Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, Part 1
The Atlantic hosted a series of conversations with current and former senior government officials about the state of national and homeland security 15 years after the September 11, 2001, ter…
379 viewsThe Atlantic hosted a series of conversations with current and former senior government officials about the state of national and homeland security 15 years after the September 11, 2001, ter…
379 viewsFormer Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT), retired Army General Jack Keane, former Representative Jane Harman (D-CA), and Seth Jones of the RAND Corporation testified on threats to homeland securi…
701 viewsFormer Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT)), Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, and emergency officials testified on the April 15, 2013, bombing at the Boston Marathon. Questions focused on infor…
1,769 viewsSecretary Janet Napolitano, FBI Associate Deputy Director Kevin Perkins, and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Director Matthew Olsen testified in an annual hearing on security threats…
1,366 viewsWitnesses testified about the performance and operations of the Department of Homeland Security in its first years, as well as the future role of the department. among the topics they addres…
341 viewsThe House and Senate Homeland Security Committees held a joint hearing to look at homegrown terrorism, specifically threats to U.S. military community. Daris Long was the father of the late …
1,385 viewsDefense Department officials testified on homegrown terrorism, specifically threats to U.S. bases and the military community.
5,400 viewsOfficials testified about homeland security since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Among the topics they addressed were threats of home-grown terrorism, cyber security issues, al…
1,158 viewsSenator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) talked about the state of U.S. homeland security. He commended the accomplishments of the Bush and Obama administration’s counterterrorism efforts in the past de…
313 viewsThomas Kean and Lee Hamilton testified about implementing the September 11th commission’s recommendations and the national security gaps that still remained. Chairman Kean warned that homegr…
397 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testified on her department’s fiscal year 2012 budget proposal.
315 viewsNational security officials testified on the December 25, 2009 attempted bombing of Northwest Flight 253, focusing on intelligence reforms recommended by the 9/11 Commission in its final rep…
430 viewsWitnesses testified about the implementation and enforcement of the REAL ID and the PASS ID Acts. The acts created minimum federal standards for identification cards as well as an interconne…
625 viewsHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Lieberman and Ranking Member Collins spoke to the press after a closed briefing by the Department of Defense on the security imp…
103 viewsSenator Lieberman spoke at a forum on cyber security and focused on efforts by the Senate Homeland Security Committee to address terrorist and other threats to the nation’s computer infrastr…
107 viewsThe Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing titled, “Cyber Security: Developing a National Strategy.” Witnesses talked about threats to defense and non-def…
357 viewsGovernor Janet Napolitano testified about her nomination as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Among the topics she addressed were immigration, border protection, disaster res…
994 viewsPolice administrators from across the U.S. testified about anti-terrorism efforts in their local law-enforcement agencies. Topics included Islamic extremism bred in the U.S., prevention of t…
422 viewsWitnesses testified about the threat of Islamic radicalism and potential terrorist actions within the United States. Among the issues addressed were threats emerging from groups based within…
132 viewsWitnesses testified about full implementation of recommendations of the September 11 Commission on Terrorist Attacks, enacting provisions aimed at improving domestic security, enforcement of…
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