Homeland Security
Authorizing DHS -- Progress Ahead?
Paul Rosenzweig Sat, Jan 14, 2017, 3:25 PM
After 14 years, the Department of Homeland Security may get an authorization bill to govern its activities. It's about time ...
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Homeland Security
Wet Foot/Dry Foot
Paul Rosenzweig Fri, Jan 13, 2017, 3:00 PM
The wet foot/dry foot policy is dead. But Cubans will still come to the US ...
Homeland Security
What Do We Want In A Secretary of Homeland Security?
Paul Rosenzweig Thu, Dec 8, 2016, 1:28 PM
What substantive expertise does the Secretary of DHS need? Pretty much everything ....
Homeland Security
Back to Threat-Level Orange and the Need to Update the National Terrorism Advisory System
Matthew Wein Tue, Dec 6, 2016, 10:00 AM
With the dawn of a new administration, it may be time to revisit the National Terrorism Advisory System and consider ways that DHS can improve communication with the public regarding national security threats.
Homeland Security
Congress Heal Thyself
Paul Rosenzweig Mon, Oct 10, 2016, 3:06 PM
Congress has been derilict for 13 years. The time to fix the jurisdictional muddle that is "control" over DHS is now. Not in two years, not in four .. but now.
Homeland Security
Fixing Congressional Jurisdiction over DHS
Paul Rosenzweig Mon, Sep 26, 2016, 4:32 PM
Homeland Security
No, DHS is Not Going to "Take Over" the Electoral System
Paul Rosenzweig Tue, Sep 6, 2016, 10:34 AM
Conservative media are suggesting that the designation of the election system as critical infrastructure is part of a Federal plot to "take over" the election system. That's a silly canard. Here's why...
Border Security
CBP: Give Us Your Social Media
Paul Rosenzweig Wed, Jun 29, 2016, 12:48 PM
According to the BBC, the US Customs and Border Patrol has published a Federal Register notice that would change the terms of entry for visitors to the United States arriving under the Visa Waiver Program or using the tradtional I-94 visa program. The updated application
Homeland Security
Rethinking the Doctrine of Homeland Security – Reflections on Orlando
Paul Rosenzweig Wed, Jun 29, 2016, 9:00 AM
Almost everything we think we know about homeland security is outdated. Terrorist tactics are changing. Our doctrine of homeland security needs to change too ....
Homeland Security
Vulnerability Isn't Always Failure
Jack Goldsmith Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 8:10 PM
Next Tuesday I’ll have a conversation with Juliette Kayyem at the Hoover Institution in Washington about her terrific new book Security Mom. (Please join us!) One of the book’s central themes is the importance of resiliency to any effective counterterrorism strategy. Here is a flavor of the book, from a