Homeland Security extends protected status for Haitians – Miami Herald
In a move that affects thousands of lives across two nations, the Department of Homeland Security will extend and expand Temporary Protected Status for Haitians living in the United States.
Task force urges policy makers to ‘operationalize’ the concept of resilience | Government Security News A task force set up by the Homeland Security Policy Institute has issued an interim report which observes that it is time for the concept of “resilience” to move beyond semantic definitions and into the realm where federal, state and […]
White House unveils first international cyber security strategy – Hillicon Valley
The Obama administration promised to use the nation’s diplomatic muscle to defend free speech and property rights online on Monday during the rollout of the first-ever White House international strategy for cyberspace.
Hearing Highlights Terror Infiltration at Border – The IPT Blog
A Texas public safety official emphasized the threat of terrorist-supporters entering the U.S. through Texas during a House hearing on border security last week.
Saving vs. Spending – Homeland Security Watch
The week before U.S. Navy Seals killed Osama bin Laden, at least one prominent media outlet took note of an academic paper examining the return on America’s homeland security investments.
The Homeland Security Policy Institute Preparedness, Response, and Resilience Task Force released its Interim Report on Resilience, a report urging policymakers to develop a shared – and actionable – vision of resilience. The report represents the first in a series of Task Force contributions this year that will offer recommendations for Federal policymakers on how to enhance national resilience.
Many commentators will point out that the biggest hindrance to wide acceptance of the cloud model for enterprise computing is doubts to its security. For many folks, this concern is real. Can the cloud be secured? Absolutely yes! But we should not be unwise. If the cloud is beckoning you, you have responsibilities as a potential consumer.
It was a solid decision for President Obama to ask Congress to keep Robert Mueller at the head of the FBI and extend his term by another two years. His leadership, expertise and experience will be invaluable as the agency continues its fight against terrorism. As a former Agent who served in the CT program, I am always astounded when I hear or read press reports saying that the FBI is now an “intelligence-driven” organization. Folks, I am here to say that it was always an intelligence-driven organization.
Feds Say Terror Case Hyped, NYPD Says It’s The Real Deal – WNYC
WNYC has learned the lack of Federal participation in the high-profile case of two Queens men allegedly involved in a plot to blow up New York City synagogues and churches was related to concerns it was not a bona fide terrorism case.
DHS ditches unified financial management system – NextGov
Homeland Security plans to abandon construction of a combined finance, acquisition and asset management system at a departmentwide data center and instead bridge several systems, according to an internal e-mail obtained by Nextgov.
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