DHS S&T Award for Commitment to Service for Tod Companion 

Tod Companion has been honored with the Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology (S&T) Undersecretary’s Award for Commitment to Service.

The award recognizes a government employee for their unrelenting commitment to exceptional service to strengthen homeland security, and for going beyond the call of duty. The recipient must personify the most honorable traditions of service in support of both S&T and the nation.

Companion has served the Department of Homeland Security for more than 13 years and is currently Director of Program Management at S&T, overseeing more than 50 program and project managers executing hundreds of projects totaling more than $450M.

Last year, Companion was a recipient of the COVID-19 Pandemic Heroism Award 2020 for research, expertise, and proactive collaboration characterizing the virus, validating disinfectants, and assisting in PPE reconditioning.

Kylie Bielby

Kylie Bielby has more than 20 years' experience in reporting and editing a wide range of security topics, covering geopolitical and policy analysis to international and country-specific trends and events. Before joining GTSC's Homeland Security Today staff, she was an editor and contributor for Jane's, and a columnist and managing editor for security and counter-terror publications.

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