“Too early to speculate” But…
As part of is ongoing outreach on QHSR, DHS hosted another Bloggers Roundtable to talk about the third portion of its homeland security dialogue. Alan Cohn, DHS’ Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Policy led the call and shared...
DetailsHomeland Spending Bill Set for Uneventful Conference
Although debate over the fiscal 2010 homeland spending bills has lacked partisan disagreement, the following year’s bill could be more problematic, Verdery and Cooper said.“I think the bipartisan nature of homeland issues will stand until immigration reform comes around,...
DetailsHeightened Color-Coded Alerts Guide Security Measures
The color-coded threat alert system may regularly be the butt of jokes but it serves an important purpose that a new task force must refine, one of its members told HSToday.us in an exclusive interview.Although sometimes appropriately ridiculed, the...
DetailsDon’t overlook the SAFTEY Act of 2002
Like most people who hear about the SAFETY Act for the first time, you may think it has something to do with safety. In this case, however, "SAFETY" stands for Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act, a law...
DetailsNapolitano Announces Task Force to Review Warning System
The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to restructure the color-coded terror alert system.The task force is made up of Democrats and Republicans, elected officials at the state and local level, security experts, and law enforcement officials.Co-chairing the task...
DetailsTerror alert system getting overhaul
The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to restructure the color-coded terror alert system.The task force is made up of Democrats and Republicans, elected officials at the state and local level, security experts, and law enforcement officials.Co-chairing the task...
DetailsWhy the NAO became DOA
It’s official – the National Applications Office (NAO) is DOA. Yesterday’s official announcement by DHS put the period on the end of a sentence that a lot of us have seen written for some time. The disappointing...
DetailsFor New Cyber Adviser, Success or Failure Might Be a Question of Authority
President Obama had barely announced plans to appoint a White House cyber czar before experts suggested the position might be doomed by a lack of real power.Obama’s announcement on May 29 sounded good, experts said, but it was missing...
DetailsPSD-1: Organizing for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
From www.FederalNewsRadio.com:The White House is making big changes to the organizational structure of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council. Three people critical to the restructuring - Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John...
DetailsCosts of War: Fixing National Security
One of the most serious allegations leveled against Bush’s war on terror was that it broke Washington’s national security policymaking structures. Obama is trying to fix them, Shaun Waterman writes for ISN Security Watch.Last week, on the day he...
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