Homeland Protection Zone http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=960&32=8717&7=-1&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland Homeland Protection Zone by Josh Filler: Homeland security issues including prevention and protection en-us Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:29:01 GMT Josh Fille 2010-03-02T13:29:01Z en-us What The Najibullah Zazi Terror Case Teaches Us http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=85811002&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FWhat-The-Najibullah-Zazi.html Would be terrorist Najibullah Zazi has cut a deal with federal prosecutors. In his allocution last week in federal court, Zazi described his plan to Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:29:01 GMT 7dea0954cce31979b16f0d6ea278686f 2010-03-02T13:29:01Z The Austin Plane Crash: Crime or Terrorism? http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=84979782&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FThe-Austin-Plane-Crash.html Last week's shocking site of a commercial office building in Austin, Texas engulfed in flames and thick black smoke, after having a small plane intentionally Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:29:03 GMT 929554cc9a46801d62c561e4fa471098 2010-02-23T19:29:03Z The Disconnect between DHS and the Homeland Security Mission http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=84381842&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FThe-Disconnect-between-DHS.html Recently, Dr. James Carafano of the Heritage Foundation wrote a piece entitled Lay off Napolitano and the Homeland Security Department, which includes a run down Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:29:01 GMT f1867b325fe3d92d016090e2bf7ec7ab 2010-02-16T14:29:01Z The Flight 253 Terror Bomber Speaks http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=83798187&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FThe-Flight-253-Terror.html Six weeks after being interrogated for 50 minutes, would-be Northwest Flight 253 bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, has once again started talking to the FBI. This is good Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:29:01 GMT aa9d167534f0e81f52535ab34b9e4531 2010-02-09T13:29:01Z An Analysis of the Fiscal Year 2011 Homeland Security Grants http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=83430032&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FAn-Analysis-of-the.html On Monday, the Obama Administration released its proposed 3.8 trillion FY 2011 budget of which roughly $4 billion is slated for state and local homeland security grants and Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:29:01 GMT 8e92be4c236229e1366fe43b6a0425d6 2010-02-04T10:29:01Z Who's in Charge in a Disaster? http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=83231347&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FWhos-in-Charge-in.html The crisis in Haiti has left many wondering who's in charge down there when it comes to responding to the earthquake that struck the island Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:29:01 GMT b0f4d41e6181cb3e9a283e00b30e5c9e 2010-02-03T07:29:01Z From 9/11 to Haiti: Executive Communications in a Crisis http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=82063917&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FFrom-911-to-Haiti.html When a crisis arises, the public wants and expects to hear from its leaders. The timing, tone and information provided by a chief executive will Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:29:01 GMT d3ea0c9d94a365a143d942243970864b 2010-01-21T07:29:01Z Does Northwest Flight 253 Bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab Belong in a Military Commission? http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=80891127&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FDoes-Northwest-Flight-253.html The answer to that question depends on whether you believe Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is a common criminal and Northwest Flight 253 is a crime scene, or Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:29:01 GMT de10f7f7bb8c6934a2dd7aaa8c937394 2010-01-09T07:29:01Z Does FEMA Belong in the Department of Homeland Security? http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=80804537&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FDoes-FEMA-Belong-in.html This issue of whether FEMA belongs inside the Department of Homeland Security is like a vampire or zombie that never seems to die. Each time Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:29:01 GMT 2a83ce261fc41ba1b9b38680f6aee89c 2010-01-08T07:29:01Z The Attempted Terror Bombing of Northwest Flight 253 on Christmas Day http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=80135402&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FThe-Attempted-Terror-Bombing.html There are so many questions concerning the Northwest flight incident. Key among them is how did the alleged terrorist get his device on board a jumbo jet headed to the U.S.? Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:02:47 GMT 0b164cdb1ed716511d74afcb0eebce52 2010-01-04T17:02:47Z Do Airport Full Body Scanners Violate Privacy? http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=80500262&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FDo-Airport-Full-Body.html The attempted terror bombing of Northwest Flight 253 on Christmas 2009 has rekindled the debate over what tools TSA and other screening agencies around the world need Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:29:01 GMT 0be3b73d2d95362aa2da5ff0946991a2 2010-01-04T07:29:01Z The Homeland Security Challenges Beyond Northwest Flight 253 http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=80247657&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FThe-Homeland-Security-Challenges.html In the wake of the attempted terrorist bombing of Northwest Flight 253, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Transportation Security Administration, announced several new Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:29:01 GMT eaa0af4d55882fd9ad71e76624aee739 2009-12-31T07:29:01Z Was the Fort Hood Massacre Preventable? http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=79303977&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FWas-the-Fort-Hood.html There is an axiom in homeland security that we have to be right every time we act and the terrorists only have to be right Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:25:01 GMT 38070eefa1a28957cffa965d227ba185 2009-12-17T06:25:01Z DHS Releases Transit Security Grant Program Guidance http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=79107727&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FDHS-Releases-Transit-Security.html Tonight, DHS has released the FY 2010 Transit Security Grant Program guidance. The program provides $288 million for planning, equipment, training, exercises and operational activities to enhance Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:25:01 GMT 9b7810899c1473e95ae31468efd6a521 2009-12-14T06:25:01Z Pakistan Releases Interrogation Report on Americans Seeking to Wage Jihad Against the U.S. http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=79086717&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FPakistan-Releases-Interrogation-Report.html Brian Ross of ABC News, who is among the best investigative journalists in the business, has just obtained a copy of the interrogation report issued Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:26:01 GMT 5cc2d8309020a46116efbdb34fdbf3f5 2009-12-13T06:26:01Z They're Here! Secretary Napolitano Acknowledges the Growing Threat of Radical Islamist Terrorists Inside the Homeland http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=78768192&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FTheyre-Here-Secretary-Napolitano.html "Individuals sympathetic to al-Qaeda and its affiliates, as well as those inspired by their ideology, are present in the U.S., and would like to Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:25:01 GMT 118d5e53fe75d2fc8116dea9a5956ae3 2009-12-10T06:25:01Z DHS to Roll Out 2010 Homeland Security Grants Tomorrow http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=78673237&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FDHS-to-Roll-Out.html On Tuesday, December 8th, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will release grant guidance for numerous programs, including the Urban Areas Security Initiative, (UASI), State Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:25:02 GMT a4c99d2cbf85438a44b058ed03fc9d2e 2009-12-09T06:25:02Z Terror in Mumbai: Lessons for America from the Anniversary of the 2008 Attack http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=78411152&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FTerror-in-Mumbai-Lessons.html I recently watched HBO's documentary "Terror in Mumbai" a recount of the deadly terrorist attack against Mumbai one year ago launched by the terrorist group Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:25:01 GMT 1626443008df8043f5ad07bc018ccf99 2009-12-05T06:25:01Z Why the War in Afghanistan and Pakistan Matters in Peoria http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=78288052&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FWhy-the-War-in.html Tonight, President Obama announced his decision to surge roughly 30,000 additional troops into Afghanistan to roll back the Taliban and disrupt and defeat al-Qaeda. The President Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:26:01 GMT 49208f8b007b6a95baf3bb9f5d608655 2009-12-04T06:26:01Z The Trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: Litigation as War by Other Means http://www.emergencymgmt.com/r?19=961&43=577317&44=78217672&32=8717&7=577352&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencymgmt.com%2Femergency-blogs%2Fhomeland%2FThe-Trial-of-Khalid.html The Prussian General Von Clausewitz once said that war is politics by other means. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) and his four 9/11 co-defendants who will now Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:26:03 GMT 0aae7318e83568108848ddfa9fd08925 2009-12-03T06:26:03Z