Bruce M. Lawlor

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A Democrat, Lawlor was a legal advisor to Governor Thomas P. Salmon. In 1980 Lawlor won election to the Vermont House of Representatives. He served two terms, 1981 to 1985.

In September 1984 Lawlor won the Democratic nomination for Vermont Attorney General. He lost the November general election to the Republican nominee, Jeffrey Amestoy.

Continued military career

In 1979 Lawlor transferred his military membership to the Vermont Army National Guard. Initially assigned as the intelligence officer in an Armor battalion, Lawlor became qualified in the Armor branch and advanced through command and staff positions including: commander of the 86th Armored Brigade's 1st Battalion 172nd Armor Battalion; commander of the 86th Brigade; Special Assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; and Assistant Division Commander of the 42nd Infantry Division. In 1986 he graduated from the Command and General Staff College.

In 1996 Lawlor received a Master of Science degree in National Security Studies from Norwich University as part of the Army War College's Senior Service College Fellowship Program (SSCF). In addition, he attended the National Security Fellows Program at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Later military career

From May 1998 to October 1999 Lawlor served as Deputy Director for Operations, Readiness and Mobilization in the Army's Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans.

From October 1999 until October, 2001 Lawlor was commander of Joint Task Force-Civil Support, the first individual assigned to this position. In this assignment Lawlor oversaw creation of the Civil Support Team concept, an initiative that enables the National Guard to play a greater role in responding to domestic terrorism than has historically been allowed since the passage of the Posse Comitatus Act. Lawlor retired from the military in November, 2003.

Continued governmental career

Shortly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Lawlor joined the White House staff to help plan and coordinate the response as Senior Director for Protection and Prevention in the Office of Homeland Security. While in this position Lawlor was one of the chief creators of the legislation that created the Department of Homeland Security. When DHS was officially founded in March, 2003 Lawlor was named its first Chief of Staff, and he served until being succeeded by J. Duncan Campbell in October, 2003.

In 2003 Lawlor earned a Doctor of Science degree in Engineering Management from George Washington University.

Post governmental career

Since leaving DHS Lawlor has continued his involvement in national security affairs through both academia and private business, including: Member of the Board of Advisors for the Global Panel Foundation; Member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC); chief executive officer of Centuria Corporation; Distinguished Service Professor at the Stevens Institute of Technology; Professor at the George Washington University; Instructor at the Army War College; and Director of the Center for Technology, Security, and Public Policy at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech); Advisory Board Member for Patron Systems, Inc.; and chairman and chief executive officer of Community Research Associates, Inc. After leaving Virginia Tech, Lawlor was a senior associate at the Center for International and European Studies.

While with Virginia Tech, Lawlor resided in Arlington, Virginia and he later moved to Norfolk.

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