Cyber & Technology
A Security Failure in the White House
Susan Landau Fri, Nov 1, 2019, 2:59 PM
We all remember the conclusions of the January 2017 Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) report:
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Impeachment
White House Releases Memorandum of Ukraine Call
Mikhaila Fogel Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 10:09 AM
The White House has released a memorandum of President Trump's July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The document is available here and below.
Donald Trump
Donald Trump and the Politically Weaponized Executive Branch
Bob Bauer Mon, Jun 24, 2019, 8:00 AM
There is no reason to doubt that in seeking reelection, President Trump will consider once more breaking or skirting laws or ethical limits to win. He has already proclaimed a willingness to accept campaign support from a foreign government, retreating only somewhat under public pressure.
Donald Trump
The White House Counsel and the Pending Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
Bob Bauer Tue, Oct 30, 2018, 6:09 PM
Former White House Counsel Donald McGahn had his work cut out for him as legal adviser to this particular president, and his successor, Pat A. Cipollone, cannot expect an easier time. Among the looming challenges: whatever comes of special counsel Mueller’s investigation and, if the Democrats regain control of the House of Representatives, the potential institution of impeachment proceedings.
Documents
Document: National Strategy for Counterterrorism 2018
Mikhaila Fogel Thu, Oct 4, 2018, 5:08 PM
The White House released the National Strategy for Counterterrorism on Oct. 4. It is the first such strategy to be released since the publication of the Obama administration’s strategy in 2011. The full document can be read below.
Refugees
Government Watchdogs Request Investigation into Spicer's Comments on State Dissent Memo
Quinta Jurecic Thu, Feb 2, 2017, 1:26 PM
Two good government groups, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and the Government Accountability Project, have written to the Office of Special Counsel requesting an investigation into White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's comments on the draft State Department dissent memo regarding the President'
Donald Trump
Why is the White House Characterizing the Political Opinions of Career CIA Employees?
Benjamin Wittes Sun, Jan 22, 2017, 7:39 AM
Focusing on what's truly important in the many challenges facing America, President Trump got right to work picking a fight with reality over the size of the crowd at his inauguration. And yesterday, White House spokesman Sean Spicer kicked up a firestorm by berating the media for its reporting on inauguration attendance.
Foreign Policy Essay
Why Strategic Planning Matters to National Security
Jordan Tama Sun, Mar 6, 2016, 10:07 AM
Editor's Note: Most national security bureaucracies regularly go through time-consuming reviews and strategic planning exercises. Are these efforts valuable? Jordan Tama of American University argues that they are – at least some of the time and under select conditions. Reviews can change policy when an external crisis or failure challenges existing policy and when the president or other senior leaders are directly involved. In addition, they can help bureaucracies achieve buy-in and otherwise sort themselves out.
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