a portfolio that included the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the National Geospatial-intelligence Agency (NGA), the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, and the Military Intelligence Program (MIP). Prior to joining HAC-D, Mr. Kilbride served as a senior program examiner with the Intelligence Programs Branch in the National Security Division of the White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB). From 2012-2018, he oversaw all aspects of the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) budget and, before that, had oversight responsibility for DIA and the MIP. Mr. Kilbride began his career in public service with OMB in 2008 in the Homeland Security Branch, where he oversaw the Federal Emergency Management Agency to include disaster response, preparedness, and continuity of government activities. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and earned his Master of Public Policy from the University of Chicago's Harris School.

Louis Lauter joins BGS as Vice President. Mr. Lauter joins BGS after serving as the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, where he advised the Secretary of Defense on all legislative matters, supported the confirmation of political appointees and managed congressional engagement across the Department of Defense. Previously Mr. Lauter served in the Obama Administration in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs from 2015-2017 as the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs and the team chief for Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics. Prior to joining the Department of Defense, he served as the vice president for congressional and government affairs at CSIS where he led the think tank's outreach to Congress. Before joining CSIS, Mr. Lauter worked for Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and then for Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA) where he led the Congressman's work on the House Armed Services Committee and the U.S.-China Working group. Mr. Lauter is a Senior Associate (non-resident) at CSIS. He holds a Master's degree in international public policy from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a Bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Washington. Mr. Lauter has been awarded both the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service and the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service.

About Beacon Global Strategies

Founded in 2013, Beacon Global Strategies is a leading strategic advisory firm, with over 70 staff and expert advisors, that provides clients an in-depth understanding of national security decision-making to advance objectives and solve problems in Washington and abroad. The Beacon team brings experience informed by their years of service in the White House, State Department, Defense Department, CIA, Justice Department, on Capitol Hill, and in the private sector.

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The President Muhammadu Buhari-led National Security Council has ordered the disbandment of the National Taskforce on Prohibition of Illegal, Importation/Smuggling of Arms, Ammunition, Light Weapons, Chemical Weapons, and Pipeline Vandalism (NATFORCE).

The task force was declared illegal at a meeting of the National Security Council presided over by President Buhari on Thursday.

The Senate had in July passed a bill establishing the National Commission for the Coordination and Control of the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons which included the NATFORCE.

The squads inclusion in the bill, however, received negative feedback from security experts.

While announcing the disbandment on Thursday, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola said the council agreed that the task force was illegal.

NATFORCE got the Senates nod more than a year after the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd.), declared the security outfit illegal and ordered a halt of all its operations nationwide.

In particular, the office has cautioned individuals, organisations, and foreign partners on the activities of NATFORCE which was illegally formed as a task force to combat illegal importation and smuggling of small arms, ammunition, and light weapons into Nigeria.

The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons domiciled in the Office of the National Security Adviser is the national coordination mechanism for the control and monitoring of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Nigeria, ZM Usman, the Head of Strategic Communication, Office of the National Security Adviser, had said in a statement.

Usman noted allegations of extortion and harassment against NATFORCE which seeks to combat illegal importation of Arms, Ammunition, Light Weapons, Chemical Weapons, and Pipeline Vandalism and has been involved in mounting illegal roadblocks, conducting illegal searches, seizures, and recruitment.

For the avoidance of doubt, the general public and all stakeholders are to note that NATFORCE is an illegal outfit without any mandate or authority to carry out these functions.

This trend is unacceptable and the promoters of NATFORCE are warned to dismantle their structures and operations immediately, he added.

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Board Chairman of the National Sports Authority, Seth Panwum, has described the National Fitness Day as the genesis to a more united and healthy nation.

Events like this bring many people from different walks of life together not just to exercise, but to bond and make new friends, Panwun told Joy Sports after the exercise at the Accra sports stadium.

Who knows, as you exercise to keep fit to improve a healthy lifestyle, it could also be the platform for networking and creating business opportunities, he noted.

Mr Panwum joined the vice president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and thousands of others including Youth and Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif, for the maiden edition of the event at the Accra stadium on Saturday.

I think it was a very successful event. This is the first edition after we launched it about three weeks ago, and to have these numbers turn up for it is incredible.

You know when His Excellency the Vice President [Dr Mahamudu Bawumia] muted this idea about a year ago, many actually thought it was not feasible but we the implementing authority had to see to its fruition and you could see the enthusiasm today among the youth and the aged in their desire to keep fit, he added.

The National Fitness Day is expected to be held on the second week of every month across the country. Panwum says it has no political colours and has encouraged Ghanaians to patronise the event to keep their bodies healthy.

This is a national event which covers the whole country. The people in the Ashanti region also organised one which I am told the numbers, too, are great. His Excellency the Vice President who is the arrow head of this programme wants to ensure that Ghanaians develop the habit of keeping fit.

If you cannot do it every day, you can set aside one day of the month to burn some fats and put the mind in a healthy body for mother Ghana, I think it is a welcome idea.

We will move around the regions to drum home the message of fitness in every household, he said.

Seth Panwum and Dr Mahamudu Bawumia were engaged in a table tennis contest after the aerobics session. He said it was meant to show that you can engage in your favourite sport to keep your system active.

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Biden admin launches $1B cyber grant program for state, local governments (The Record by Recorded Future) The Biden administration on Friday launched a long-awaited federal cybersecurity grant program that will funnel up to $1 billion to state and local governments to upgrade their digital defenses.

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Mar-a-Lago one day after the FBI raid.Kimberly Leonard/Insider

The New York Times reported Monday that Trump kept more than 300 classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.

The documents included information from the CIA, NSA, and FBI on matters of national security.

The government recovered the documents in three separate batches, including the Aug. 8 search.

Former President Donald Trump kept more than 300 documents marked as classified at his residence in Mar-a-Lago after he left the White House, The New York Times reported Monday.

The government recovered the documents, which include information related to the FBI, CIA, and National Security Administration, in three separate batches, The Times reported.

The first group of documents, a batch of 15 boxes recovered by the National Archives in February, contained more than 150 classified materials and helped trigger the investigation that led to the raid on Mar-a-Lago earlier this month, The Times reported.

The second set was provided to the Justice Department in June by Trump's aides, according to The Times. The rest were recovered on August 8, when FBI agents searched the Florida golf and country club and recovered documents including 11 sets of classified materials.

While the specific content of the documents remains unknown, a source who had been briefed on the matter told The Times the files span "a variety of topics of national security interest."

The FBI and representatives for Trump did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.

Though Trump has had shifting responses to whether the documents were classified, he has denounced the investigation as an "unthinkable violation" of his rights.

The search on Mar-a-Lago was executed after a federal magistrate judge, Bruce Reinhart, signed off on a warrant, which has been unsealed, indicating federal agents were seeking information related to national defense. The warrant relied on evidence cited in an affidavit, which is undergoing legal challenges regarding its release to the public.

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