The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies’ International Center for Terrorism Studies presents 10 independent perspectives on chemical and biological terrorism. The scope of the report ranges from the United States to Iran, Syria, and Russia, among other locations, and includes perspectives from a variety of disciplines, including academia, government, and public policy. Read the report […]
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Trump Announces Refugee Vetting Enhancements as Travel Ban Ends
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Tuesday that established new vetting enhancements for refugee admissions. The 120-day refugee travel ban upheld by the Supreme Court came to an end the same day. According to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announcement, the enhancements include “increased data collection to more thoroughly investigate applicants, better information […]
Border Security Leads Trump Administration’s ‘Immigration Principles and Policies’
The Trump administration sent its “Immigration Principles and Policies” report to Congress on Oct. 8, outlining priorities ranging from the border wall and undocumented alien children to sanctuary cities and merit-based immigration. Border security received top billing, with “funding for the southern border wall and associated infrastructure” as the primary item. (In September, six contracting […]
DHS Decision Making Takes Center Stage in New Book
When Congress established the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2002, it ignited a steady blowtorch of issues and outcomes for which DHS leadership, employees, and independent contractors were responsible. As such, it created a need to analyze and manage the torrent of decisions surrounding those issues and outcomes. Not long after DHS came into […]
Thieves Assault Western Value System
In his report How Non-State Actors Export Kleptocratic Norms to the West, Ilia Zaslavskiy of Hudson Institute’s Kleptocracy Initiative explores how the democratic picture envisioned at the fall of the Iron Curtain hasn’t turned out as many expected. “When the floodgates opened after the fall of the Iron Curtain, the post-Soviet swamp was not swept […]
ICE Director Defends Immigration Priories, Decries Sanctuary Cities
WASHINGTON—Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Thomas Homan zeroed in on law enforcement and defended ICE’s actions as he discussed illegal immigration at the Heritage Foundation on Oct. 17. On the heels of the Trump administration’s “Immigration Principles and Policies” report to Congress on Oct. 8, Homan reiterated the White House’s firm […]
Vendor Outreach Sessions Connect Small Business, Homeland Security, and Prime Contractors
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Vendor Outreach Sessions kicked off their Fiscal Year 2018 session schedule this week, giving small businesses a chance to connect with DHS officials and prime contractors. The sessions provide a get-to-know-you opportunity for both vendors and DHS officials. As space for these highly sought-after sessions fills up quickly, Kevin Boshears, […]
Perspective: Taliban Prisoner Release Reveals Unholy Alliance
At long last some good news emerged from Afghanistan on Oct. 12. A family kidnapped in 2012 by the Taliban was rescued and reunited with their loved ones. Caitlan Coleman and her husband Joshua Boyle, having ventured into Afghanistan on an ill-advised hiking vacation in 2012 were kidnapped by some segment of Taliban forces and […]