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DHS fails to hire needed cybersecurity professionals, new GAO report says

DHS fails to hire needed cybersecurity professionals, new GAO report says

by Rhytha Zahid Hejaze | Mar 8, 2018 | Cybersecurity, Featured, National Security, Technology

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security has failed to hire needed cybersecurity professionals even though it was given approval to do so by Congress in 2014, according to a report released March 8 by the Government Accountability Office. The GAO, which is the...
Guantanamo’s Original Sin to be Demolished, Officials Say

Guantanamo’s Original Sin to be Demolished, Officials Say

by Eric Miller | Mar 7, 2018 | National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Guantanamo Bay’s first and most notorious prison camp for terrorist suspects will be destroyed, the Department of Justice announced. Critics complained Tuesday the move is a government attempt to “erase the history” of...
Director of National Intelligence says North Korean denuclearization deal unlikely

Director of National Intelligence says North Korean denuclearization deal unlikely

by Catherine Kim | Mar 6, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Tuesday he is skeptical that North Korea is willing to negotiate denuclearization, which South Korea announced earlier Tuesday. “Hope springs eternal, but we need to learn a lot more relative to these...
Why China is going its own way on North Korea

Why China is going its own way on North Korea

by Mila Jasper | Mar 2, 2018 | Featured, National Security

China is uniquely positioned to apply pressure on Kim Jong-Un that could reduce tensions on the Korean peninsula. Yet China has been lukewarm in its efforts to subdue a nuclearized North Korea, frustrating the U.S. This problem may come down to a fundamental...
UN human rights experts call for release of 9/11 detainee at Guantanamo

UN human rights experts call for release of 9/11 detainee at Guantanamo

by Catherine Kim | Mar 2, 2018 | Featured, National Security

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba –– The Pakistani nephew of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khlaid Sheik Mohammed should be released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center because he cannot receive a fair trial and is unable to effectively participate in a trial because of the effects...
Lawyers for 9/11 suspects now can visit “black sites,” question renditions

Lawyers for 9/11 suspects now can visit “black sites,” question renditions

by Catherine Kim | Mar 2, 2018 | Featured, National Security

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba –– According to new investigation guidance provided by the government, defense lawyers for men accused in the 9/11 terrorist attacks said Thursday they are now allowed to visit alleged black sites overseas and interview certain CIA agents. Since...
Former ambassadors decry empty Middle East embassy posts

Former ambassadors decry empty Middle East embassy posts

by Libby Berry | Mar 1, 2018 | Featured, National Security, Politics

When Saddam Hussein’s forces invaded Kuwait in August of 1990, hundreds of Americans were taken hostage by the Iraqi dictator. As the United States joined forces with 38 other nations, including many from the Middle East, Ambassador Frank G. Wisner II moved to protect...
Secretary of Defense ordered by 9/11 trial judge to explain recent firing of top Guantanamo official

Secretary of Defense ordered by 9/11 trial judge to explain recent firing of top Guantanamo official

by Catherine Kim | Feb 26, 2018 | National Security

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA –– The judge for the pre-trial hearings for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed on Monday ordered Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to explain why the Pentagon fired the two top military commissions officials – the person responsible for...
Mattis puts tactical nukes back on the table for Russia strategy

Mattis puts tactical nukes back on the table for Russia strategy

by Mila Jasper | Feb 22, 2018 | National Security

WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense James Mattis has asserted on Capitol Hill that the Pentagon needs to invest in low-yield nuclear weapons to counter a Russian strategy of “escalate to de-escalate” — firing low-yield nuclear weapons with the...
How China could make or break solving the North Korea crisis

How China could make or break solving the North Korea crisis

by Mila Jasper | Feb 22, 2018 | National Security

WASHINGTON — China may prove the key to defusing the North Korea crisis, according to experts, but it might not be ready to take action if that action would either destabilize the region or give the U.S. more power in the region.   Experts say China is playing a...
Non-citizens can provide ‘untapped’ pool of military recruits, experts say

Non-citizens can provide ‘untapped’ pool of military recruits, experts say

by Kristina Karisch | Feb 20, 2018 | National Security

WASHINGTON — As the Pentagon tries to increase troop numbers, the military is accepting recruits it would have rejected in years past. A different option, several experts say, would be to recruit troops who aren’t citizens. “Military recruiting is in...
States concerned about election security, 16 requested DHS review

States concerned about election security, 16 requested DHS review

by Erica Snow | Feb 7, 2018 | Cybersecurity, National Security

WASHINGTON – In response to Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, 16 states asked the Department of Homeland Security to review the security of their voting systems, and five reviews have been completed, a DHS official said Wednesday.   Sen. Kamala...
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