Year: 2013

Earlier in September, Defense Intelligence Agency director Army Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn addressed a panel at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance Summit. In his remarks, Flynn said that DIA must “continually emphasize burden sharing, partnerships, and integration…”

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and emergency response officials from Massachusetts and Boston will participate in a training exercise involving an integrated, multi-agency response to the release of hazardous materials…

The Simons Center’s parent organization, the CGSC Foundation, has completed its search for a new Chief Executive Officer this month with the selection of retired Army colonel Doug Tystad. Tystad accepted the Foundation’s offer and will begin work Oct. 1. He was previously employed by Northrop Grumman as a program manager.

In June, the U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report addressing DHS efforts to secure the southwest border, interagency oversight and information sharing efforts related to the southwest border, and DHS management of assets used to secure the southwest border…

On August 13, panelists from various agencies and organizations met at the Stimson Center to discuss possible reform for future post-conflict situations. Among the topics discussed were ways to improve transitional and reconstruction efforts in post-conflict countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, and Mali…

The Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton recently released Building the Enterprise: Nine Strategies for a More Integrated, Effective Government, a new report designed to assist the Obama administration’s efforts to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal government…

In June, the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition released a report analyzing development and diplomacy efforts among U.S. civilian agencies. The report analyzes over 30 reports from government agencies, and identifies six areas of consensus on how to improve existing initiatives…

The Center for Strategic & International Studies has released a study analyzing the causes of instability in the Middle East and North Africa. The study examined the causes of terrorism, insurgency, and other forms of violence, and calls for fully integrated interagency efforts to address the violence…

In June, the U.S. Agency for International Development released its new Strategy on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance. The strategy was crafted to advance freedom, dignity, and development around the globe…

In June, the U.S. State Department released their 2013 Trafficking in Persons Report. The report focuses on how well both U.S. and foreign governments respond to human trafficking…