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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced the creation of the National Risk Management Center on July 31, during her keynote address at the DHS Cybersecurity Summit in New York City. According to Nielsen, the National Risk Management Center will focus on cybersecurity priorities, and will act as a sort of 911 resource for local, […]

Featured article: Losing Lessons at the Water’s Edge: Applying FEMA’s Interagency Coordination Doctrine to International Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations by Benjamin Cabana There are two things for certain when it comes to the study of the interagency process for successful stabilization and reconstruction operations. First, a successful operation requires the coordinated application of the three tools […]

National Security 5 Unanswered Questions About Space Force, Defense One How Trump Radicalized ICE, The Atlantic DoD To Send 200 Soldiers To Fight Wildfires As Western States Burn, Task & Purpose The US Military Just Partially Banned Geolocatable Cellphones. That’s a Start., Defense One Taxpayers at Risk of Overpaying for an Ineffective Border Wall, Government […]

National Security American Retirees Are a National Security Threat, Foreign Policy All talk, no action on election security, The Associated Press Leaked chats show alleged Russian spy seeking hacking tools, The Associated Press Opposition to a Space Force Simmers in the Senate, Government Executive The US Military Should Be Doubling Down on Space, Defense One […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) is moving forward with the creation of the new Space Force called for by President Trump earlier this year. DoD leaders are preparing to stand up three of four components of the Space Force: a new combatant command for space, a new joint agency to buy satellites for the military, and […]

Featured article: USAID and USACE Collaboration in the Pacific by Patrick J. Wesner and Brett D. Fuller The United States must use its diplomatic, economic, and military tools simultaneously when assisting aspiring partners. — National Security Strategy, December 2017 The recently released U.S. National Security Strategy (2017 NSS) highlights the importance of strengthening international partnerships […]

National Security Pentagon To Start Creating Space Force — Even Before Congress Approves It, Defense One G.O.P. Faces Another Midterm Threat as Trump Plays the Shutdown Card, The New York Times Satellite Imagery + Social Media = A New Way to Spot Emerging Nuclear Threats, Defense One State Attorneys General Switch Focus to Disaster Preparation […]

Featured article: Women and Leadership by Kevin P. Shea The defense of our nation is a shared responsibility. Women have served in the defense of this land for years before our United States was born. They have contributed their talents, skills and courage to this endeavor for more than two centuries with an astounding record […]

National Security MAVNI troops falsified records, were security risk, DoD says, Military Times Russia fears leak of hypersonic missile secrets to West, BBC The missing link to preparing for military operations in megacities and dense urban areas, Army Times Trump officials weigh limits on uranium, invoking national security, The Washington Post How to reshape the […]

National Security What Do You Do Now, US National Security Leaders?, Defense One Emergency Managers Ask Congress to Invest in Mitigation, Route Fifty Trump’s ‘America First’ Policy Could Leave U.S. Defense Industry Behind, Foreign Policy Diplomatic niceties can blur the lines of personal and national interests, The Hill Trump’s Worst Blow To NATO Came at […]