Governor Blagojevich created the Homeland
Security Market Development (HSMD) Bureau within the
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
(DCEO) to attract, support and engage businesses in the
homeland security industry.
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DCEO's Homeland Security
Market Development (HSMD) Bureau is focused
on attracting and supporting business
engaged in the homeland security industry. |
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HSMD offers incentives
designed to attract your business to
Illinois, expand your existing operations or
identify market opportunities. |
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HSMD serves as a
clearinghouse for available state and
federal
procurement opportunities relevant
to homeland security businesses. |
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HSMD sponsors the
Homeland Security Innovation and
Entrepreneurship Center (HSIEC) at
Northwestern University to help
businesses and entrepreneurs with
homeland security products, services
bring their concepts to market,
establish partnerships and licensing
agreements with other firms and find
customers. HSIEC is able to serve
customers across the homeland security
industry and offers specialized
expertise in transportation security and
logistical needs. |
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HSIEC has establish an
advisory board, an intellectual resource
focused on nexus of transportation,
logistics and homeland security that
includes leading homeland security solutions
providers such as Motorola, Accenture, L3
Communications, Northrop Grumman and Argonne
National Laboratory, as well representatives
of the finance, venture capital,
transportation and academic research
communities to provide an additional
resource for the center's clients. |
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For more information,
please contact:
Bret Johnson, Director
Homeland Security Innovation and
Entrepreneurship Center
Phone: (847) 491-2194
Email:
bretj@northwestern.edu |
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HSMD had established the
Homeland Security Procurement Technical
Assistance Center (PTAC) at the College of
DuPage to assist businesses interested in
selling HS-related products and/or services
to local, state, or federal government
agencies. HS PTAC will specifically help
Illinois businesses compete for public
sector homeland security contracts - an
estimated total of $29 billion globally,
with a $15.4 billion annual market in the
U.S. and $13.8 billion internationally. |
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HSMD has established a
Washington, DC office for the Bureau. This
office focuses on the economic development
aspects of homeland security to ensure that
Illinois companies have access to the
information they need to understand current
and future product and service needs in
homeland security - most often driven by
federal needs or through the large defense
industry network located in the greater DC
Metro area.
Latest news from HSMD in DC
DCEO Director Jack Lavin's Hill briefing on
2/28
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HSMD has partnered with
the Illinois Board of Higher Education to
establish the State of Illinois Homeland
Security Field of Study program, an
interdisciplinary concentration in homeland
security at seven state universities to help
create future homeland security industry
leaders in fields such as engineering, law
enforcement, chemistry and emergency
management. |
More about the State of Illinois Homeland
Security Field of Study Program
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The new homeland security
field of study program will also be
supported by a new scholarship program
funded by Caterpillar, which will provide a
total of $25,000 to selected students
pursuing the field of study program. |
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HSMD has partnered with
Illinois Community Colleges Board to
establish the Illinois Food Systems Policy
Council (IFSPC). Located at Richland
Community College in Decatur, the IFSPC is a
public/private partnership engaged in the
development of policies and programs to
improve food safety and security. Richland
will also operate an on-campus center to
monitor national food safety practices and
procedures. |
More about IFSPC
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HSMD has supported a
Business Continuity and Preparedness
Training Program. A series of seminar were
held at College of Lake County, John A.
Logan Community College and Lincoln Land
Community College to help educate regional
business owners on best practices for
emergency preparedness. |
More about the Business Continuity and
Preparedness Training Program
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