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With the probable execution of John Allen Muhammad in Virginia this week and the tragic rampage at Fort Hood by U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, still fresh in the American public’s memory, the term “terrorism” is being used quite a bit by the news media. Whil...
Two miles from home, on what had been a typical evening, I sat on a Metrobus last week and saw a bright orange flash cut through the dark night – 50 feet in front of us, a car erupted in flames. To my horror, someone was inside. ...
At U.S. airports, TSA officers covertly monitor travelers’ behavior – washingtonpost.com To identify potentially dangerous individuals, the Transportation Security Administration has stationed specially trained behavior-detection officers at 161 U.S. airports. Th...
Fort Hood Tragedy… Muslim Soldiers Speak Out – IslamOnline.net – News Several Muslims who have served or are currently serving in the military say the tragic deaths of 13 soldiers in Fort Hood, Texas, at the hands of Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan is an individual action that does not represent them,...
FEMA Regional Summit Offers Ideas For Developing “Culture Of Preparedness” Incl. Ch...
Panel Pushes For FEMA to Be Independent Agency: CQ Homeland Security More than six years after Congress put the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Homeland Security Department, a House panel approved a bill to make it an independent agency again...
Defense: Open source software is more secure, yes more, than commercial code – Nextgov Open source software, freely available program code that the public can download and modify, which many agencies avoid because they view it as a security risk, is often more secure than the alternatives that a...
Federal Protective Service moves out of immigration bureau (10/29/09) — GovExec.com The embattled Federal Protective Service, which is responsible for guarding government buildings, has been transferred from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau to the National Protection and Programs D...
12 Dead, 31 Wounded in Base Shootings – NYTimes.com At least one gunman killed 11 soldiers and wounded 31 others on Thursday afternoon at Fort Hood in Texas. ...
The Red Cross has a "Safe & Well" site. If you are at Ft Hood, this site allows you to let folks know you are safe. If you have a loved one at Ft Hood, you can search the site.
Security Debrief The site below will allow folks at Ft Hood know that they are safe.
Source: disastersafe.redcross.org
By Rich Cooper and David Olive After a long, protracted confirmation process, Dr. Tara O’Toole was confirmed by voice vote in the U.S. Senate last night to be the new DHS Under Secretary for Science & Technology. ...
DEA veteran to lead DHS drug enforcement (11/4/09) — GovExec.com President Obama intends to nominate a Drug Enforcement Administration veteran, Grayling Williams, to lead the Homeland Security Department’s Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement, the White House announced on Tuesday.
O’Toole Confirmed for DHS S&T — CQ Homeland Security The Senate confirmed the nomination of Tara O’Toole by voice vote Wednesday night to lead the Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, after Democratic leaders were able to bypass an attempt to block the nomination.
On October 27, I participated in a panel on U.S. Policy toward Cuba: Key Considerations for National Security and tried to bring a pragmatic approach to the discussion on the current debate over the country's status as a State Sponsor of Terrorism.
