Dangerous times have created new business enterprises. Recent catastrophes have fostered the need for preventative and remediation industries, with the U.S. Department of Labor ranking the “security sector” the single largest area of need.

“September 11, 2001, Hurricane Katrina, and this year’s Mississippi River floods were all tragic events that underscored the need for increased levels of homeland security,” says former Maryland Congressman C. Thomas McMillen, CEO of Homeland Security Capital Corporation (HSCC), an international provider of radiological, nuclear, environmental, disaster relief and security solutions. “While it is the responsibility of the government to protect its citizens, the choice of contracted response teams is of paramount importance.”

Congressman McMillen brings an unparalleled level of leadership and life experience to the task. “My political life has granted me insight into the inner workings of homeland security,” says McMillen. “But it is personal experience that led me to pursue a career in this field.” As a member of the 1972 Olympics USA Men’s Basketball Team, McMillen bore witness to the “start of modern terrorism,” the Munich Massacre that left eleven hostages dead and the world in a state of shock and indignation. “The effect of the Olympics attack was profound, both on an international and personal level. The experience irrevocably changed my life.”

Following the Olympic Games, McMillen enjoyed an eleven-year career as an NBA player for the New York Knicks, the Atlanta Hawks, the Buffalo Braves, and the Washington Bullets. Turning his eye to politics, McMillen went on to serve three consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from the 4^th Congressional District of Maryland, where he represented a number of national security assets including the National Security Agency, the Naval Academy, Fort Meade, and Andrews Air Force Base.