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Feb 5 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
According to news reports, the victim of this attack, Mike Gill, died over the weekend of his injuries from a carjacking spree in downtown DC. Another young man, victim Alberto Vasquez Jr., also died in the same series of attacks… fox5dc.com/news/who-was-m…
…Mr. Gill had served in the Trump administration, which has brought this attack more attention. But the point is, he was attacked and shot in a main area of downtown DC, blocks from the White House, at 6pm on a Monday….
Jun 16, 2022 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Judge Luttig's statement is remarkable for how raw it is. It's not a legal memo, or even a prepared speech of the sort we might expect from a retired federal judge. It's a cry for the country he served and is afraid of losing. Some excerpts: cnn.com/2022/06/16/pol…
"The treacherous plan was no less ambitious than to steal America’s democracy."
May 26, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Those covering #Uvalde may find this article on how police response expectations and training for active shooter incidents changed post-Columbine, useful. Link available here under "2019" (year article published): alerrt.org/reading
May 20, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
This week the House passed the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022. Among other things that will facilitate greater congressional oversight... congress.gov/bill/117th-con…
...the bill calls for an interagency task force "to analyze and combat White supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uniformed services and Federal law enforcement agencies." ...
May 16, 2022 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Later this summer, I will be devoting a session of the Safe@Home @CNASdc series to mass shootings & gun violence: cnas.org/safe-home
The Safe@Home series focuses on challenges to homeland security such as intl & domestic terrorism, political violence against govt officials, mass shootings & gun violence, pandemic preparedness and response, climate related emergency management, cybersecurity & related issues...
There are several interrelated debates/analyses taking place right now within governments and in the public debate…
…one focuses on what the US and allies should do as a moral imperative in terms of providing support and assistance to Ukraine to defend against grotesque Russian attacks…
Mar 8, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Just two years ago, the political leadership of the US was so dysfunctional that despite a complex global national security threat landscape, the annual worldwide threat briefings were scrapped. This week, intelligence leaders will appear before both oversight committees…
House Intel Cmte holds its public hearing with USIC leaders tomorrow 3/8: docs.house.gov/Committee/Cale…
Mar 3, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Here’s my love letter to the cybersecurity community in the federal government and all across the country who protected 2020 👇
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is grotesque, if not unexpected. At a human level, the unnecessary lives lost and uncertainty for an entire society and its government are painful to watch from a distance…
…at a policy level, the President’s remarks today provided a clear statement of US objectives: stand up for democracy, impose financial costs through sanctions, continue to prepare to defend NATO partners…
Jan 26, 2022 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
This Friday 1/28 at 11am EST @CNASdc is launching the Safe@Home speaker series. Deputy Secretary @DHSgov John K. Tien, in his first in-depth public conversation in this new role, will be joining me. You can register to attend, here: cnas.org/events/cnas-vi…
The Safe@Home series is a new initiative @CNASdc to generate policy, media & public conversation on security & safety issues at home. The concept is built on the premise that improving safety & security in the US is a critical component in bolstering our stressed-out democracy...
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