Dropping 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...
DetailsErroll Southers in the Washington Post: When the Headline Doesn’t Match the Story
Amidst all of the layoffs, reorganizations and personnel moves at the Washington Post, one can only hope someone there has left a dictionary for the reporters and editorial staff to consult. That’s what I thought after I read the...
DetailsHere We Go Again – Spending On Infrastructure Without a Plan
On the drive home last night, I heard the WTOP/CBS news reporters talk about how the President was once again considering the building and re-building of portions of our nation’s infrastructure as a means to put the millions of...
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With the long-belabored deliberations of his war-council concluded and the decision to deploy 30,000 troops to Afghanistan to get the job done now revealed, I think it is worth noting the importance of the “how” and “where” of last...
DetailsParty-Crashing Salahi Couple Provide a Chance for House Homeland’s Moment in the Sun
It’s been observed by many over this past year that the House Homeland Committee has lost a lot of its ‘umph.’ It’s hearings, while covering a range of important issues, have not garnered much attention or for that matter,...
DetailsDefining Terrorism
With the probable execution of John Allen Muhammad in Virginia this week and the tragic rampage at Fort Hood by U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, still fresh in the American public’s memory, the term “terrorism” is being used...
DetailsPS Prep – Does Anybody Care?
When the 9/11 Commission recommendations were released in 2004 most of the media focus and national attention were on the proposed reforms to the nation’s intelligence mechanisms. Practically lost in the coverage of five years ago was the...
DetailsPassing the Peace but Not the H1N1 Flu
The H1N1 outbreak has left no part of our lives untouched. From schools, businesses and public gatherings, how we interact with one another has really changed. While we may see these things on a fairly regular basis during our...
DetailsMelissa Hathaway Speaks
Former Acting White House Cybersecurity Advisor Melissa Hathaway recently spoke with Federal News Radio to discuss why she left her position, her thoughts on the future of the cybersecurity, and what the nation needs to do to improve its...
DetailsA Hollow Award
Like most of the country, I awoke to the shocking news of the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to President Obama. Like the reporters sitting in Oslo this morning at the announcement, I also gasped. As proud...
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