From HSToday: [After the death of Osama bin Laden] Al Qaeda’s franchises were unsure of the leadership credentials of Bin Laden’s natural successor Dr. Ayman Al Zawahiri. While Al Zawahiri was the source of the theological inspiration behind Al Qaeda’s actions, he had little operational experience. The lack of attacks by Al Qaeda in the […]
From CNN: A new intelligence assessment, circulated by the Department of Homeland Security this month and reviewed by CNN, focuses on the domestic terror threat from right-wing sovereign citizen extremists and comes as the Obama administration holds a White House conference to focus efforts to fight violent extremism…The Homeland Security report, produced in coordination with […]
From Foreign Affairs: ISIS is not al Qaeda. It is not an outgrowth or a part of the older radical Islamist organization, nor does it represent the next phase in its evolution. Although al Qaeda remains dangerous—especially its affiliates in North Africa and Yemen—ISIS is its successor. ISIS represents the post–al Qaeda jihadist threat…If ISIS […]
From Politico: The way things are going in Congress, the Department of Homeland Security could be lucky if it gets just enough funding next week so it doesn’t have to shut its doors. But in reality, a continuing resolution is just about the worst way that Congress could solve the funding problem, short of actually […]
From Foreign Policy: In light of recent attacks in Ottawa, Sydney, Paris — and now Copenhagen — President Obama announced a White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) that begins on February 18 to discuss U.S. and international efforts to prevent violent extremists and would-be supporters from “radicalizing, recruiting, or inspiring individuals or groups […]
From The Wall Street Journal: A federal judge’s order temporarily blocking President Barack Obama ’s immigration actions opened a potential path for easing the congressional impasse over immigration that has jeopardized funding for the Homeland Security Department, aides and lawmakers said Tuesday. Republicans who have opposed Mr. Obama’s immigration moves claimed vindication after U.S. District […]
From In Homeland Security: Two bipartisan bills to enhance airport security measures and ensure funding is spent in a cost-effective manner by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have been introduced by Rep. John Katko (R-NY), a former 20-year prosecutor who is the new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Transportation Security. The […]
From Reuters: The number of foreign fighters traveling to join the Islamic State or rival militant groups in Syria is continuing to grow, a senior U.S. counterterrorism official will tell a congressional hearing on Wednesday. The United States and its allies believe that more than 20,000 foreign fighters from more than 90 countries have gone […]
From NextGov: The Obama administration is creating a new agency intended to protect online privacy and secure sensitive data by combing through spies’ threat assessments and sharing them with other federal agencies. The new Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center, or CTIIC (pronounced See-Tick), will be patterned after the National Counterterrorism Center, an intelligence fusion center […]
From Reuters: Health insurer Anthem Inc, which has nearly 40 million U.S. customers, said late on Wednesday that hackers had breached one of its IT systems and stolen personal information relating to current and former consumers and employees. The No. 2 health insurer in the United States said the breach did not appear to involve […]
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