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Sharper: Homeland Security
Commentary
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is one of the United States' newest, but most pivotal federal government departments, charged with protecting national security since...
By Anna Pederson & Arona Baigal
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Hearing on Securing the Homeland: Reforming DHS to Meet Today’s Threats
Congressional Testimony
Submitted Written Testimony I. Introduction Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Katko, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today on...
By Carrie Cordero
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Alexis Collins on Domestic Terrorism Threats
Video
Alexis Collins talked about the heightened domestic terrorism threat in the U.S. with The Washington Journal on C-SPAN....
By Alexis Collins
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Enacting Reforms for the Department of Homeland Security
Commentary
Given its size and scope of responsibilities, DHS would benefit from additional leadership capacity at its headquarters....
By Katie Galgano
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Modernizing the Department of Homeland Security
Commentary
There is a fresh opportunity to conceive of a forward-looking Department of Homeland Security....
By Carrie Cordero & Katrina Mulligan
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Sharper: The Next Four Years
Commentary
America will face a range of national security challenges over the next four years. From sustaining military deterrence to bolstering the nation's economic leadership and more...
By Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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The Department of Homeland Security is broken. Here’s what it needs in a boss.
Commentary
The span of responsibility for DHS may well be the broadest of any single Cabinet department....
By Paul Rosenzweig & Carrie Cordero
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A Window to Rein in DHS
Commentary
Oversight and accountability of this massive department have lagged far behind....
By Carrie Cordero & Elizabeth Goitein
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The Lawfare Podcast: The Expanded Intelligence Activities of the Department of Homeland Security
Podcast
Yesterday, Lawfare published an article revealing and analyzing a document from the Department of Homeland Security that offers legal guidance to analysts ...
By Carrie Cordero
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How the Portland Secret Police Happened
Commentary
The rule of law matters most in times of crisis....
By Carrie Cordero
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Department of Homeland Security Law Enforcement Agencies Require Expanded Oversight
Commentary
Hundreds of Department of Homeland Security officers have been called up to serve along with other federal law enforcement officers and the National Guard to provide security ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Sharper: America's National Security Workforce
Commentary
The greatest source of strength in American national security is the people who lead and serve within its institutions. The ongoing U.S. response to the global coronavirus out...
By Emma Moore, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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Congressional regulation of federal cybersecurity offers only a mixed-bag of solutions
Podcast
Cybersecurity is a big challenge for the federal government because of the way it encompasses technology, foreign policy, national security and crime. Carrie Cordero argues th...
By Carrie Cordero
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Holding DHS Accountable for a Child’s Death in the Custody of Border Patrol
Commentary
ProPublica published an extensive investigative report last week detailing the circumstances surrounding the death of 16-year-old Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez. The teenag...
By Carrie Cordero, Heidi Li Feldman & Chimène Keitner
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Assessing the Legal Landscape of Family Separation in the Immigration Context
Commentary
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen was interviewed this week as part of FORTUNE’s “Most Powerful Women Summit” in Washington. Nielsen, who seemed nonplusse...
By Carrie Cordero, Heidi Li Feldman & Chimène Keitner
