ARNSF features info brief on Department of Energy’s Kansas City National Security Campus

The CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center hosted an Arter-Rowland National Security Forum luncheon event on March 14, 2024, at the Mission Hills Country Club in Kansas City. The event featured a presentation entitled on the Department of Energy’s Kansas City National Security Campus.

Simons Center Director Bob Ulin welcomed the ARNSF members and welcomed guests. After lunch, he introduced the guest speaker Scott Jerabek, director of Global Threat Response for Global Security at Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies (FM&T) which manages and operates the Department of Energy’s Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC) for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).

(Top photo and above) Scott Jerabek, director of Global Threat Response for Global Security at Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies (FM&T) which manages and operates the Department of Energy’s Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC) for the National Nuclear Security Administration provides a presentation on the KCNSC during the Arter-Rowland National Security Forum luncheon event on March 14, 2024, at the Mission Hills Country Club in Kansas City.

Jerebek spoke about the KCNSC mission which is to ensure the safety, security and reliability of the nation’s nuclear deterrent and is one of eight sites that comprise the NNSA. Along with safeguarding the country’s nuclear weapons, Jerebek said the KCNSC team is charged with leading other missions for the Department of Energy including its Global Security Division. Founded in 1998, the Global Security division at KCNSC is as an engineering and manufacturing asset, safeguarding the nation with products and services that support response to global threats. The division has more than 400 employees in Kansas City and New Mexico.

A retired Rear Admiral, Jerabek served in the U.S. Navy for more than 38 years, most recently as Deputy Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command Standing Joint Force Headquarters for the Elimination of Weapons of Mass Destruction, and the Deputy Director of the Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Jerabek earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, an MBA from Baker University School of Professional and Graduate Studies, and a master’s of national security while a fellow at the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies. Jerabek is a non-resident senior fellow with the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. He is also the senior advisor of the Strategic Advisory Committee for Merlion Advisory Group. Scott is also a board member of the Nebraska Defense Research Corporation and the National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship Iowa.

After the presentation and a question and answer period, Ulin presented Jerebek with a new CGSC/Simons Center coffee mug and coin in appreciation for his time with the Forum. Ulin closed out the luncheon with a short brief about the schedule for future gatherings of the Forum.

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The Arter-Rowland National Security Forum (ARNSF) is led by the CGSC Foundation’s Simons Center and is an exclusive professional information sharing and networking forum for those interested in keeping abreast of relevant information about national security issues.

Members of the Forum and their guests meet periodically at guest speaker events in downtown Kansas City. National and regional guest speakers representing all elements of national power (Diplomatic, Informational, Military and Economic) highlight the meetings. The Forum is nonpartisan, but elected government officials may present from time to time.

The Forum is named after Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Robert Arter, Founding Chairman of the CGSC Foundation, and Mr. Landon Rowland, the Foundation’s first major donor who was well-known in Kansas City for his keen interest in national security issues and his leadership in business and philanthropy.

ARNSF events are only open to ARNSF members and their guests. If you are not a member but are interested in joining, contact Bob Ulin at rulin@cgscf.org or visit the Forum page on the Simons Center website for more information.

The Arter-Rowland National Security Forum is an exclusive professional information sharing
and networking forum exclusively for select invitees of the CGSC Foundation and its Simons Center.