When Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced on Jan. 27, 2011, that the Homeland Security Advisory System – the …

For the U.S. Coast Guard District 8, headquartered out of New Orleans, La., the first half of 2010 brought demands …

The U.S. Coast Guard District 11 encompasses California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, and offshore areas extending as far south as …

It’s hard to imagine a busier region than Washington’s Green River Valley. The industrialized estuary south of downtown Seattle straddles …

Alarmed over China’s dominance of rare earths critical for U.S. defense and civilian technology, several federal and state officials are …

U.S. Coast Guard District 1 covers most of New England, from New York to Maine, an area that calls into …

For decades, Alaska has been nicknamed “the Last Frontier.” For the Coast Guard, Alaska is becoming the expanding frontier. As …

If it’s not the largest enterprise in the world, it’s close, says Raymond DuBois, the former defense under secretary and …

When the Department of Homeland Security announced on Jan. 14, 2011, that it would cancel funding for the ambitious Secure …

Cleveland, where Ohio’s serpentine Cuyahoga River empties into Lake Erie, is the headquarters of U.S. Coast Guard District 9, which …