Background:

Darrell Morgeson has been on detail at Homeland Security, recently named a cabinet-level department by President George W. Bush, from the Institute for Defense Analyses and has been director of critical infrastructure assessment since January 2002.  Morgeson has worked on developing an analytical framework for supporting the decision-making process for homeland security policy, planning, budgeting and crisis management decisions.

The GW Department of Statistics hosts this seminar series about twice a month to discuss current research topics and feature invited guest speakers, local faculty members, students or others affiliated with the department.

Located four blocks from the White House, The George Washington University was created by an Act of Congress in 1821.  Today, GW is the largest institution of higher education in the nation’s capital.  The University offers comprehensive programs of undergraduate and graduate liberal arts study as well as degree programs in medicine, law, engineering, education, business/public management and international affairs. Each year, GW enrolls a diverse population of 20,000 undergraduates, graduate and professional students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and more than 130 countries.