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National Defense February 2007 Stew Magnuson	Funding, Numbers of State Fusion Centers Uncertain So far, there is no congressional mandate for state or local agencies to organize intelligence fusion centers such as the one found in Maryland. There are also no guarantees that the federal grants helping fund such centers will last.
National Defense June 2006 Harold Kennedy	Intelligence Sharing: `Still a Battle' According to the National Counterterrorism Center, despite efforts since 9/11 to improve the gathering and analysis of government and military intelligence, getting agencies to pool information is still difficult.
National Defense June 2004 Harold Kennedy	Blueprint For Homeland Security The Defense Department is working on a comprehensive homeland defense strategy that will detail the Pentagon's emerging role in protecting the United States from terrorist attack
National Defense February 2005 Peter M. Steffes	New Rules for Clearances Included in Intel Reform The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004---which President Bush now is preparing to implement---mandates a comprehensive shake-up of the nation's intelligence community.
Parameters Spring 2005 Saxby Chambliss	We Have Not Correctly Framed the Debate on Intelligence Reform Over the last decade, our intelligence community has failed us. It wasn't able to penetrate the al Qaeda terrorist organization, and we paid a high price for that failure.
National Defense January 2010 Stew Magnuson	DHS Intelligence Nominee to Revamp Beleaguered Office's Hiring Practices Caryn Wagner, nominee to be undersecretary for intelligence and analysis at the Department of Homeland Security, said she will try to improve the low morale, high turnover and slow hiring process at the organization.
InternetNews April 17, 2009 Alex Goldman	Microsoft Talks Data Tools for Law Enforcement Taking a page from its business intelligence and enterprise collaboration tools, Microsoft releases a suite of data-sharing and analysis software for law enforcement agencies
National Defense November 2010 Stew Magnuson	DHS Warns Local Law Enforcement Of New Homegrown Terrorist Threat The general consensus in the intelligence community is that the homegrown terrorist threat during the last year has supplanted plots that originate overseas.
National Defense May 2010 Dunderdale & Tyliszczak	Is It Possible to Both Share and Protect Sensitive Data? The Defense Department must be able to communicate critical intelligence across agencies and geographic boundaries quickly and securely.
National Defense January 2009 Magnuson & Rusling	A Domestic Counterterrorism Agency? It's a Numbers Game The question of whether to create a standalone domestic intelligence agency for counter-terrorism comes down to some cold, hard math, said The Rand Corp. in a recent study.
National Defense June 2008 Breanne Wagner	Pentagon, Intelligence Community May Adopt Unified Space Strategy The United States spends billions of dollars to maintain its superiority in space. But lack of coordination between the Defense Department and the intelligence community is impeding efforts to efficiently manage these efforts.
National Defense August 2014 Chelsea Todaro	More Training, Communications Funds Needed, First Responders Say First responders urged Congress recently to provide more funding for stronger intelligence information sharing across federal, state and local levels and for training with new communication devices.
National Defense August 2006 Stew Magnuson	Former staffer becomes leading DHS critic Former Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Clark Kent Ervin has emerged in recent months as one of the department's leading critics, and one with some credibility.
National Defense April 2010 Stew Magnuson	First Homeland Security Review Garners Little Interest Appearing on budget day, and released a month past its congressionally mandated deadline, the first Quadrennial Homeland Security Review arrival was all but ignored by the mainstream media.
National Defense June 2004 Pappalardo & Erwin	Security Beat Law enforcement agencies, using grant money from the federal government, increasingly are investing in robots to prepare for domestic threats.
BusinessWeek June 28, 2004 Paul Magnusson	The Smart Way To Fix Intelligence From Pearl Harbor to the terrorist attacks of September 11, the lesson keeps being repeated: A dollar spent on identifying the threat and preventing the attack can be worth far more than the millions spent safeguarding targets or the billions spent cleaning up the aftermath.
National Defense November 2014 Stew Magnuson	13 Years Later, Still a Ways to Go on Sharing Terrorist Threats With Public The government needs to have a clear communication strategy to combat misinformation and speculation.
National Defense November 2006 Stew Magnuson	Feds lagging in most disaster scenarios, McHale says The federal government has identified 15 homeland disaster scenarios for which it must prepare. But does making lists equate to preparedness?
National Defense May 2004 Kennedy & Tiron	Securitybeat U.S. Beefs Up Security On Railway Systems... Budget Amendment Good News for DHS... Air Force Adopts Biometrics Security Systems... etc.
National Defense February 2011 Stew Magnuson	DHS Technology Directorate Undergoes Major Changes Department of Homeland Security Undersecretary for Science and Technology Tara O'Toole has radically restructured her division in an effort to rapidly field devices needed by DHS agencies as well as first responders.
National Defense May 2006 Stew Magnuson	Lawmakers Introduce Tunnel Legislation The movement of illegal immigrants or narcotics through a tunnel under a U.S. border is a felony, but there are no laws on the books preventing the excavation itself.
National Defense October 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Pentagon Balking at Intel Reform Recommendations Pentagon officials are publicly questioning some of the recommendations made by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider	Hillary Clinton: Silicon Valley Should Help Fight ISIS Clinton hinted that Silicon Valley should lower encryption standards to make it easier for American intelligence agencies to monitor communications.
National Defense April 2008 Stew Magnuson	DHS Will Miss Deadline to Set Up Port Security Hubs The future of pilot port security hubs remains uncertain as security officials wait for answers from the Department of Homeland Security.
National Defense September 2004 Lawrence P. Farrell, Jr.	Department of Homeland Security on the Right Track The Department of Homeland Security is taking aggressive steps to help the nation's state and local governments, as well as first responders, prepare for the worst-case scenario.
National Defense December 2012 Stew Magnuson	System Gives Nationwide, Real-Time Security Threat Updates The Department of Homeland Security has finally established its "common operating picture" -- software that gives state and local police, and other authorized organizations the ability to see the latest security threats on one computer screen.
National Defense October 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Security Beat Chemical Plant Protection Legislation on the Way... DHS, State Department Wage Visa War... Document Requirements Waived for Hurricane Victims... U.S. Court Blocks Enforcement of Personnel Rules... etc.
CIO January 1, 2003 Stephanie Overby	The New, New Intelligence The military, intelligence and law enforcement communities see software agents as a tool for dealing with the daunting task of having to retrieve and monitor huge amounts of data in ongoing investigations or to prevent potential problems (from terrorist activity to insider trading).
National Defense September 2005 Grace Jean	Guard Balancing Emerging Roles in Homeland Defense The National Guard continues to expand its missions in support of homeland defense, even as it contends with frequent overseas deployments, equipment shortages and low recruiting levels.
Fast Company February 2005 Jena McGregor	"The Imagination Was There" A former vice chair at Fannie Mae and the deputy attorney general under Janet Reno, Gorelick speaks about imagination, leadership, and the persistence of outdated mind-sets.
National Defense July 2006 Harold Kennedy	After Several Recent National Disasters, Gaps in Emergency Communications Still Not Fixed The ability of military and civilian first responders to communicate during major national emergencies is improving, but roadblocks remain. Among the problems is that many first responders lack adequate knowledge of their communications equipment.
Reason March 2006 Veronique de Rugy	Are We Ready for the Next 9/11? The sorry state -- and stunning waste -- of homeland security spending.
National Defense September 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	Washington Insiders Question Federal Role In Homeland Security DHS' federal-centric governance is an outdated hierarchical model that is ill-suited to the post-industrial digital age, says John Fass Morton, author of a new book titled "Next-Generation Homeland Security: Network Federalism and the Course to National Preparedness."
National Defense January 2006 Stew Magnuson	Feds Pursue Better Communication Paths When it comes to interoperable communications systems (between the military and civilian agencies, etc.), there are many borders to cross. Experts say it will be years before it will be reached. But industry efforts are underway.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2004	The 9/11 Report: Details of the central event of our time It's not the sophisticated sensors, signal processing, satellite communications, and automation technology that wins the day in the end; it's the people who use the technology that make the difference.
CRM July 2011 Zach Hofer-Shall	Rx for Social Intelligence Center If you are considering implementing a social intelligence command center or are piloting a program, these practices can help ensure success.
Fast Company Sarah Kessler	Facebook, Twitter Would Be Forced To Report Terrorist Activity Under Proposed Bill Efforts in Washington have put a spotlight on the debate around the role of technology companies in aiding law enforcement's investigation of terrorist activity.
CRM January 2004 Barton Goldenberg	Is Government CRM the Next Big Boom? Citizens are customers, too. And government agencies are looking for better ways to serve them.
National Defense August 2006 Stew Magnuson	Homeland Security Mission Creates More Complications While the Defense Department has struggled for years to create a net-centric world where information flows seamlessly to those who need it, communicating with federal, state and local agencies in times of domestic crisis is creating even bigger headaches.
National Defense February 2014 Stew Magnuson	Personnel, Leadership Issues Continue to Plague DHS Government shutdowns and freezes in pay have taken their toll on the morale of federal workers -- particularly those at the Department of Homeland Security, according to a recent survey.
Information Today August 6, 2012 Barbie E. Keiser	Cybersecurity and Privacy Concerns at the Highest Levels of Government Ensuring the privacy and security of personal information collected by federal government agencies and preventing cyberattacks in the future is a responsibility of government that all Americans can support.
National Defense February 2004 Geoff S. Fein	Security Beat Federal government gets 'D' in cyber-security... DHS awards multiple security contracts... Companies selected for air defense program... etc.
National Defense August 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Securitybeat Congress Rejects Post-Disaster Continuity Amendment... Homeland Defense War Game Tests Interoperability... Truck Detector Test Program Underway in El Paso... Intelligence Center Collates Transportation Data... etc.
National Defense December 2004 Peter M. Steffes	Troubled Security Clearance Program Needs Fixing For the past decade or more, the defense industry has witnessed an alarming decline in the federal government's ability to process the background investigations needed to approve security clearances for the industry's civilian workers.
National Defense October 2007 Grace Jean	Agencies Still Lacking Coordination to Handle Another 9/11 A recent report suggests that federal agencies might not be better prepared to handle another major in-flight emergency should it materialize.
National Defense August 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Asa Hutchinson Watchful of the Diplomacy of Security The border between Mexico and the United States is more than a massive stretch of arid land. It's also the 2,000-mile long nexus of homeland security and international diplomacy.
Parameters Summer 2006 Arthur C. Winn	The Future of US Intelligence The four books reviewed here address the future of US intelligence. However, each has a different focus: Countdown to Terror: The Top-Secret Information that Could Prevent the Next Terrorist Attack on America...and How the CIA has Ignored it by Curt Weldon... etc.
Parameters Summer 2005	Commentary & Reply Intelligence Reform: More Needs to Be Done... Clausewitz and "How Has War Changed?"... etc.
National Defense April 2006 Stew Magnuson	Drones Patrolling the Border The Border Patrol will fly a second unmanned aerial vehicle over the Arizona desert beginning this June. The first Predator B flight assisted in nabbing more than 1,000 illegal immigrants and 400 pounds of narcotics.
National Defense February 2016 Chris Wiedemann	Finance, Health Care, Agriculture Play Key Roles in Critical Infrastructure Protection Anyone looking to support the mission of critical infrastructure protection outside of DHS should be reaching out to the Departments of Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Agriculture.