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Command Consulting Group (CCG) is an international advisory firm based in Washington, DC, USA which brings together an extraordinary team of leaders possessing decades of front-line, hands-on, operational and management experience in the agencies that make up the homeland and national security architecture of the United States Government. Members of our group have also built, run and sold small and large companies which assist governments around the world with solving their security and intelligence challenges.
CCG leverages this extensive experience and market knowledge to assist our government, industry and investment banking clients in achieving their strategic and tactical objectives in the homeland security mission space.
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Command Consulting Group Adds to
Practice Areas with Addition of Two Former
Senior Drug Enforcement Administration Leaders
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2010 – International security advisory firm Command Consulting Group (CCG) is pleased to announce that it has added to its capabilities in the homeland and national security mission space with the addition of two former leaders of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Both Michael Braun and Doug Wankel served in senior intelligence, law enforcement, and operational roles at the DEA, and were key players in the U.S. Government’s recognition of the increasing synergy between counter-terrorism and counter-narcotics here at home and in hotspots overseas.
Most recently in government, Mr. Braun served as Assistant Administrator and Chief of Operations at the DEA, where he was responsible for leading the worldwide drug enforcement operations of the Agency’s 227 domestic and 86 foreign offices, as well as the Special Operations Division, among others. During his tenure at the DEA, he became a widely recognized expert on the growing nexus between drugs and terrorism, and forged strong relationships with U.S. Government agencies operating overseas in support of the DEA’s role in the global war on terrorism.
Mr. Wankel directly served two Ambassadors as Director of the Counter Narcotics Task Force (CNTF) at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, where he was responsible for the oversight, integration and coordination of interagency counter drug efforts in Afghanistan, traveling extensively throughout the country and working closely with U.S. and Afghan military, intelligence, and law enforcement officials. Earlier in his career, Mr. Wankel served as Deputy Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where was as the Director of the Drugs and Organized Crime Division he worked to strengthen and expand the FBI's role in domestic and international drug enforcement operations.
“Mike and Doug were at the tip of the spear in terms of recognizing and responding to the growing nexus between the illicit flow of counter-narcotics and international terrorism. Their perspective on U.S. government strategy, operations, and the technology used to achieve our goals around the world, in Afghanistan, and here at home are unrivaled, and I know we’ll benefit immensely from their advice at CCG,” said W. Ralph Basham, a principal at CCG.
After leaving government, both Mr. Braun and Mr. Wankel co-founded Spectre Group International, an organization focused on supporting counter-narcotics, law enforcement, and intelligence operations around the world.
The addition of Mr. Braun and Mr. Wankel strengthens CCG’s homeland and national security credentials and adds another layer to its capabilities in the counter-narcotics and international operations arena. Their experience and insight add tremendous perspective to CCG’s service offering to international governments seeking to modernize their own counter-narcotics capability and infrastructure, and businesses seeking to provide industry solutions to this growing security challenge in the U.S. and around the world.
To view Mr. Braun or Mr. Wankel's full bio, please click here or here respectively.
Former Department of Homeland Security
Chief of Staff to Secretary Napolitano
Joins Command Consulting Group
WASHINGTON, June 08, 2010 – International security advisory firm Command Consulting Group (CCG) is pleased to announce that recently departed U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chief of Staff Jan Lesher has joined its team of homeland and national security experts.
Ms. Lesher served as Secretary Janet Napolitano’s Chief of Staff for Operations at DHS, where her portfolio spanned across the entire Department. Her focus centered around the coordination and management of the Department’s operational components, the critical agencies on the frontlines of the fight to secure the U.S. Homeland like the Transportation Security Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Prior to her service at DHS, Ms. Lesher served as Chief of Staff to then-Governor Napolitano in Arizona, a critical battleground state in the fight to secure America’s Southwest border. While Chief of Staff, she was a principal advisor to the governor on all major policy matters and strategic communications issues, including serving as a key player during the federal border security ramp-up that included tactical infrastructure, increased personnel, and deployment of cutting edge technology in Arizona in 2008 and 2009.
“I worked extensively with Jan when she was Chief of Staff to then-Governor Napolitano in Arizona and later during her service at DHS – she was an enormously effective advocate for Arizona and a savvy advisor later on for Secretary Napolitano at DHS,” said W. Ralph Basham, former Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and principal at CCG. “I’m personally excited that she is joining the CCG team and I know our clients will benefit from her experience, perspective, and judgment.”
The addition of Ms. Lesher to CCG further strengthens the firm’s homeland and national security credentials and provides CCG with unmatched insight into DHS leadership’s current thinking and future strategy. Ms. Lesher’s addition solidifies CCG’s reputation as one of DC’s most effective firms at bringing best in class industry solutions and services to bear in solving the ever-evolving security challenges of our day.
To view Ms. Lesher’s full bio, click here.
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2010 – See below for recent media appearences by CCG Principals and Former Chiefs of Staff at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Steve Atkiss and Thad Bingel, regarding the recent deployment of additional National Guard forces to the border and the state of border security in the U.S.
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