Congress Heal Thyself – Here We Go Again
In this morning's Roll Call, incoming Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Mike McCaul (R-TX) has an op-ed admonishing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to "fix" its management problems. Chairman McCaul's commentary would have more credibility if...
DetailsWhite House Homeland Security Partnership Council – Finally Some Answers Emerge
On Tuesday morning, the White House issued a new fact sheet and posted a blog on the President’s blog site concerning the newly created White House Homeland Security Partnership Council. Both documents go a long way toward answering some...
DetailsCongratulations CBP Air and Marine Office on “One Size Fits All” Success
Congratulations are in order for the amazing success recently achieved by CBP’s Office of Air and Marine. CBP plans to award a sole source contract to General Atomics to buy up to 14 Predator UAVs, at a potential cost...
DetailsWhite House Executive Order on Homeland Security Leaves more Questions than Answers
On October 26, the White House quietly issued an Executive Order entitled: “Establishing the White House Homeland Security Partnership Council.” For the life of me I cannot figure out why this was released. I’m not sure that anyone from...
DetailsCongress Heal Thyself (Campaign edition, Sept. 2012)
The Heritage Foundation’s Jessica Zuckerman posted an Issue Brief on the need for reform of Congressional DHS oversight jurisdiction. Zuckerman calls the morass of overlapping, uncoordinated and unnecessarily expensive oversight the result of “Politics Over Security.” She’s right –...
DetailsYankees Win Protection Against Terrorism – McWhorter on SAFETY Act
The New York Yankees Baseball Club recently received SAFETY Act certification from the Department of Homeland Security. Becoming SAFETY Act-certified is a complex but critical endeavor, which is why Catalyst Partners helped the Yankees navigate the DHS process. Catalyst's...
DetailsObservations on the 2012 Aspen Security Forum
The Aspen Institute's Security Forum, held at the end of July, proved why it has become, in only three years, a "must-attend" event for those of us working in the homeland and national security space. The four-day program was...
DetailsAfter the Storm – Thoughts on the June Derecho
With the recent heat waves and storms that have impacted millions of people throughout the United States, much is being written about the nation's inability to prevent and recover quickly from destructive events. I am not yet ready to...
DetailsDepartment of Homeland Security Awards New York Yankees Baseball Club SAFETY Act Certification
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded the New York Yankees Baseball Club SAFETY Act certification. The technology is a comprehensive integrated security system comprised of physical and electronic security measures, tools, and procedures designed to detect, deter, prevent,...
DetailsExpensive UAVs Generate Buzz but Few Results
I've been writing about the use Predator UAVs and their exorbitant cost for some time. It would seem there are many far better (and far cheaper) ways to patrol U.S. borders and other areas from above. The Center for...
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