Why was the Defense and Homeland Security Consortium (DHSC) created?
The growth of the technical, engineering and training services businesses supporting the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was recognized to be a major benefit to the local economy. Companies in that sector were invited to provide representatives to advise the local cities on action that could be taken to further enhance the business environment for these companies. Those representatives identified a number of industry wide goals that would benefit both large and small federal government contractors operating in Hampton Roads. The representatives believed that the Consortiums approach, while focused on DoD and DHS, would be generally applicable to almost all federal government contractors. They also believed the programs should be regional for all of Hampton Roads, not necessarily focused on any specific city. Volunteers from companies in the defense and homeland security industry have been working with the economic development and workforce deve
