Security for Critical Water Infrastructure – How About Some Help for the Little Guy
In an era of diminished budgets and vanishing security grants, a recent break in at the Carters Lake Water Treatment Plant in Georgia highlights how the federal government is leaving small water systems, and the communities they serve, hanging...
DetailsAnalyzing CBP's UAV Surveillance Program
The Center for International Policy recently released a report entitled "Drones Over the Homeland," which provides an excellent analysis of CBP's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle program from inception to the present. It adds significantly to the debate Congress should be...
DetailsDHS RFI Seeks Comments on Acquisition Planning Forecast System
The Office of the Chief Procurement at DHS sent a “heads-up” notice that ought to get more than passing interest from the private sector. Yesterday, DHS posted a Request for Information on FedBizOpps seeking comments and suggestions on the...
DetailsNapolitano: Boston Marathon attack response showed value of DHS grants
The bomb attack at the Boston Marathon underscored the importance of the Homeland Security Department’s grants to cities and states, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano told a Senate panel April 17. Read more @ FierceHomelandSecurity
DetailsMcWhorter quoted in NBC News Piece
As people ponder security at sporting events, Catalyst’s David McWhorter is quoted at the NBC News site. Click here to read.
DetailsMcWhorter Interviewed on CTV News
On Wednesday, April 17th, Catalyst’s David McWhorter was interviewed live on Canada TV News (Toronto). Here is the clip: http://goo.gl/04tLc
DetailsA Failure to Communicate – DHS Ignores Stakeholders with 2014 Budget
If you want to have a successful relationship in anything, communications are critical. I have to wonder if DHS really cares about its relationships with anyone. The department’s communications with just about everyone are lacking of late, and this...
DetailsHomeland Security’s Under Secretary Lute resigning to work on UN’s new global Internet rules
The second-in-command at the US Department of Homeland Security is stepping down as deputy secretary in order to sign-on for a role with the United Nations. But as Jane Holl Lute changes venues, will she change the world’s Internet...
DetailsUnder Continuing Resolution, DHS Largely Escapes Sequestration
Congress agreed Thursday to a continuing resolution (HR 933) to fund the federal government for the rest of fiscal year 2013, providing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with a full budget that takes most of the sting out...
DetailsThe Al Qaeda Threat – Diminished Capacity or Deliberate Concealment?
National security scholar Dr. Joshua Sinai has just published a new analysis on the evolving threat to US interests by Al Qaeda and their associated adherents. The underlying premise is that the serious threat to U.S. interests from Al...
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