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After Taliban Shooting of Young Girl, Where's the Outrage?

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October 10, 2012

Since news of the shooting of a fourteen year old Pakistani girl by a Taliban gunman, a ninth grader named Malal Yousafzai broke, I’ve wrestled with feelings of heartbreak and sheer anger. This young woman could be my own daughter, another happy ninth grader, and what happened to her is nothing short of despicable. Much of the world finds the Taliban abhorrent, but what I find just as disturbing is the deafening silence coming from the streets of Pakistan, Afghanistan and other places in this region. People seem to be willing to riot over a stupid YouTube video, but when the blood of child is spilled, where is the outrage?

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Facing Terror, America Must Not Lead From Behind

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October 10, 2012

An interesting thing happened this weekend – two diverse voices came in violent agreement on the threats America faces today. First, CBS reporter Laura Logan, a renowned Middle East war correspondent; then, Governor Mitt Romney, in a foreign policy speech at the Virginia Military Institute this past weekend. They separately emphasized that only by showing strength to foreign radical groups will we ever hope to have a degree of safety.

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Task Force Issues Report on Predicting Violent Behavior

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October 10, 2012

The Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Predicting Violent Behavior was initially created by the Department of Defense in the aftermath of the shooting at Ft. Hood in 2009, but it has since focused its research efforts on the subject of “targeted violence” and its perpetrators.

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America's Advanced Persistent Asymmetrical Threat

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October 9, 2012

The White House’s 2009 Cyber Review estimated the loss of intellectual property from companies as a result of cyber-based hacking in 2008 alone exceeded $1 trillion in value. FBI Director Mueller said in 2009 that his Bureau was aware of 3200 Chinese front companies operating in the United States. Kudos to House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers for telling the American public about the significant efforts of countries like China to utilize every means available to spy on American companies – something the National Economic Security Grid has designated as the “Advanced Persistent Asymmetrical Threat.”

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2013 U.S. Homeland Security Budget

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October 3, 2012

Among other findings in this CBO report: Funding for homeland security has dropped somewhat from its 2009 peak of $76 billion, in inflation-adjusted terms; funding for 2012 totaled $68 billion.

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Rise of kidnapping by terror groups is urgent threat, says US

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October 3, 2012

Islamist militants are increasingly funding themselves through kidnapping, with al-Qaida’s north African wing likely to have brought in tens of millions of dollars in ransoms in the past few years, a US treasury official has said.

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Border Patrol agent shot, killed on patrol in Ariz

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October 2, 2012

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed and another wounded in a shooting early Tuesday in Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico line, according to the Border Patrol.

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Temporary Protected Status Extended for Haitians

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October 2, 2012

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti for an additional 18 months. Napolitano is also extending the suspension of certain requirements for F-1 nonimmigrant Haitian students.

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11 Ways to Fix U.S. National Security

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October 1, 2012

Too many of our national security policies, practices, and decisions operate to encourage and embolden our sworn enemies, rather than deter or discourage them.

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Best Practices for Using Social Media to Engage the 'Community' on Preparedness

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October 1, 2012

Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a report outlining ways in which social media can be used to engage the community on preparedness. The report was created by DHS’s S&T Directorate.

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