Arctic Ocean Opening for Business: Less Ice Means More Access
When experts, scientists, and policy makers met in Washington, D.C., for the 5th Symposium on the Impacts of an Ice-Diminished …
Homeland Security
Jeh C. Johnson, New DHS Secretary Nominee, Awaits Senate Confirmation
Former Pentagon official Jeh C. Johnson is President Barack Obama’s nominee to be the next secretary of the Department of …
Intelligence in the Digital Age: Authorizing NSA Espionage
It is only recently that the public has become aware of the federal government’s vast intelligence gathering capabilities. The National …
Intelligence in the Digital Age: The NSA PRISM Program
With all the discussion about the NSA’s digital surveillance activities, the “Big Brother” analogy is becoming as trite as it …
DHS: Does Anyone Care Anymore?
It’s really hard not to be cynical in America anymore. We are the world’s only superpower, but have a Congress …
Mass Shootings, Mental Health, Human Factors & Homeland Security
Another senseless tragedy, another set of funerals and another round of questions that all lead to one: “Why?” Sadly, you …
Guarding Against the Biological Threat: BioWatch Gen 3
As reported in the previous post on guarding against the biological threat, D2P could eventually become an important tool in …
Guarding Against the Biological Threat: D2P
In his 2003 State of the Union address, President George W. Bush announced the creation of BioWatch, “the nation’s first …
Navy Yard Shootings: Are We Seeking the Right Answers?
He had mental and emotional issues that were important enough to require occasional help from a psychiatrist.
He owned guns, …
The Acting, Acting, Idling DHS
On the week we remember the 12th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) …