Dan Phillips retired as a military criminal investigator after 23 years of service. Following the events of 9/11, he joined the federal service, where he spent 16 years working in security and counterintelligence before becoming a security manager for a major defense contractor. Now a licensed private investigator in Washington State, Dan serves as the LEOSA Program Chair for the Washington State Fraternal Order of Police. He is also a regular contributor to Police1 and has written for Police Chief magazine.