The Value of Aspen
As we continue to swelter in the ongoing summer heat wave, it is easy for me to reminisce about my recent visit to Aspen, Colo. Tucked amongst the Rockies with its clean air, fervent green and majestic views, a...
DetailsNASA’s Mission to Muslims
Having worked as a NASA contractor and as an employee, I like to think there is not much that happens at America's Space Agency that doesn't surprise me. I was wrong. The recent Al Jazeera interview with NASA Administrator...
Details“Flooded with Help – But Still Flailing”
In what I can only call a solid piece of researched commentary, Dan Kaniewski of GWU’s Homeland Security Policy Institute and Jim Carafano of the Heritage Foundation have put together a great article, “Flooded with Help – But Still...
DetailsFinally – Pistole is IN!
This morning by voice vote, the US Senate confirmed the nomination of John Pistole to be the next Administrator of DHS' Transportation Security Administration (TSA). In what has been a grueling odyssey for everyone involved, from former nominees and...
DetailsUnnecessary “Jurisdictional Turf Battles” Threaten to Derail WMD Bill
Earlier this week, the House Homeland Security Committee marked up the WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010 in an effort to implement recommendations from the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism (the...
Details"The US border has never been more secure"
Before a packed audience at CSIS, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano delivered what can only be described as a pointed and aggressive defense of the Obama Administration's border security efforts. Declaring that "the US border has never been more secure…but...
DetailsWatch Your Mouth – Words can be the Real WMDs
As every person knows, words have consequences. They can raise someone up or tear them down. Depending on how they are used, words can change the meaning and significance of events. They can also ruin someone's career, and the...
DetailsWater Systems – A Rising Rate to Lift Our Nation?
Leaders at every level of government continue to ignore the obvious, and dare I say, “inconvenient” truth about water: We need to raise rates. Either that or get used to being thirsty, stock up on Pepto-Bismol, and get ready...
DetailsPainfully Unprepared for Space Weather
If you can’t see a threat, or describe it in terms that the average person can understand or appreciate, is it really a threat? That was the challenge put before 200+ scientists, physicists, meteorologists and other very technical specialists...
DetailsThree Years Later – PS-Prep Standards Announced
If patience is a virtue, those waiting for the Private Sector Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program have to have the patience of Job.After what can only be described as months (if not years) of delays, bureaucratic inertia, internal turf battles and...
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