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National Security A convenient terrorism threat, Brookings Integrating Climate Change into National Security Planning, White House EU expresses concern over 9/11 bill, The Hill 9/11 Drove Change in Intelligence Community, NSA Chief Says, DoD News Faulty Fingerprint Records Lead to Hundreds of Mistakes in Granting Citizenship, Government Executive U.S. Military Seeks More Troops for Iraq, […]

Earlier this month the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the publication of its 2016 National Preparedness Report. The report, which was issued this spring, evaluates core capabilities of U.S. government agencies tasked with providing emergency preparedness and response. FEMA’s report highlights several DHS initiatives, programs, and case studies that demonstrate their interagency efforts […]

National Security First presidential debate to focus on security, prosperity, The Week More than 800 immigrants mistakenly granted citizenship, Federal Times How to decide whether (and when) to call it terrorism, The Washington Post The Case for Integrated Civilian, Military ISR/C4ISR Strategies, Defense News Time for a Serious U.S. National Missile Defense Program, The National […]

Featured article: West Africa: A “Ticking Time Bomb” or an Opportunity to Advance U.S. National Security Interests? by Raymond Everhart, John Morris, and Mohamadou Amar As international relations expert Francis Fukuyama wrote, “Since the end of the Cold War, weak and failing states have arguably become the single most important problem for international order.” The turmoil-ridden West […]

National Security Suspect in N.Y., N.J. bombings in custody after shootout; ‘no indication’ of terror cell, The Washington Post Pipe Bombs Found Near Train Station in Elizabeth, N.J., The New York Times Authorities hunt for terrorists who caused Chelsea explosion and planned to detonate second bomb, Daily News F.B.I. Treats Minnesota Mall Stabbing Attack as […]

National Security Report: Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan cost almost $5 trillion so far, Military Times The Post-9/11 U.S. Intelligence Community, The Cipher Brief Iran threatened to shoot down US Navy spy planes in the Persian Gulf, Fox News Disjointed: Pentagon Isn’t Coordinating Efforts to Fix Readiness, Government Executive Climate Change Could Pose ‘Significant Risk’ to […]

The Simons Center for Interagency Cooperation and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff School hosted the first lecture in their new series yesterday afternoon. The inaugural lecture in the InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series, titled “Interagency Cooperation and Country Team Operations,” featured Ambassador (Ret.) David Lambertson and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Richard Keller. Simons Center program director Rod Cox […]

National Security Terrorist threat hasn’t abated 15 years after 9/11, top Army general says, Air Force Times Fueling terror: The dangers of ransom payments to Iran, Brookings ‘Security incident’ puts US Embassy, NATO base in Kabul on brief lockdown, Stars and Stripes 911: Do We Need A Director of National Intelligence?, Breaking Defense Why an […]

Featured article: “Out of Sync” – U.S. Africa Command and Recent Interagency Challenges by William Denn, J. J. Williams, and Devanie Johnson U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), the Department of Defense’s (DoD) newest, geographic combatant command formed in 2007, exemplifies a bold, new experiment in whole-of-government interagency cooperation. Structured from the ground up to facilitate the integration of interagency […]

Last week a panel of military and government agency leaders gathered to share their experiences and perspectives on cyber and intelligence issues at the Intelligence and National Security Summit. The Summit is the premier gathering of senior decision makers from government, military, industry and academia. Panelists included commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the […]