Critical Infrastructure Security & Resilience Month
Coronavirus
Giving Thanks During Difficult Times
I am personally thankful for frontline medical and essential workers, as well as our first responders, doing their job regardless of the added risks, because they put others ahead of themselves. Keep Reading
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Critical Infrastructure Security & Resilience Month
CISA Director Krebs Fired for Defending Security of Election, Tweets Trump
Krebs quickly resurfaced on Twitter: "Honored to serve. We did it right. #Protect2020." Keep Reading
DHS Joins Pentagon in Post-Election Leadership Purges
Bryan Ware was appointed assistant director for cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in January. Valerie Boyd, assistant secretary for International Affairs in the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, assumed her role in April 2019. Keep Reading
Narrative Security Expert Ajit Maan Launches New Column at Homeland Security Today
Maan originated the groundbreaking theory of internarrative identity, a road map for resilient identity created out of personal and cultural conflict. Her work has had far-reaching implications for conflict resolution and community engagement in hostile environments. Keep Reading
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TSA’s Kimberly Walton Wins Prestigious Leadership Award
The American University Key Executive Leadership Program annually awards executives who further their agency’s mission and excel in developing and inspiring those around them. Keep Reading
82% of Federal Executives Expect Telework to Continue Post-Pandemic
The survey of federal government executives revealed that more than half of the workforce are somewhat more productive or a lot more productive as a result of increased telework. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: Identity Labels and Bias in National Security and Law Enforcement
Humans use identity labels to make stories easy, but we can't confuse correlation with causation. Keep Reading
Reaching the Shadow: Accurately Framing Context as a Transformative Leader
Influential leaders speak to the shadow selves of their audiences just as directly as they speak to the acknowledged conscious selves of their audiences. Keep Reading
GAO: Clarity of Cybersecurity Leadership Urgently Needed
A September 22 report from the Government Accountability Office says it is unclear who is ultimately responsible for coordinating implementation of the National Cyber Strategy, and holding federal agencies accountable once activities are implemented. Keep Reading
Coronavirus
How the Intelligence Workforce Adapted and Learned from COVID-19
One leader plans to "continue to practice using" telework "even when it’s not necessary to use in a contingency." Keep Reading
OIG: Only a Court Can Issue ‘Binding Determination’ on Legality of Wolf’s Appointment
In a ruling Friday blocking the Trump administration from enforcing new asylum employment authorization restrictions, federal Judge Paula Xinis wrote that the plaintiffs "are likely to demonstrate" order of succession was invalid. Keep Reading
Operationalizing #NeverForget: United We Stand, Divided We Fall
As we reflect on the impacts of September 11th on our present and future, we at Homeland Security Today urge you to operationalize the pledge to never forget: To recognize the evolving and changing nature of the threats to our people and way of life, and to work to be part of the solution. To work to solve problems instead of creating more victims. To unite as Americans against those who wish to harm us. And, perhaps most importantly, to recognize that the consequences of just one successful attack are more than we are willing to tolerate. Keep Reading
3 Former DHS Secretaries: Refocus on Department’s Mission and Keep It Apolitical
"It serves the people in vital ways... continually remind the American people of all the ways Homeland Security protects us," said Jeh Johnson in forum with Michael Chertoff and Janet Napolitano. Keep Reading
State of the Homeland Address: Wolf Focuses on ‘Operational Flexibility,’ Protest Response
He criticized "a vocal and ill-informed minority" that "has clamored to paint recent DHS actions as examples of mission drift." Keep Reading
SIA Announces Winners of the 2020 SIA Women in Security Forum Scholarship
The Security Industry Association (SIA) recently selected 12 recipients for the inaugural SIA Women in Security Forum Scholarship. Keep Reading
Two Citadel Cadets Earn Women in Defense Scholarships
The Women in Defense (WID) Palmetto Chapter is pleased to announce Lillian Layden and Catherine Guenther as the awardees of its 2020 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Scholarship. Layden is a senior at The Citadel and a Computer Science and German double major with minors in Cybersecurity and Fine Arts. She is a member… Keep Reading
HSToday Executive Leadership Interview: CBP’s Brenda Brockman Smith on Trade and Security
Watch discussion on the role of trade agreements in border security, trade enforcement, homeland security and more. Keep Reading
Women’s Equality Day: Leading in the U.S. Coast Guard
The protests. The picket lines. The headlines reporting disturbing arrests and mistreatment by police and jailers. It was 100 years ago that the persistence of women leading the fight for equality who refused to give up, go away, or be silenced, finally paid off. On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified and women finally had the right to vote. Keep Reading