On July 10, 2002, Senators John F. Kerry (D-MA) and Christopher S. Bond (R-MO) co-chaired a gathering in Washington, DC to showcase small businesses and their homeland security products. More than 1,000 attendees passed through the expo, held in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill.

In addition to Senators Kerry and Bond, several administration officials attended the expo and delivered remarks, including:

• Tom Ridge, Director, Office of Homeland Security

• Hector Barreto, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration

• Michael Wynne, Deputy Under Secretary for Acquisition & Technology, Department of Defense

While slightly more than 50 companies participated in the expo, more than 200 small businesses who were sponsored by members of Congress for inclusion are highlighted in a directory that was distributed at the expo.