Bill Bratton Returns as New York City Police Commissioner
“You can’t go home again,” has been an American aphorism since author Thomas Wolfe used it as the title of …
Homeland Security
Why You Won’t Be Reading The Embassy House
The title of the book was a hint that something might be wrong.
The Embassy House by Sgt. Morgan Jones, …
Will Time’s Person of the Year Be Edward Snowden?
In a few short weeks, Time Magazine will announce its 2013 Person of the Year. The past choices of the …
DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge Aims to Stop Cyber Attacks Before They Start
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has always thought big. The Cyber Grand Challenge (CGC), DARPA’s latest endeavor to …
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 …
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 …