Bad News From the Air Marshals
If the last several weeks haven’t been bad enough for the Obama Administration, they are about to get even worse. On Monday night’s CBS Evening News, Chief Investigative Correspondent Armen Keteyian will profile a number of serious problems at...
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Change is in the air at the House Homeland Security Committee. While its Chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), is firmly in place, the people running his Subcommittees are going through a round of musical chairs.Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)...
DetailsDHS Cyber and Rodney Dangerfield: Looking for Respect
The late, legendary comedian Rodney Dangerfield long complained about getting “no respect.” After attending Wednesday morning’s Government Executive Leadership Series breakfast, “Cyber Security: Who Leads,” DHS may feel like using Rodney’s most memorable line to describe its placement...
DetailsYet again we hear it. Is Congress listening?
Among the many important findings in the Report Card issued by the co-chairs of the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Commission, Congress's failure to consolidate oversight of homeland security received a big fat "F." The co-chairs, former senators...
DetailsTSA After Southers: Now What?
With the nomination of Erroll Southers to be the next Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) now in tatters, the question has to be raised, “Now what?” If we do the forensics on why Southers will remain in...
DetailsPride for U.S. Coast Guard Actions in Haiti
The recent earthquake in Haiti has been tragic, with the numbers of those dead and missing constantly rising. Many countries have answered the call for aid, the U.S. second to none. As a former U.S. Coast Guard officer, this...
DetailsFear-mongering at its Worst – A Threat to Water?
The January 12, 2010 headline of The Washington Examiner was irresponsible, reckless, and salacious. Splashed across the front page read: Terror threat to city water.” As a water security guy, I was sucked in. After reading...
DetailsDo We Have Your Attention Now? – Google’s Roar to Exit China
Do We Have Your Attention Now? – Google’s Roar to Exit China
DetailsDropping the Ball: Federalizing a National Moment
As the country’s various homeland and intelligence agencies begin to implement the post-Delta Flight 253 changes ordered by the President, it is becoming painfully obvious that we are falling into the same post-9/11 reaction – we are federalizing a...
Details88, Count ‘Em: A Continuing Embarrassment on the Hill
Last Friday, the editorial board of the New York Times added its considerable weight to the growing list of thought leaders advocating the completion of the 9-11 Commission recommendations – namely, the consolidation of congressional oversight of the Department...
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