Former Rep. Peter King has a new gig with Nassau County as a confidential adviser for Homeland Security and counterterrorism, and County Executive Bruce Blakeman instituted nearly $200,000 in contracts with King under a policy that doesn’t require legislative approval.
King, a political ally of Blakeman and a contributor to his campaign, has expertise in the areas he is now advising the county on. He previously served on the House Homeland Security Committee, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and chaired the Emergency Preparedness and Technology Subcommittee and