Category: American National Security

Instead of increasing its interaction with foreign nations’ law enforcement and intelligence agencies, the Department of Homeland Security should focus on building relationships with local police agencies and private-sector security departments in order to secure infrastructure and U.S. borders, say …

“Prior to publication of his book, The Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA’s War on Terror, [John] Kiriakou submitted a draft manuscript in July 2008 to the CIA’s Publication Review Board (PRB). In an attempt to trick the …

Sen. Rand Paul (R–KY) made the news Monday when he declined to get up close and personal with TSA guards at the Nashville, TN airport. Paul entered the security line; dumped his belt, glasses, wallet, shoes, cell phone and pocket …

Our Freedoms are constantly being invaded and under attack. We must not allow this to happen. We must stand up and defend them? We all knew that our elected and appointed officials on all levels, of our Government are trying …

Truth be told, because entitlement spending has tripled while defense spending declined as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), entitlement spending (Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security) is now 10 percent of GDP, whereas defense spending is only 5 percent.

2011 was anything but a successful year for the United States’ border security projects including the building of a security fence at the nation’s southern border. A recently released government report reveals that the Homeland Security Department failed to properly …

The Transportation Security Administration was created ten years ago. It’s grown by 400% since then.

It employs 65,000 people – more than the Departments of Labor, Energy, Education, Housing & Urban Development and State. Combined. It has 4,000 headquarters personnel. 10,000 …

Security within the intelligence division of the U.S. military exhibits so much laxity that soldiers are able to play video games or watch motion pictures on intelligence computers, according to a hearing into the so-called Wikileaks scandal.

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is a law that has been enacted annually for the last 48 years. It is used to determine the budget and expenditures of the United States Department of Defense. The Senate has already passed …

As the nation prepares to honor its warfighters on Veterans Day, the top military commanders from the four service branches of the U.S. Armed Forces spoke openly to a congressional panel about the dangerous road being traveled by the Commander …

A report released Wednesday by the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Center gives failing of near failing grades for U.S, bio-terrorism preparedness and response, according to U.S. Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security,

Last July, President Barack Obama’s own National Security Council conducted a study — and formulated a plan — regarding drug trafficking and drug trafficking networks. Unfortunately, the NSC report is nothing more than political window dressing.

The U.S. Department of Defense must restructure to accommodate deep budget cuts and, more importantly, be ready for the challenges of 21st-century warfare. Those challenges will include unconventional operations and wars fought in vastly expanded battle spaces. Reforms are needed …

The Obama administration canceled a $1.2 billion program to install nuclear material detectors at U.S. ports of entry, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Is The United States Department of Homeland Security alright? Are they actually mentally sound? Are they living in an “Alice In Wonderland” fictional fantasy in which they truly believe evil Queen Maleficent was wrongly profiled as a hideous monster but …