Homeland Security funding uneven
Funding for Homeland Security appears to be allocated on pork and favors according to a report from the Public Policy Institute of California. Instead of funding per capita or potential …
On the Homefront – the HSDL Blog
Al Qaeda’s viability rests with drugs
French defense minister Michele Alliot-Marie, in a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies asserted that drug production in Afghanistan is responsible for fueling the comeback of the …
Australia & India join missile defense program
Australia and India have said they will join the Bush administration in developing a missile defense, adding to a growing coalition of nations willing to fund, research, and possibly deploy …
Reliving 9/11 World Trade Center Fire
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is hosting a federal investigation of the September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, which includes the re-creation of a fire in …
FEMA’s Mitigation Division
Whether it’s an earthquake, a bomb, or a lethal airplane, infrastructure integrity is vital to minimize disasterous effects. The FEMA Mitigation Division addresses this and other critical infrastructure concerns through …
Is America safe enough?
A new report out by the Democratic minority of the House Select Committe on Homeland Security purports that though America is safer than it was on September 11th, it is …
Internal intelligence tool to aide in moles
The efforts of the Intelligence community to share information to help in the effort to counter terrorism could have the a compromising effect when it comes to moles within the …
New report highlights academic freedom concerns
The American Association of University Professors has issued their report Academic Freedom and National Security in a Time of Crisis. Concerned about the new powers these laws afford the government, …
Defense Dept.’s TIA system criticized on privacy
The Department of Defenses Inspector General has released its report on the development of the Total (Terrorism) Information Awareness program citing that lack of consideration of privacy concerns could lead …
Privacy Impact Assessment of US-VISIT released
The Department of Homeland Security has issued its first Privacy Impact Assessment of the US-VISIT Program.. The report serves as a review of what and how information is collected and …