Intelligence and National Security
Former White House Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Adviser Lisa Monaco, former CIA Director John Brennan, and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper talked about natio…
1,573 viewsFormer White House Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Adviser Lisa Monaco, former CIA Director John Brennan, and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper talked about natio…
1,573 viewsClark Kent Ervin talked about a Department of Homeland Security Inspector General report showing Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screeners failed 95 percent of the time on a tes…
305 viewsClark Kent Ervin talked about efforts to increase security at foreign airports with direct flights serving the U.S. A video clip was shown of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson being in…
246 viewsTerrorism expert Peter Bergen, author of the book, Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden From 9/11 to Abbottabad, and Greg Barker, who produced and directed an HBO documentary based on …
826 viewsPanelists talked about the tension between a free press and national security. Among the topics they addressed were National Security Agency (NSA) data collection, prosecuting journalists fo…
311 viewsThree former US Ambassadors to Iraq from both the Bush and Obama administrations, as well as the first Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence examine the Iraq war. This panel from the re…
274 viewsAmbassadors discussed issues involving wars and diplomacy with Afghanistan and Pakistan. Among the topics they addressed were the sucessful operation to find and kill Osama bin Laden, the tr…
302 viewsFormer National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair talked about military readiness and potential defense budget cuts. Other topics included improvements in homeland security since September …
395 viewsMembers of the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan testified on the findings in their final report which noted that between $30 and $60 billion had been lost due to was…
723 viewsWitnesses testified on waste, fraud, and abuse in wartime contracting. They also talked about the work and recommendations of the Commission on Wartime Contracting. In her remarks, Senator C…
320 viewsThe Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan issued its final report, finding over $30 billion in waste and fraud from U.S.-funded contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan over the…
1,417 viewsUndersecretary of State Patrick Kennedy on the department’s contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Among the topics he addressed were the transition of authority to civilian control for Iraq ope…
2,777 viewsThe special inspectors general for reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan and the Department of Defense inspector general testified on the effectiveness of past and current recommendations o…
647 viewsOfficials testified on the effectiveness of past recommendations on contracting reform and current fraud, waste and abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan contracting.
942 viewsClark Kent Ervin talked about a recent Department of Homeland Security report that showed that more than 25,000 security breaches at U.S. airports since 2001,. He also responded to telephone…
257 viewsThe Commission on Wartime Contracting continued its investigation into how U.S. tax dollars were spent on contracting projects in Afghanistan and Iraq. Witnesses focused on reconstruction an…
574 viewsOfficials from companies that received contracts for work in Afghanistan testified on problems with planning, costs, delays, and host-nation sustainability of construction projects.
561 viewsThe Commission on Wartime Contracting held a hearing to examine the spending of U.S. tax dollars in Afghanistan, as well as the quality of contract supervision. Arnold Fields, the U.S. offic…
2,283 viewsThe Commission on Wartime Contracting held a hearing to examine the spending of U.S. tax dollars an Afghanistan, as well as the quality of contract supervision. Military commanders and senio…
508 viewsFormer Homeland Security Department Inspector General Clark Kent Ervin talked about tightened air cargo security regulations announced by the department earlier in the week, and the role tha…
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