District of Columbia Security News (United States)

On Tuesday, April 6, 2010, The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) hosted a Policy & Research Forum examining Americans’ perceptions of the domestic threat posed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

Homeland Security Policy Institute to Host Policy & Research Forum: “Improvised Explosive Devices: Perceptions and the Domestic Threat”

The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) released a Commentary on the Moscow subway bombings.

Please join The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) for a Policy & Research Forum examining the relationship between violent and non-violent extremism.

Please join The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) for a Policy & Research Forum on cloud computing risks and national security.

The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) established The Charles E. Allen Intelligence Fellowship.

Disaster Diplomacy By Sharon L. Cardash, Frank J. Cilluffo, and Paul M. Maniscalco

An innovative approach to communicating during a natural disaster, the Mobile Information Crisis Action Support Team (MiCAST), is a finalist in this year’s prestigious PitchIt! Challenge held at the We Media conference in Miami, Fla. March 9-11.

The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) today announced the appointment of 14 new steering committee members.

On January 28, 2010, the Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) released a commentary on prisoner radicalization by Senior Fellow Michael P. Downing, Deputy Chief of LAPD, and HSPI staff Frank J. Cilluffo, Sharon L. Cardash and F. Jordan Evert.

Daniel Kaniewski, deputy director of the Homeland Security Policy Institute, is available to comment on the earthquake that hit the Caribbean nation of Haiti. GW’s flash studio is available for live remote interviews.

Homeland Security Policy Institute Releases Commentary on Intelligence and Aviation Security Failures by W. Ralph Basham, Former Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection and HSPI staff Frank J. Cilluffo, Daniel J. Kaniewski, and Sharon Cardash

Lunarline Hires Renowned Cyber War, Cyber Security, and Cyber Terrorism Expert Dr. Julie Mehan for Vice President for Cyber Security.

For some people, using secure email can make the difference between safely and successfully defending Human Rights or ending up jailed, tortured, or worse. The problem for many is the scarcity of easy-to-use software written in their native language.

Michaele and Tareq Salahi Did Not Violate Any Laws

Homeland Security Policy Institute Statement on Nidal Hasan

The Homeland Security Policy Institute welcomed The Honorable Charles Allen for a discussion of the key events and lessons learned during his distinguished career of 50+ years in the US intelligence community.

The Homeland Security Policy Institute and The Elliott School of International Affairs welcomed former Senators Bob Graham and Jim Talent of the Commission for the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism

Taking place on Monday, November 2, the symposium on cyber deterrence will bring together key stakeholders across government--both civilian and military--as well as prominent thinkers and private sector representatives.

The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute welcomed Dutch Ambassador Renée Jones-Bos as part of HSPI’s ongoing Ambassadors Roundtable Series on International Collaboration to Combat Terrorism and Insurgencies.

Charlie Allen, former Under Secretary of Homeland Security and former CIA Assistant Director, to speak at Homeland Security Policy Institute

Renée Jones-Bos, Ambassador of the Netherlands, to Speak at GW’s Homeland Security Policy Institute about ongoing counterterrorism and counterinsurgency policies.

Gw’s homeland security policy institute and elliott school of international affairs to host chair and vice-chair of the commission on the prevention of weapons of mass destruction proliferation & terrorism

HSPI Releases Interview with Former Leader in the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, titled "Reflections on Jihad: A Former Leader's Perspective, An In-depth Interview with Noman Benotman," by Frank J. Cilluffo and F. Jordan Evert

Mobile forensic hardware, software maker to provide sales, training, support through MSAB Inc.

Philippine Ambassador Willy Gaa and retired Brigadier General Victor Corpus discuss the important lessons learned by the Philippine government in its decades-long struggles against both communist and Islamist insurgencies.

HSPI will host Ambassador Willy C. Gaa and Brigadier General (Ret.) Victor Corpuz for a discussion on counterterrorism ad counterinsurgency.

Locating family and friends post the Samoa Island Tsunami. NOKR is working to assist the Territorial Emergency Management Coordinating Office in Samoa.

Flooding victims can be reconnected with the help of NOKR, Americas Emergency Contact Registry. NOKR has become a vital resource for daily emergencies and global disasters since 2004.

Applied Mitigation Sciences has launched All-Secure Premier™, a concierge-type emergency and disaster preparedness service designed for ultra-affluent individuals and families worldwide.

Gil Kerlikowske discusses the Obama administration’s recently released National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy, and U.S. drug policy writ large.

Wealthy individuals and families around the world should remain vigilant in the face of deadly pandemics, increasing terrorist threats, more frequent natural disasters and widespread social unrest. Preparedness plans should be put in place now.

The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) will hold a forum featuring Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy

Sri Lankan Ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya discusses the Sri Lankan government’s May 2009 defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, also known as the Tamil Tigers).

New evidence presented to members of Congress, the US Department of Justice, and the US FTC shows that the Chairman of LimeWire LLC perjured himself during his testimony before Congress; threats to national and personal security still exist.

The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) held a forum to discuss East African piracy, sources, challenges, and potential policy responses. It featured military, diplomatic, and shipping industry experts.

Mondo International, Inc. announces major advancements of their on-the-ground capabilities in Afghanistan including; the fulfillment of surge infrastructure requirements, construction, distribution and project management in Afghanistan.

Today Homeland Security Policy Institute Senior Fellow Dr. Matthew Levitt discussed the findings of a Presidential Transition Task Force Report, Rewriting the Narrative: An Integrated Strategy for Counterradicalization.

Today the George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute held a forum featuring John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism.

The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) will hold a forum featuring John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism.

The needs of vulnerable populations and a commitment by policymakers to provide additional resources for preparedness and response to a pandemic influenza outbreak were identified and discussed by experts who participated in a panel discussion at GW.

The GW Homeland Security Policy Institute and the GW School of Public Health and Health Services will bring together health and homeland security experts to discuss the swine influenza outbreak.

America’s central repository for emergency contact information, is urging the general public to register themselves and their loved ones with NOKR’s emergency contact system

The Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) releases its latest Commentary, "Canada & the United States: Time for a Joint Threat Assessment?" by HSPI’s Sharon Cardash, assoc. director; Frank Cilluffo, director; and James Jay Carafano, sr. fellow.

"The Homeland Security Council: Considerations for the Future," is the product of a bipartisan Task Force report composed of former senior federal officials, practitioners at the state and local levels, and homeland security subject matter experts.

Truly effective electronic security and data protection strategies require more than "silver bullet" software. Successful security strategies require a thorough understanding of the ecosystem in which they are used on a daily basis.

The Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence--Initial assessments indicate a 40 percent reduction in group member involved homicides.

NucoreVision, Inc. an 8(a) provider of quality IT solutions has been awarded a personnel security support services contract within the Department of Education, Office of Management Security Services Division.

The Honorable Eric Holder, a member of The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) Steering Committee, was recently sworn in as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States.

GW’s Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) will host a Policy and Research Forum Discussion to address key Homeland Security priorities for the 111th Congress.