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Homeland Security Tools at Risk as Congress Ducks To-Do List
In The News
“Sunsets can have a useful forcing function for Congress to conduct oversight, but the downside of them when it comes to national or homeland security authorities is that it r...
By Carrie Cordero
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Trump’s lies tested limits of the bully pulpit. His right to say them is at core of criminal defense
In The News
The federal charges against Trump focus on his actions — namely, that he wasn’t charged with incitement, which takes the issue of his speech off the table, according to legal ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Intelligence Leaks Cast Spotlight on a Recurring Insider Threat: Tech Support
In The News
Further restrictions on IT employees could be imposed to keep them from accessing classified information by limiting access to a more strict need-to-know basis, said Bob Ashle...
By Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, Jr. (Ret.)
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Domestic Terrorism Bill Targets White Supremacists, Neo-Nazis
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Three federal agencies would be tasked with rooting out domestic terrorism threats within the government and across the US under a bill slated for a House vote Wednesday. The ...
By Carrie Cordero
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CNAS Senior Fellow and General Counsel, Carrie Cordero, Appointed by DHS Secretary Mayorkas to Prestigious Homeland Security Advisory Council
Press Release
Washington, March 17, 2022—Today, Carrie Cordero, senior fellow and general counsel at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) was appointed by Secretary of Homeland Sec...
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Post-9/11 Surveillance Work Looms Over Biden’s Homeland Pick
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Civil liberties advocates are sounding the alarm about President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence arm. Ken Wainstein, who would take...
By Carrie Cordero
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Electric Grid is 'Attractive Target' for Domestic Violent Extremists in US, Intel Brief Says
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Domestic violent extremists will "likely continue" to plot and encourage physical attacks against electrical infrastructure in the United States, according to a recent Departm...
By Carrie Cordero
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Homeland Security ‘Nerve Center’ Chief Seeks Broad Policy Sway
In The News
A low-profile office in the Department of Homeland Security can steer the Biden administration’s major decisions on immigration, cybersecurity, and other vexing issues. Much w...
By Carrie Cordero
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‘Backwater’ Intelligence Office Faces Test Under Biden Nominee
I&A has also struggled with the second prong of its mission: making sure the federal government and its state and local partners are talking. While the FBI works with stat...
By Christian Beckner
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Immigration Defines Homeland Security Chief as He Thinks Bigger
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Alejandro Mayorkas leads a sprawling department tasked with keeping the U.S. safe from cyberattacks, domestic terrorism, natural disasters, and other looming threats. But crit...
By Carrie Cordero
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The OG wolf warrior lands in DC
The Department of Homeland Security is in need of “substantial updates” to maximize its strengths and improve its ability to adapt to threats, according to a new report publis...
By Carrie Cordero & Katie Galgano
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Homeland Security Watchdog Delayed Inquiry, Complaint Says
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The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general blocked an inquiry into whether senior agency officials demoted an employee who criticized the Trump administration, ac...
By Carrie Cordero
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U.S. House to vote on select committee to probe deadly Capitol attack
In The News
The U.S. House of Representatives votes Wednesday on legislation to create a new select committee to probe the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, after Senate Republica...
By Carrie Cordero
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CNAS Responds: Assessing the Biden Administration's First 100 Days
Press Note
President Biden will mark his first 100 days in office with a joint session address to Congress this evening. In the press note below, CNAS experts offer insights and reflecti...
By Richard Fontaine, Katherine L. Kuzminski, Ilan Goldenberg, Lisa Curtis, Martijn Rasser, Jacob Stokes, Ainikki Riikonen, Megan Lamberth, Nathalie Grogan & Jim Townsend
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Congressional efforts to repeal Iraq war authorization raise questions about Iranian proxies
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A House push to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) has picked up support across the political spectrum as President Joe Biden begins taking signifi...
By Richard Fontaine
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Congress looks to Biden as an ally as it tries to finally rewrite authority for the war on terror
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There's a new movement afoot to finally curb the President's 9/11 war powers, and the Republicans and Democrats pushing it have hope in a key ally: the President himself. On t...
By Richard Fontaine
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Department of Homeland Security stuck in neutral while awaiting confirmation vote for Mayorkas
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The delay in confirming President Joe Biden's Homeland Security secretary has left the department without clear direction as it confronts a series of stark challenges, includi...
By Carrie Cordero
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CNAS Responds: Week One of the Biden Presidency
Press Note
A week in, the Biden administration has made a series of moves across national security policy. In the advisory below, CNAS experts unpack key developments and possible outcom...
By Richard Fontaine, Carrie Cordero, Chris Dougherty, Jason Bartlett, Nathalie Grogan, Megan Lamberth, Emma Moore, Carisa Nietsche, Ainikki Riikonen & Rachel Ziemba
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Senators to grill Austin on domestic threats, civilian control of Defense
President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, is likely to face tough questions during his confirmation hearing Tuesday before the Senate Armed Service...
By Richard Fontaine
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Conspiracy theories and a call for patriots entice veterans at the Capitol
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The day President Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol, Jeremy Michael Brown, a retired Special Forces soldier with multiple combat tours, was in Washington, D.C., dressed f...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
