Homeland Security
The 9/11 Commission Report, the Pandemic and the Future of Homeland Security
Carrie Cordero Fri, Sep 11, 2020, 9:05 AM
What insights does the 9/11 Commission Report have for the current era?
Carrie Cordero is a Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. She is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown Law, where she previously served as Director of National Security Studies. She spent the first part of her career in public service, including as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for National Security; Senior Associate General Counsel at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Attorney Advisor at the Department of Justice, where she practiced before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; and Special Assistant United States Attorney.
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Policing in America
Department of Homeland Security Law Enforcement Agencies Require Expanded Oversight
Carrie Cordero Wed, Jun 3, 2020, 1:45 PM
The potential for expanded interior Homeland Security law enforcement activity raises questions about whether components of the department being called upon are subject to appropriate training, preparation and accountability.
Cybersecurity
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s Mandate to Fix Congressional Oversight
Carrie Cordero, David Thaw Wed, Mar 18, 2020, 8:00 AM
The report of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission is finally out—and it provides a fresh look at congressional oversight on cybersecurity.
Politics & National Security
Counterintelligence Responsibilities and the 2020 Election: What Are the Rules of the Road?
Carrie Cordero Wed, May 22, 2019, 7:13 AM
The attorney general has now directed John Durham, the U.S.
Appointments, Confirmations & Budgets
Trump’s Preference for Acting Officials Puts National Security at Risk
Carrie Cordero, Joshua A. Geltzer Mon, May 20, 2019, 2:00 PM
This post is cross-posted on Just Security.
Intelligence Oversight
Intelligence Oversight Priorities for the 116th Congress
Carrie Cordero Tue, Apr 2, 2019, 2:52 PM
Despite the hyper-partisanship, and even in light of corrosive calls last week for the resignation of the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), the Senate S
Terrorism
Far-Right Extremism and the Christchurch Massacre: Adapting to New Threats
Carrie Cordero Tue, Mar 19, 2019, 8:14 AM
Within 24 hours of the massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand—in which an Australian assailant murdered 50 people attending worship services at two mosques—the public reaction and discussion took two notable paths. The first was a nearly universal acknowledgment among informed observers that far-right violent extremism has grown into a sizable international threat.