PS 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...
DetailsS&T Bloggers Roundtable finds sparse attendance for a substantive message
Several years ago I had the privilege of speaking at an Associated Press Editors meeting in Alpena, Michigan. As things turned out, I was the only passenger on a rather large Northwest commuter airplane that went from Detroit to...
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...
DetailsSticks and Stones
Dear Congress: Over the past year, you’ve made me (and the world) serve as unfortunate witnesses to the death of political civility. At a time when the economy is in the toilet, when we’re fighting (and perhaps losing)...
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...
DetailsRight Words, Missing Ingredient at the Red Cross
Before an assembled audience of invited guests and American Red Cross personnel, DHS Sec. Napolitano rolled out her most definitive description of what American preparedness and resilience should be. Heralding the successful close of National Preparedness Month 2009,...
DetailsG-20 Warnings to Pittsburghers
Last night I got an email from Pittsburgh related to the protests that Western Pennsylvania residents can expect to see over the next few days with the G-20 Summit in town. I’ve redacted from the email personal information that...
DetailsLet them hang – G-20 Protests have Begun
While the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh does not begin until tomorrow, protestors are already making their presence know in the city. Earlier today protestors (identified as members of Greenpeace) affixed a large banner off the West End Bridge...
DetailsThe Critical Need for Congressional Reform on Homeland Security Oversight
At this morning's Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on the report of the WMD Commission (also known as the Grahan-Talent Commission) former Senator Bob Graham started his testimony by highlighting the critical need for congressional reform of...
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