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Homeland Security
While the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) works to prevent future terrorist attacks against the nation, the Homeland
Security team of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC works to help clients navigate the post 9/11 world and
the complicated new legislative, regulatory and legal terrain.
The practice is led by nationally-recognized attorneys and seasoned policy professionals, including Mark Van de Water, former
senior policy advisor to the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee. With the knowledge that comes from
interfacing with top level staff on Capitol Hill, the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies, J. Keith
Kennedy, Mark Van de Water, Janet L. Powell, and JC Sandberg are particularly well-equipped to provide information and key
insight to clients. For more information on the team, please see their bios at the Related Attorneys and Advisors link to the
right.
Relevant to our clients, we work to stay on top of the key issues that are currently facing the DHS:
 Improving security and mobility of travelers
 Developing and implementing screening technology
 Improving border security
 Improving first responder technology
Some key accomplishments include:
 Assisting a U.S. manufacturer with securing hundreds of millions of Federal dollars for the procurement of explosive
detection systems.
 Assisting a major U.S. airport with receiving over $5 million reimbursement from the Federal government for security
work.
 Assisted a major U.S. airport in getting designation by TSA as a test site for emerging security technology.
 Working with a major trade association to get Federal support for their background credentialing system, which to date,
has become the largest private credentialing entity.
Selected Clients
 American Airlines
 American Association of Airport Executives
 Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
 L-3 Communications
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