Featured Article: Blending U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America…

● ehill ● December 26, 2018 ● Featured Articles ● No Comments

Featured article: Blending U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America with Foreign Internal Defense by Daniel E. Ward The current security situation in the Northern Triangle of Central America (comprised of El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala) and southern Mexico is progressively deteriorating and not necessarily because of a lack of… Read More

DHS publishes updated Northern Border Strategy

● ehill ● June 21, 2018 ● IA News ● No Comments

On June 12, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an updated Northern Border Strategy. The Northern Border Strategy establishes a clear vision and discrete actions that will collectively improve DHS’s efforts to safeguard the Northern Border against terrorist and criminal threats, facilitate the flow of lawful cross-border trade and… Read More

DHS releases new cyber strategy

● ehill ● May 29, 2018 ● IA News ● No Comments

Earlier this month the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released their new cybersecurity strategy. The new cyber addresses the growing number of cyber threats and security risks, and provides DHS with a framework to execute their cybersecurity responsibilities during the next five years. The new cyber strategy will focus on… Read More

CALL highlights lessons learned from State personnel

● ehill ● January 26, 2018 ● IA News Simons Center News & Announcements ● No Comments

The Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) recently published a new installment in their “News From The Front” series focused on the experiences of Department of State personnel in interagency operations. Leveraging the Interagency: Insights from the U.S. Department of State Leadership is a collection of articles related to U.S.… Read More

Featured Article: Competing Successfully in the Global Narrative

● ehill ● December 27, 2017 ● Featured Articles ● No Comments

Featured article: Speak Smartly and Carry a Big Stick: Competing Successfully in the Global Narrative by Brian Anthony, Robert Lyons and Stuart Peebles “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far,” the 26th President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt famously advised. Notwithstanding the wisdom of Teddy… Read More

Report focuses on DoD cybersecurity

● ehill ● January 11, 2017 ● IA News ● No Comments

Earlier this month the Atlantic Council published a report focusing on actions by an advanced cyber adversary. The report, Cyber and Deterrence: The Military-Civil Nexus In High-End Conflict, analyzes cyber’s role in deterrence and defense, specifically the military-civil nexus and the relationship between the Department of Defense (DoD), civil agencies,… Read More

Administration releases cybersecurity workforce strategy

● ehill ● July 12, 2016 ● IA News ● No Comments

Today the Obama Administration announced a new strategy to help agencies build the cybersecurity workforce. The Cybersecurity Workforce Strategy is designed to “grow the pipeline of highly skilled cybersecurity talent entering federal service” and to retain and invest in that talent. In a blog post announcing the Cybersecurity Workforce Strategy,… Read More

DoD official speaks on “culture of cybersecurity”

● ehill ● June 27, 2016 ● IA News ● No Comments

On June 22, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security Thomas Atkin told members of the House Armed Services Committee that the Department of Defense (DoD) has made significant progress in implementing is cyber strategy. In his address, Atkin spoke of our increasingly interconnected world and… Read More

State, USAID release joint strategy for countering violent extremism

● ehill ● June 13, 2016 ● IA News ● No Comments

In May, the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) released their Joint Strategy on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE). The joint strategy builds on the foundation of the 2015 White House CVE Summit and provides a “roadmap” for U.S. CVE efforts. In his opening message for the… Read More

Report aims to prevent homegrown violent extremism

● ehill ● January 25, 2016 ● IA News ● No Comments

The Sanford School of Public Policy’s Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security at Duke University recently published a report on the U.S. strategy to prevent homegrown violent extremism through community policing. The report focuses on how policing agencies can work with Muslim Americans and other communities to enhance public… Read More

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