Forget Osama's Diary: Taliban Now Tweeting In English
Forget Osama’s Diary: Taliban Now Tweeting In English – Epic Center
Social media clearly played a role in the Arab Spring movement. Now let’s see if it advances the agenda of … the Taliban?
Many Embrace White House Cyber Bill Despite Questions Of Its Substance
Many Embrace White House Cyber Bill Despite Questions Of Its Substance – HSToday
The White House unveiled proposed cybersecurity legislation Thursday, weighing in on a topic that saw no less than 50 proposals in the last session of Congress.
New Customs and Border Aircraft Rolled Out This Week
On Wednesday, the Office of Air and Marine at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) held an open house in a government hangar at Reagan National Airport to show off its latest aircraft – the Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft (MREA). What struck me about the new MREA is how much more cost-effective capability it brings than the unmanned Predator UAV.
Budget Error – Preventing DHS From Buying Passenger Scanners Is Dumb
House Republicans just unveiled their lean budget for the Department of Homeland Security. Asking DHS to make do with less is reasonable, but precluding DHS from buying more passenger scanning machines – as the new budget makes a point of doing – is foolish.
The Administration Unveils its Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal
The Administration Unveils its Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal – The White House Blog
Today I am happy to announce that the Administration has transmitted a cybersecurity legislative proposal to Capitol Hill in response to Congress’ call for assistance on how best to address the cybersecurity needs of our Nation. This is a milestone in our national effort to ensure secure and reliable networks for Americans, businesses, and government; fundamentally, this proposal strikes a critical balance between maintaining the government’s role and providing industry with the capacity to innovatively tackle threats to national cybersecurity.
Improving Visa Security Screening
Interesting hearing Wednesday on visa security at the House Judiciary subcommittee on immigration policy enforcement, where I testified alongside Security Debrief co-contributor Janice Kephart and officials from State and ICE. The hearing was called to consider the Secure Visas Act, legislation calling for the expansion of the number of ICE agents deployed in overseas embassies.
Let’s Bag al Qaeda's Bagmen
In many ways, the Abbotabad raid that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden was the beginning, not the culmination, of a massive intelligence operation. One area that could be particularly ripe for disruption is al Qaeda’s financial support network. As I argue in ForeignPolicy.com, terrorist financiers must be under tremendous stress since news broke that U.S. Navy SEALs killed bin Laden and seized hard drives and other electronic media from his safe house.
Implications Of Bin Laden's Death Examined In Congressional Analysis
Implications Of Bin Laden’s Death Examined In Congressional Analysis – HSToday
A new Congressional Research Service Report (CRS) that examined the broad implications of the death of Osama Bin Laden (OBL) said “the degree to which OBL’s death will affect Al Qaeda and how the US responds to this event may shape the future of many US national security activities.”
Two Men Are Arrested in Terror Case
Two Men Are Arrested in Terror Case – NY Times
Two men who the authorities said intended to carry out a terrorist attack in New York City were arrested late Wednesday, two law enforcement officials said with knowledge of the matter.
White House to unveil cyber security proposal
White House to unveil cyber security proposal – Reuters
White House officials on Thursday planned to unveil a major legislative proposal aimed at improving U.S. cybersecurity and protecting the economy, an administration official said.
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