www . AmericanSecurityToday . com 2022 - Edition 61
ASTORS AMERICAN SECURITY TODAY
2021
HOMELAND SECURITY AWARDS
Dr . Kathleen Kiernan
• President of NEC NSS
• 2021 ‘ ASTORS ’ Extraordinary In- dustry Leadership & Innovation Person of the Year
20 years ago the very idea of Homeland Security was forever changed due to the events of 9 / 11 / 2001 .
In the years following , Dr . Kiernan dedicated her career to creating a safer world for all .
In addition to serving as President of NEC NSS , Dr . Kiernan is the Founder of national security , education , risk management , and training firm Kiernan Group Hold-
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( See how Hawaii DoT partnered with NEC to install a hygienic , contactless thermal body temperature screening solution at Hawaii ’ s 5 major airports to protect the health and safety of the traveling community , the visitors and the residents and to prevent the spread of COVID-19 .)
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