New Customs and Border Aircraft Rolled Out This Week
On Wednesday, the Office of Air and Marine at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) held an open house in a government hangar at Reagan National Airport to show off its latest aircraft – the Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft (MREA). It...
Details“On the Road Again” with Secretary Napolitano, One Logical Trip Missing from Schedule
Last week, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano was in New York to announce the new National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS). Then, at the end of the week, she went to Aretesia, New Mexico, to tour the facility and participate in...
DetailsIt’s a Security Debrief Contest! Tell Napolitano Where to Go Next
The more I thought about DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano’s recent travel schedule, congratulating her on where she has been and wondering about where she has not yet gone, the thought kept going through my head about how the Security...
DetailsKool-Aid and Color-Coded Comments
For a town that is known for its receptions and occasional stiff drinks, it’s a wonder that Kool-Aid is not the official beverage of Washington. Be they on the ideological right or left, this town is full of avid...
DetailsNew National Preparedness Policy – Worth the Wait, but…
Friday is the place where newsworthy items in Washington often go to die. People are worn out from the week, fatigued at what they’ve already read and looking to unplug before the Sunday news shows begin another week’s worth...
DetailsFOIA Foibles at DHS
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is one of those tools designed to open government up to its people. It has been the foundation for: countless news stories and books revealing behind-the-scenes decision making processes and deliberations; the bedrock...
DetailsThe Reality of Trying to Hire Some of the Best for DHS
A few weeks back at Georgetown University, the three people to hold arguably one of the most demanding and difficult jobs in the world sat down to talk about homeland security. During the session with former DHS Secretaries Tom...
DetailsCBP’s Predator UAV Use Raises More Questions, Answers Elusive
Last week, as the world was focused on the series of cascading problems stemming from the earthquake/tsunami in Japan and on the diplomatic actions leading to military action this weekend in Libya, the Associated Press stories on the use...
DetailsIf Qadhafi Wins, Does Obama Lose?
With each passing day of fighting in Libya it is sadly becoming more and more obvious that the international hopes of seeing long-time dictator Col. Moammar Qadhafi deposed from his more than four-decade butcherous rule are fading. The 2011...
DetailsRep. John Mica claim TSA “cooked the books” merits inquiry as Congress looks to rein in DHS costs
In the midst of all the news stories about the turmoil in the Middle East and, of late, the tragic earthquake and subsequent tsunami that has devastated parts of Japan, it is easy to see why Congressman John Mica’s...
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