John C Garrett

Through daily contact with U.S. government requirements and procurement agencies, Col. John Garrett, USMC (retired) helps clients identify federal grants and contracting opportunities, for government projects in the United States and abroad. Domestically, Col. Garrett’s work focuses on programs and procurements in the homeland security arena; internationally, his efforts emphasize such areas as Iraq reconstruction and Afghanistan reconstruction. Once an opportunity is identified, Col. Garrett helps clients navigate the complex process of defining the government’s specific requirements and then developing comprehensive capability statements that communicate that the client provides the best value and is best able to meet government needs. In nearly 30 years of developing relationships throughout the U.S. government and defense industry, Col. Garrett has developed strong networks with policy and decision makers in the U.S. Congress; the Departments of State, Defense and Energy; and the Department of Homeland Security. Col. Garrett assists clients in a variety of issues regarding export control and licensing with the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and with the Departments of Defense, State, and Commerce. He regularly facilitates and expedites clients’ export license applications for defense and security related articles and technologies. He has successfully argued and prevailed with policy makers at these agencies in removing presumptions of license denial for several countries to whom our clients now export millions of dollars in merchandise. Col. Garrett works with foreign sovereign governments and their embassies in the planning and implementation of political, security, and business strategies and with the U.S. government and with commercial businesses and investment entities to achieve these strategies. In conjunction with Patton Boggs’ vast network of international contacts, Col. Garrett develops joint venture partnerships and other relationships in virtually all fields of commercial endeavor, to include security/defense, infrastructure, and logistics.