Security at major events hinges on government-contractor collaboration
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Terry Gerton
Summary
The article examines the critical role of government contractors in securing major public events like the World Cup and 4th of July celebrations. It explores how the effectiveness of security at these mega-events depends on seamless collaboration between government agencies and private contractors. The piece features insights from Jim Carroll, who discusses the evolving security landscape and the importance of public-private partnerships in event security.
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· 3 pulledI think all of us who use [AI] or supply it to the federal government believe that it will be there forever, said Jim Carroll.
We have a lot of folks who may be spending their time watching World Cup events now, we're a couple of weeks into that.
As we think about these mega events that are scattering across the calendar here, where do government contractors actually sit in the security picture?
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