Don’t Turn a Blind Eye to Mexico
While President Obama is having lunch today with the political leadership of our closest neighbor and ally, Canada, the situation to our south has continued to deteriorate.Yesterday afternoon, STRATFOR, a strategic analysis group based in San Antonio, released a...
DetailsDHS IG – FEMA Should Stay
Reports by inspector generals carry a lot of weight in Washington. They point out problems, inefficiencies and improper or illegal behaviors that go on in federal programs or by some of its employees or contractors. While it’s...
DetailsMoving FEMA out of Homeland Security could pose risks
Ever since the Federal Emergency Management Agency was absorbed into the Homeland Security Department after its creation in 2003, bureaucrats and elected officials have debated the merits of that decision. After weighing the arguments for and against making FEMA...
DetailsWhat DHS Got from the Stimulus Bill
Let it never be said that giving out Christmas presents has to happen just one day a year. In fact, it can occur any time the Congress and President are in the spending mood and, boy oh boy,...
DetailsAnd then there were two: Finish line for the FEMA Administrator Job?
According to the AP’s Eileen Sullivan news story, “Obama’s top choice for FEMA director are Florida, Iowa emergency managers,” the finish line is in sight for the announcement of the next FEMA Administrator. After several weeks of rumors...
DetailsLooking at a Complex Problem – ‘Walking the Talk’
Mary McIntire Peters has posted a concise and well-crafted column in the Management Matters section of Government Executive entitled “Walking the Talk,” profiling the experience and understanding that new DHS Sec. Napolitano brings to what has been an ongoing...
DetailsWater Sector Develops First Voluntary Security Snapshot
The water infrastructure sector’s information sharing and analysis center (ISAC) became the first industry sector to release metrics on its security performance at the very end of last year, setting a standard for other industry councils to follow.“Until now,...
DetailsJMAR Technologies Hires Homeland Security Consulting Firm
WASHINGTON, D. C. BASED COMPANY A PERFECT FIT FOR JMAR’S PRODUCTSSan Diego, California - JMAR Technologies, Inc., today announced they have retained Catalyst Partners, a leading Homeland Security consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. JMAR’s portfolio of advanced military...
DetailsWorking Harder, Not Smarter on Cargo Security
With the best of intentions, the United States Congress approved the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 on August 3, 2007, which mandates 100% screening of ALL air cargo traveling on passenger aircraft by 2010.You might...
DetailsNew Identity in the Offing for House Homeland Security Committee
During the 110th Congress, senior lawmakers such as Edward J. Markey, Nita M. Lowey and Jim Langevin were just a few of the high profile Democrats who served on the House Homeland Security Committee.But the Northeastern trio won’t be...
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