Category: IA News
The White House released the fact sheet for a comprehensive strategy to prevent and respond to mass atrocities. The strategy stems from an August 2011 Presidential Study Directive…
... Read MoreOn April 17, the Government Accountability Office released a report assessing the Department of Defense’s role in securing the United States’ southwest border…
... Read MoreIn March, the Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute released its policy planning handbook on mass atrocity prevention and response operations. The handbook was developed to aid in interagency policy making decisions dealing with mass atrocity and genocide situations…
... Read MoreThe Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network was created as a result of the Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development, and advocates for more effective and accountable U.S. foreign assistance…
... Read MoreAssistant administrator for USAID’s Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, discussed USAID’s efforts in Africa and how USAID and AFRICOM can better work together to achieve common goals…
... Read MoreRecent reports have raised concerns about the U.S. Forest Service’s aging fleet of air tankers, which has dwindled to just 11 air tankers. The shrinking fleet may undermine interagency agreements…
... Read MoreUSAID released its new Counter-Trafficking in Persons Policy in February 2012. The new policy lays the groundwork for USAID counter-trafficking in persons programs and highlights the importance of partnerships with the State Department, DoD, and other stakeholders…
... Read MoreFormer Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy recently spoke at the Chairman’s Forum at the Stimson Center in Washington, DC. Flournoy discussed imbalances in interagency resourcing, the growth of interagency operations, the National Security structure, and public-private partnerships…
... Read MoreOn March 21, the State Department released a fact sheet detailing the establishment of the US Water Partnership (USWP). The USWP is a U.S.-based public-private partnership established to unite American expertise, knowledge, and resources to address water challenges around the world…
... Read MoreParticipants from the U.S. military and multiple U.S. government agencies recently took part in Exercise Trinity Oak at Fort Gordon, GA. The exercise took place from Feb. 24 to March 1, and trained interagency participants in nuclear forensics…
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