Huffman brings more than three decades of service to our nation. Prior to joining FLETC, he was the Acting Deputy Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). In this role, Huffman ensured the frontline was equipped with the personnel, tools, and information they needed, improving the agency’s collective capacity to adapt and respond to an ever-changing environment.

Before becoming Acting Deputy Commissioner for CBP, Huffman served as the Acting Chief Operating Officer for CBP. In this position, Huffman served as the Executive Assistant Commissioner of Enterprise Services. He led 4,500 employees who provided critical support to include financial management, facilities and assets, information and technology, human resources, training and development, and accountability to CBP’s more than 60,000 employee workforce and their operations.

Huffman has spent more than three decades serving in many roles across the U.S. Border Patrol. In 2014, he joined the Senior Executive Service and was named Deputy Chief of the El Paso Sector, which encompassed more than 125,000 square miles in New Mexico and Texas. Before leading Enterprise Services, Huffman was the Chief of the Strategic Planning and Analysis Directorate at U.S. Border Patrol Headquarters, where he led the U.S. Border Patrol’s strategic planning efforts to implement several Presidential priorities.

“Law Enforcement is a noble and honorable profession. Every day at FLETC, we join our law enforcement partners in the vital task of equipping the next generation of law enforcement to thrive in the field,” said Director Huffman. “I am humbled and honored to lead the men and women of such an extraordinary organization. Together we will continue to ensure frontline personnel are armed with the tools, resources, and skills they need to be prepared in the ever-changing operational environment.”

Throughout his career, Huffman served in numerous temporary duty assignments, including Acting Director of the Special Operations Group, where he led CBP's global response team that consists of the Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) and Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue Unit (BORSTAR). He became a member of BORTAC in 1987 and served in various missions around the world, including Operation Green Blanket, operations in South Africa, and Operation Snowcap in Bolivia.

Huffman is a native of West Texas and entered on duty with the U.S. Border Patrol on February 3, 1985. He graduated from FLETC as a member of Border Patrol Academy Class 173. 

Huffman holds a master’s degree in Homeland Security from Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas, a bachelor’s degree in general studies, and an associate degree in criminal justice from South Plains Junior College in Levelland, Texas. He has also completed the Capstone General and Flag Officer course at the National Defense University and the Senior Managers in Government program at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Jason D. Owens is the 26th Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol. Chief Owens was appointed on July 2, 2023, after more than 27 years of service, holding key leadership positions at every level, including both the northern and southern borders, as well as the U.S. Border Patrol Academy.
He oversees domestic border security operations nationwide, between the ports of entry, including more than 5,000 miles of border with Canada and nearly 2,000 miles of border with Mexico. Chief Owens humbly leads more than 20,000 agents and professional staff as they work to secure the United States.
Prior to his appointment as Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, Chief Owens led the Del Rio Sector as its Chief Patrol Agent (CPA) from November 2021 to July 2023. As a member of the Senior Executive Service, he led one of the largest and busiest sectors along the U.S./Mexico border. Overseeing national security operations along 242 miles of border, across 47 counties in Texas, he commanded a workforce of more than 2,000 agents and professional staff.
Chief Owens previously served as CPA of the U.S. Border Patrol Academy, one of the largest law enforcement academies in the United States, providing the strategic vision, leadership, and technical direction for both basic resident and advanced non-resident courses. Before this, he served as the Houlton Sector CPA and was responsible for border security operations across Maine.
Chief Owens also served as the Laredo Sector Deputy Chief Patrol Agent, where he directed operations along the 171-mile stretch of U.S./Mexico border and commanded over 1,900 agents and professional staff.
Chief Owens entered on duty in 1996 with the 325th session of the U.S. Border Patrol Academy. He was assigned to the El Centro Sector’s Calexico Station, where he promoted to Senior Patrol Agent and Supervisory Border Patrol Agent. In 2001, Chief Owens successfully completed both the Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) Selection Course XV and the Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue Team Selection Course III. He later promoted to Field Operations Supervisor at BORTAC Headquarters in El Paso, Texas, leading several counternarcotics and counterterrorism operations along with deployments to Honduras, Colombia, Dominican Republic, and Iraq.
In 2007, Chief Owens was promoted to Assistant Chief at U.S. Border Patrol Headquarters in Washington, DC with the Special Operations Division. His assignments included the Special Operations Group liaison and Special Projects. In 2009, he transferred to the Grand Forks Sector as the Patrol Agent in Charge (PAIC) of the Pembina Station and later promoted to Assistant Chief Patrol Agent, managing all stations within Minnesota.
In 2012, Chief Owens transferred to the Rio Grande Valley Sector and served as the Special Operations Detachment PAIC. He later promoted to Rio Grande City Station PAIC, commanding one of the largest and busiest stations in the nation.
In 2015, he was selected as the Laredo Sector Division Chief of Operations. From June 2016 to September 2016, he was assigned to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, and Office of Intelligence as the Deputy Assistant Director for Enterprise Services in Washington, DC. In this senior executive assignment, he spearheaded deploying Agency classified network technology and infrastructure and developing the career path program for the Intelligence Research Specialist position. From June 2017 to September 2018, Chief Owens served as Laredo Sector Acting CPA.
Chief Owens is a proud member of the Cherokee Nation. He and his wife, Casandra, have two sons, Blake and Zachary, who are both actively serving in the armed forces (Navy and Air Force). He is a former nationally registered
paramedic and holds both a Master’s degree in Accountancy from Shorter University and a Master’s degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College. He is a graduate of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Leadership Institute (University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business and University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business), American University’s Key Executive Leadership Program, and the Department of Homeland Security Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program

In August of 2022, FBI Director Christopher Wray named Johnnie Sharp, Jr. as the Assistant Director of the IT Infrastructure Division at the FBI’s campus in Huntsville, Alabama. He most recently served as special agent in charge of the Birmingham Field Office in Alabama.
Mr. Sharp is the first person to hold an Assistant Director position in Huntsville, where the FBI is locating some of its technical and specialized training activities.
Mr. Sharp joined the FBI as a special agent in 1998 and was assigned to the Pittsburgh Field Office to investigate counterintelligence and counterterrorism matters. He also
served as a firearms instructor and on the SWAT Team. In 2005, Mr. Sharp was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent and transferred to one of the International Terrorism sections in the Counterterrorism Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
In 2008, Mr. Sharp was named a Squad Supervisor of the Counterintelligence, Cyber, and Technical programs in the Jackson Field Office in Mississippi. In 2009, he served for several months as the FBI’s Deputy On-scene Commander in Iraq, responsible for leading counterterrorism operations. He returned to Jackson and was promoted in 2013 to Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Jackson’s National Security Branch. He managed the Cyber, Counterintelligence, Counterterrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Crisis Management, and Technical programs.
Mr. Sharp was promoted to Section Chief of the Technical Surveillance Section in the Operational Technology Division at Headquarters in 2015. As Section Chief, he provided management over eight technical units responsible for evidence and intelligence collection capabilities.
During his career, Mr. Sharp served temporary FBI assignments in London, Cairo, New Delhi, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was selected to serve as the Special Agent in Charge of the Birmingham Field Office in 2017.
Prior to joining the FBI, Mr. Sharp was a deputy sheriff and police officer in Knoxville, Tennessee. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee

Deputy Chief of Operations (DCO) Omar Arellano entered on duty with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in 2003, and reported to the DEA El Paso Field Division Office upon graduation from Basic Agent Training Class 153. DCO Arellano served in the El Paso Division office until 2007, at which time he transferred to the Mexico City Country Office (MCCO). While assigned at MCCO, DCO Arellano played a key role in the development and implementation of strategies for accomplishing the group’s mission and goals.

In 2012, DCO Arellano was promoted and served as the Resident Agent in Charge at the Ciudad Juarez Resident Office (CJRO). While assigned to CJRO, DCO Arellano initiated and assisted in coordinating investigations with high ranking host nation officials and other U.S. government elements with counter-drug missions, which resulted in the arrest of high ranking Mexican and Colombian Traffickers operating in Mexico and United States territories.

In 2014, DCO Arellano transferred to the DEA Dallas Field Division office and served as the Group Supervisor to Enforcement group 1. In April 2018, DCO Arellano transferred to DEA headquarters, where he was assigned to the Financial Investigations Section. While serving at Financial Investigations Section, DCO Arellano developed expertise in directing multiple aspects of complex international investigations focused on money laundering.

In September 2019, DCO Arellano was promoted to the Executive Assistant to the Director at the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC). While assigned to EPIC, DCO Arellano provided intelligence support to federal, state, local, tribal, and campus police.

In August 2021, DCO Arellano reported to the Bogota Country Office and on January 1, 2022, was designated as the Acting Special Agent in Charge until his promotion to the Deputy Chief of Operations in September of 2023.

DCO Arellano is a graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso in El Paso, Texas and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. He is married with two wonderful children.

Conrad Agagan is an Account Executive for Homeland Security at Capgemini Government Solutions (CGS). Mr. Agagan joined CGS in 2021 after serving 25 years in Federal law enforcement.  

Mr. Agagan began his career in Federal law enforcement in 1996 as an Agent with the U.S. Border Patrol. He subsequently became an Immigration Inspector and then a Deportation Officer for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) – the predecessor of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

After the formation of the Department of Homeland Security and ICE in 2003, Mr. Agagan rose rapidly through the ranks of ICE, serving in the field as Officer in Charge in Laredo, Texas and later Assistant Field Office Director in Newark, New Jersey and in Orlando, Florida. His tours of duty at ICE Headquarters included Unit Chief, Criminal Apprehension Program; Unit Chief, Operations Coordination Unit; Unit Chief, Office of Congressional Relations; Chief of Staff for Field Operations; and Deputy Assistant Director for Field Operations.

Throughout his career in Federal law enforcement, Mr. Agagan was consistently assigned increasingly demanding positions of responsibility as a direct result of his proven leadership and management skills. Now as an Account Executive for CGS, Mr. Agagan continues to leverage his extensive experience, expertise, and passion for mission in the service of the client.

Jason Beachy is the Deputy Assistant Director of the International Operations Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He oversees global operations and logistics for over 700 employees, including personnel in nearly 100 different posts worldwide. He arrived in this position after serving as Chief of Staff of the National Security Branch, where he supported the Executive Assistant Director for National Security in the FBIs enterprise wide efforts against Foreign and Domestic Terrorists, espionage activity in the U.S. and the creation and use of weapons of mass destruction.

As a senior executive with over 20 years of experience in federal law enforcement and national security investigations, Mr. Beachy applies his experience in finding novel ways to identify and mitigate a variety of threats. He has been at the forefront of the FBIs and U.S. Intelligence Community's effort to disrupt and dismantle foreign terrorist organizations and malicious cyber actors around the world. He has been recognized for his roles in creating the FBIs team to counter al Qaeda's use of the Internet, leading the investigation of terrorist attacks in Turkey, Bulgaria, and Bosnia, and serving as the embedded Cyber liaison to the Dutch National High Tech Crime Unit.

He has enjoyed leading teams and building partnerships in Los Angeles, Washington DC, San Diego, and The Hague, The Netherlands. In each of his roles he promoted collaboration and communication as well as the meshing of old and new techniques to solve problems.

Mr. Beachy also served six years as a surface warfare officer in the United States Navy. He holds a bachelor's degree in Engineering and Environmental Science from the University of Notre Dame and a Master's Degree in Operations Management from the University of Arkansas.

In January 2017, Kimberly J. Del Greco was designated as Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division and is currently leading the Information Technology, Security, and Resources Branch covering the Information Technology Management Section (ITMS) and the Resources Management Section (RMS). Between 2017 and 2023, she has led the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Section (NICS), the Biometric Services Section (BSS), and the ITMS providing services and information technology support to firearm background checks, fingerprint identification, facial recognition, palm prints, iris, criminal history records, and other critical operational functions of the CJIS Division.

Mrs. Del Greco entered on duty with the FBI in July 1995. In 2000, she became Operations Manager of the NICS Section, overseeing the day-to-day operations. In July 2003, she was promoted to the FBI’s Senior Executive Service as Chief of the BSS, the FBI’s largest operating Section with 1,200 employees strategically staffed 24/7. While in this position, she established the FBI Biometric Center of Excellence, Palm Prints, Iris, and Facial Recognition services. In 2007 and 2008, she led White House efforts gaining support in interagency sharing of Known or Suspected Terrorists and Those that Pose a Threat to National Security. In October 2014, she returned to NICS as the Section Chief leading a staff of over 700 employees processing firearm background checks.

In 2006, Mrs. Del Greco completed a one-year International Women’s Forum Fellowship receiving certificates from Harvard and Cambridge. In 2007 and again in 2017, her leadership earned her the prestigious Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service. Also in 2007, she received the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board’s Woman of the Year Award in the Supervisory category. In 2009, she received the honor of Federal Computer Week Federal 100 Winner for her leadership efforts in identity management and interoperability. In 2010, she gained a certification in Executive Leadership from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. In 2017, Mrs. Del Greco received the SIA Women in Biometrics Award for helping to implement and shape the use of biometric technology within the FBI.

Nick Dimos is the Assistant Director/Chief Financial Officer of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Finance and Facilities Division. In this role he is responsible for FBI facilities management/construction, accounting, budget, and procurement operations as well as the management of financial systems. Prior to this position, he served several years in support of FBI budget management, to include coordination of budget formulation and execution, with a focus on National Intelligence Program (NIP) resources. He also served on the development team of the FBI’s financial management system. Nick is originally from Indiana, and before coming to the FBI, he was a middle school science teacher with Teach for America in Philadelphia.

Douglas E. Lindquist is a Senior Director at SAIC in Huntsville, AL focused on DOJ business development. Mr. Lindquist retired from the FBI after 21 years of service in various roles, including as the Chief of the Eurasia Counterintelligence Section, the Special Agent in Charge of the El Paso Division, and the Assistant Director of the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, supporting the 18,000+ Law Enforcement Agencies across the nation.  Prior to his career in the FBI, Mr. Lindquist served in the United States Marine Corps.

David Magdycz is the Assistant Director for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the principal investigative component of the Department of Homeland Security. HSI investigates, disrupts, and dismantles transnational criminal organizations and terrorist networks that threaten or seek to exploit the customs and immigration laws of the United States.

As the Assistant Director for International Operations, Mr. Magdycz has operational oversight of 96 offices in 54 countries, a staff of over 400 special agents and support personnel and is responsible for a budget of more than $200 million dollars. Prior to this position, Mr. Magdycz served as the (A) Special Agent in Charge in Boston, Massachusetts, (A) Deputy Special Agent in Charge in New York, NY, Assistant Special Agent in Charge and (A) Deputy Special Agent in Charge in San Francisco, California. In these positions, he oversaw a diverse cadre of federal agents, intelligence analysts, and professional administrative staff at HSI offices throughout the United States. He also oversaw a number of HSI-led multiagency tasks forces, which include state, local and federal law enforcement members working together to target cross-border criminal organizations along the east and west coasts of the U.S.

Prior to this assignment, Mr. Magdycz served in multiple leadership positions including as the Resident Agent in Charge in Asheville, North Carolina; Program Manager at the National Bulk Cash Smuggling Center and as an HSI Country Representative at the U.S. Embassy, The Hague, Netherlands.

Mr. Magdycz began his federal law enforcement career in 2001 as a Special Agent with the U.S. Customs Service. He has an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice. Prior to his federal law enforcement career, Mr. Magdycz was employed with the Vermont State Police where he served as a State Trooper and canine handler. HONOR

The United States Marshals Service (USMS) Director, Stacia A. Hylton, named Ms. Carole O’Brien as the agency’s first Procurement Executive in April of 2012. In this role, she leads the agency’s Office of Procurement and acts as the Head of the
Contracting Activity (HCA) with delegated authority from the USMS Director.

Procurement Executive O’Brien has had a progressive career in federal acquisitions spanning over 35 years. She earned over 23 years of procurement experience with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) before joining the USMS team. Ms. O’Brien held various roles within the VA with her last assignment serving as the Director of the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Service managing multiple award contracts for medical equipment, supply, pharmaceutical and service Schedule programs. With over $12 billion in sales, the VA FSS Service supported the healthcare requirements of the VA and other federal government agencies.

Ms. O’Brien received her Bachelor’s degree from John Carroll University in University Heights, OH and her M.B.A. from Keller Graduate School in Chicago, IL. She holds various acquisition related certifications to include a Professional FAC-C (Federal Acquisition Certificate inContracting), a Level III FAC-COR (Contracting Officer’s Representative) and a Level I FACP/ PM (Program/Project Manager). Additionally, Ms. O’Brien held unlimited contract warrant authority for over 20 years, as part of her federal career.

Ms. O’Brien earned several prestigious awards in her career to include the Presidential Hammer Award, the National Performance Review Award, and an Achievement in Contracting Excellence (ACE) Award, while serving with the VA. She also successfully graduated from the Leadership for VA (LVA) program, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) SES (Senior Executive Service) Candidate Development Program (SESCDP), and the Department of Defense's Vanguard Program.

Christine O’Neill is a Business Development Executive at Peraton. Ms O’Neill joined Peraton upon retiring from the FBI after 22 years of distinguished service.  

Harley Ray Shuler serves as the Cyber and Operational Technology (COT) Assistant Director for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), where he manages information technology programs and initiatives directly supporting HSI’s law enforcement mission and develops major
advancements in technology used to combat crime.

In this role, he directs an overall combined workforce of over 500 employees and an annual budget of nearly $240 Million. Mr. Shuler oversees the Cyber Crimes Center, which leverages highly technical assets and expertise dedicated to conducting trans-border criminal investigations of internet-related crimes, as well as the HSI Innovation Lab, which forms the agency’s centralized hub for the development of new advanced analytics capabilities, tools, and enhanced business processes for HSI.

In addition, COT Technical Operations provides ICE components with cutting-edge electronic surveillance equipment and support for criminal investigations and national security operations; manages all Title-III and Linguistics Programs; and provides statistical reporting and data quality analysis for
HSI.

In his previous role, Mr. Shuler served as the Deputy Assistant Director for Operational
Technology. Prior to that, he was the Division Chief for Systems Development, Assistant
Special Agent in Charge for HSI Nashville, and the Unit Chief for the Operational Technology and Cyber Division, where he was responsible for the communications intercept program and Title-III investigations.

Mr. Shuler has held additional positions throughout his career, serving as a Section Chief for Technical Operations, Program Manager in Emergency Management, Program Manager for the Tactical Medical Program, and Resident Agent in Charge of the Hendersonville, North Carolina, office. Mr. Shuler has 29 years of law enforcement experience, beginning his career with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department in 1992. Mr. Shuler holds a Bachelor of Criminal Justice from Gardner Webb University

Mr. Andrew Stringer is a vice president within Deep Water Point & Associates, specializing in the Strategy and Management Consulting line of business. He has more than 20 years of experience in the federal domain serving in a wide variety of consulting, public policy, and government relations roles. For the past decade, Andrew has been a leader of business development, capture, and other growth functions at small, mid-tier, and large businesses from start-up phase through inorganic growth, and ultimately acquisition. He has significant experience identifying, qualifying, bidding, and ultimately winning net new and recompete work at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of Transportation (DOT), and other civilian agencies. He has been active in integrating acquisitions into enterprise growth strategies as well as developing and executing small business graduation strategies.

Prior to joining Deep Water Point & Associates, Mr. Stringer was vice president of business development and capture at Avantus Federal (now QinetiQ US). He led long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development for high-value accounts within DHS and civilian agencies. He oversaw teams to qualify, capture, and bid prime and strategic subcontractor opportunities with annual growth targets of over $120M. He had major wins developing IT project management, data analytics, identity management, mission support, and research and development solutions at GSA, Census Bureau, DOT, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), and DHS headquarters.

Previously Mr. Stringer held several roles regarding business development and capture at Avantus and predecessor organizations. He qualified, captured, and bid high-priority opportunities in DHS and DoD with major wins in CBP, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, and the DoD Undersecretary for Policy. He developed and implemented recompete strategies to retain over $150M in existing DHS business across multiple contract vehicles (GSA OASIS, GSA Schedules, etc.) and led strategic planning efforts to build a sustainable, long-term, business development pipeline for DHS accounts.

Earlier, Mr. Stringer provided public policy and advocacy support at Washington Partners, LLC to a variety of K-12 and higher education clients. At Washington Partners, Mr. Stringer specialized in helping clients navigate the federal budget and appropriations process.

Mr. Stringer has a BA in economics from Brown University

J. William (Bill) Weinberg was named TSA’s Assistant Administrator for Contracting and Procurement and Head of Contracting Activity in November 2020.

Prior to this role, Weinberg spent over 32 years in highly complex acquisition roles within the U.S. Departments of Defense, Homeland Security and Commerce solving program issues and budget challenges through innovative acquisition solutions. As Managing Director, Federal Practice, Weinberg brought his years of federal acquisition experience and strategic leadership to Guidepost Solutions, where he provided expert advice in navigating the complex world of government procurement.

Prior to joining Guidepost Solutions, Weinberg was the Director of the Office of Acquisition Management at the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement where he led an authorized workforce of 184 employees, contracting officers and program analysts, and managed the execution of over 8,000 transactions exceeding $2.7 billion. During his tenure with DHS, where he served in a variety of management and leadership positions, Weinberg successfully led acquisition reform efforts for the $2B detention and removal services enterprise to improve the Department’s services and lower expenses. He also oversaw the acquisitions for several major information technology enhancement initiatives, most notably the replacement of the legacy case management system for Homeland Security Investigations.

Weinberg spent part of his career serving in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as Director of Procurement. He is credited with implementing multiple modernization efforts for major information technology platforms. Under his leadership, the agency transformed into a customer-focused procurement office responsible for the execution of more than 2,500 transactions exceeding $600 million annually.

Weinberg also served in the Department of the Navy, at the Naval Sea Systems Command where he was responsible for acquisition program efforts for multiple major weapons systems and developing innovative acquisition strategies to meet emerging program needs.