2019 Trafficking in Persons report released

● ehill ● June 25, 2019 ● Featured IA News ● No Comments

Last week, the Department of State released the 2019 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The TIP Report provides a comprehensive assessment of global efforts to combat human trafficking, and the report acts as a guide for continued efforts in the U.S. and around the world. In his message introducing the… Read More

KC Federal Executive Board leader presents at CGSC

● mhwiggins ● May 10, 2019 ● Featured Foundation News IA News Simons Center News & Announcements ● No Comments

On May 8, in the Arnold Conference Room of the Lewis and Clark Center at Fort Leavenworth, Mr. Larry A. Hisle, executive director of the Greater Kansas City Federal Executive Board, led a discussion on the roles and missions of the Federal Executive Board and how it serves as a… Read More

‘The General and the Ambassador’ podcast focuses on Qatar

● ehill ● March 6, 2019 ● Featured IA News Simons Center News & Announcements ● No Comments

Retired Ambassador Deborah McCarthy, the 2018 DACOR Visiting Professor of Diplomacy for the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC), has expanded her podcast series “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation.” McCarthy’s podcast promotes interagency cooperation and is produced [...]

Government climate change report released

● ehill ● December 12, 2018 ● Featured IA News ● No Comments

The U.S. Global Change Research Program published their Fourth National Climate Assessment in November. The report was released the day after Thanksgiving, and its findings run counter to the Trump Administration’s public statements on the subject of climate change. According to the report, “Climate change threatens the health and well-being… Read More

Chiefs of Defense Conference focuses on countering violent extremism

● ehill ● November 14, 2018 ● Featured IA News ● No Comments

Representatives from 83 nations participated in the third annual Counter Violent Extremist Organizations Chiefs of Defense Conference hosted by chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps General Joe Dunford. The event, held in October, included U.S. combatant commanders and commanders of counterterrorism operations from around the world. At… Read More

“The General and the Ambassador” podcast series expands

● ehill ● October 22, 2018 ● Featured IA News Simons Center News & Announcements ● No Comments

Retired Ambassador Deborah McCarthy, the 2018 DACOR Visiting Professor of Diplomacy for the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC), has expanded her podcast series “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation.” McCarthy’s podcast promotes interagency cooperation and is produced by the American Academy of Diplomacy. Ambassador McCarthy’s podcasts… Read More

Cyber weapons and power grid security subject of report

● ehill ● October 3, 2018 ● Featured IA News ● No Comments

A former Department of Defense official recently authored a report on the threat of cyber weapons on the U.S. electrical grid. Paul Stockton served during the Obama administration as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas’ Security Affairs, and currently serves as senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins… Read More

House authorizes DHS counter WMD office

● ehill ● October 3, 2018 ● Featured IA News ● No Comments

The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed by voice vote the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Act of 2018. The CWMD Act would permanently establish the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) CWMD Office, which was established in December 2017 and aims to counter attempts by terrorists and other threat… Read More

Florence response cooperation “outstanding”

● ehill ● September 19, 2018 ● Featured IA News ● No Comments

The response to Hurricane Florence is underway, and according to Air Force General Terrence J. O’Shaughnessey cooperation between local, state, and federal entities has been “outstanding.” Speaking from the North Carolina operations center, O’Shaughnessey praised the efforts of the Department of Defense (DoD), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and… Read More

Report focuses on threat of fragile states

● ehill ● September 18, 2018 ● Featured IA News ● No Comments

On the 17th anniversary of 9/11, the United States Institute of Peace published a report on extremism and the threat posed by fragile states. Beyond the Homeland: Protecting America from Extremism in Fragile States is a report of the Task Force on Extremism in Fragile States, which is led by… Read More

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