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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
CNAS Senior Fellow and General Counsel, Carrie Cordero, Appointed by DHS Secretary Mayorkas to Prestigious Homeland Security Advisory CouncilWashington, 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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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
‘Backwater’ Intelligence Office Faces Test Under Biden NomineeI&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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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Immigration Defines Homeland Security Chief as He Thinks BiggerAlejandro 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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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The OG wolf warrior lands in DCThe 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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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Homeland Security Watchdog Delayed Inquiry, Complaint SaysThe 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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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Department of Homeland Security stuck in neutral while awaiting confirmation vote for MayorkasThe 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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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Lawmakers question DHS crackdown tactics in protest citiesThe military tactics utilized by Homeland Security officers to control protesters in Portland, Oregon, and other cities are being decried by congressional lawmakers and invest...
By Carrie Cordero
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
‘It’s not good for our democracy’: Calls grow for federal officers to shed military-style uniformsAs authorities crack down on protests in Portland, Ore., military leaders, lawmakers and former government officials have intensified calls for federal officers to shed the ca...
By Carrie Cordero
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
DHS leaders, filling jobs on temporary basis, carry out Trump agendaThe Department of Homeland Security, at the center of some of the administration's most controversial and political actions from immigration restrictions to an aggressive resp...
By Carrie Cordero
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Trump Threatens to Send Federal Law Enforcement Forces to More CitiesPresident Trump plans to deploy federal law enforcement to Chicago and threatened on Monday to send agents to other major cities — all controlled by Democrats. Governors and ...
By Carrie Cordero