Heat and Feedback on “The System Worked”
Since posting my blog, “The System Worked,” on Security Debrief and several other social media sites commending the work of law enforcement, intelligence and others in the capture of the failed Times Square bomber, I’ve received lots of feedback....
DetailsThe System Worked: Faisal Shahzad’s Failed Bomb in Times Square
For what seemed an endless series of weeks, DHS Secretary Napolitano was mercilessly mocked and derided for uttering three words following the failed Christmas Day bombing of Northwest Flight 253 – she stated, “The system worked.” As debatable...
DetailsImmigration in Arizona vs North Korea: Where do you want to live?
I recently received a rather bizarre e-mail pointing out that countries such as North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Cuba have robust border security and don’t tolerate people crossing their borders illegally. The e-mail went on to point out...
DetailsOversight, Grocery Lists and Mortar Boards… Oh My
If you wanted an example of Congressional oversight gone amuck, all you had to do was watch the April 27 hearing of DHS Secretary Napolitano in front of the Senate’s Judiciary Committee. When I saw the hearing title, "Oversight...
DetailsNurturing our Roots: K-12 Education and Homeland Security
Nurturing our Roots – K-12 Education & Homeland SecuritySecretary Napolitano has spent considerable time of late getting in front of higher education leaders and students. From her speech at Harvard’s Kennedy School on resilience to meeting with nearly ten...
DetailsImmigration Reform – An Unavoidable Collision Course
A couple of weeks ago, right after the final Health Care Bill vote, I was asked by some friends and business colleagues what I thought the chances were for Congress to tackle immigration reform this year. I looked at...
DetailsThe Cost and Consequence of an NSSE
For the next couple of days, downtown Washington is the literal capital of the world. With over forty heads of state in town for President Obama’s Nuclear Summit, discussing ways to enhance the planet’s overall nuclear security interests, more...
DetailsThe Value of Exercise
I’m seething…. For my regular Security Debrief readers that may be nothing new, but after reading today’s front page Washington Post story, “National disaster exercises, called too costly and scripted, may be scaled back,” I’m really torqued. ...
DetailsMoscow on our Metro: How Would We React?
It’s amazing how events halfway around the globe can change the daily life for us here in the United States. That was the case for anyone who rode DC’s Metro system yesterday, as its police force was very visible...
DetailsSunk by Snoring: The Robert Harding Withdrawal Debacle
In a town that has seen just about everything, especially after all the drama of the health care debate, you couldn’t help but shake your head in laughter late Friday night when word came that TSA Administrator Nominee, MG...
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