On August 3, 2010 former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, announced that the best way to combat violence extremism and terrorism is by empowering local law enforcement agencies, citizens and communities. Powerful words, but some would argue that was all they were — just words. Statements are easy to…

Throughout the history of policing in the United States, police officers have always been required to discharge their duties without bias or prejudice, and a police officer’s word has traditionally been given deference and almost always accepted as truth (or, at least, a more accurate version of the truth). Over…

I-35W St. Anthony Bridge Collapse and Reconstruction Over Mississippi River The United States has over 700,000 bridges nationwide which carry millions of people and rail traffic across the nation every day. …

a prime delivery system for a lot of nasty stuff — Do you ever think much about sewer systems unless there is a problem? Sewer systems are a necessity and requirement of cities, but when was the last time you related sewer to homeland security? Don’t discount their importance so quickly, there certainly is a nexus to homeland security. …

Our Vital (and Vulnerable) Connections to the World Port of Long Island During peacetime, they are our Nation’s doorways to international trade. During wartime, they push vital supplies to our troops overseas. They are America’s Ports, and they are indispensable to the economic health of our Nation. America’s Top Ports A port is a city containing a harbor (having piers for…

America’s Weak Brainwashed to Terrorize — What Makes a “Homegrown Violent Extremist”? “Homegrown violent extremists,” or HVEs, are individuals who encourage, endorse, condone, justify, or support the commission of a violent criminal act to achieve political, ideological, religious, social, or economic goals by a citizen or long-term resident of a Western country who has rejected Western cultural values, beliefs, and norms.[1]

With recent headlines focusing on the ongoing water shortages of the western United States, what should we know about how water impacts our security? In a 2012 report, the United States Intelligence Community assessed that the use of water in conflict — either as a weapon or as a means…

So-called “doomsday preppers” — individuals who believe that they should prepare for a variety of doomsday situations — have become a well-known and widely mocked group. National Geographic even made a television show about them called Doomsday Preppers. …

In late 2010, the Congressional Research Service provided a report to Congress referencing the variety of security issues that plague the U.S. water infrastructure sector. …