Homeland Security Watch

Full Committee hearing on:
“The Resilient Homeland - Broadening the Homeland Security Strategy.”

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 @ 10am
311 Cannon House Office Building

Witnesses (partial):
• Hon. Stewart A. Baker, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Department of Homeland Security;
• Susan R. Bailey, Ph.D., AT&T Operations, Inc., Vice President Global Network Operations Planning;
• Professor Yossi Sheffi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
• Mr. Erroll G. Southers, Assistant Chief, Los Angeles Airport Police, Homeland Security & Intelligence Division, Adjunct Professor of Terrorism and Public Policy, Associate Director for Educational Programs, Homeland Security Center for Risk & Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE), University of Southern California

Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism
“Assessing the Resiliency of the Nation’s Supply Chain.”

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 @ 2pm
311 Cannon House Office Building

Witnesses (invited/partial):
• Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security;
• Commissioner W. Ralph Basham, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security;
• Mr. Robert W. Kelly, Senior Advisor for Homeland and National Security, Reform Institute;
• Mr. Paul Zimmermann, Director of Operations, Port of New Orleans

I am at this year’s GovSec conference here in DC for the next couple days. IBM is a sponsor of the event and my two colleagues, Scott Gould and Dan Prieto, and I are moderating the panel discussions as part of the Counterterrorism and Technology and Tactics track. There are supposed to be several hundred people at the event so I’ll look forward to reporting back on HLSwatch.com about how the proceedings unfold.

They call economics the dismal science, but take a look at our agenda over the next two days:

I’m moderating the discussions on “Recognizing Fraudulent Passports & Visas” and on “Federal Resources to Prevent the Next Rad/Nuc Attack.” If you’ll be at the conference, send me an email and hope to see you at these panels.

Monday, April 14
1:00 PM EDT
Private Sector Office Assistant Secretary Al Martinez-Fonts will participate in a panel discussion on the state of travel and tourism at the American Hotel and Lodging Association Annual Legislative Action Summit
Willard InterContinental Hotel
1401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC

Tuesday, April 15
10:40 AM EDT
Under Secretary for Science and Technology Jay M. Cohen will deliver remarks to the Annual Azalea Festival Symposium
Old Dominion University
Ted Constant Convocation Center
4320 Hampton Boulevard
Norfolk, VA

12:00 PM Local
Secretary Michael Chertoff will participate in a ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising
Ghetto Heroes Monument
Walowa
Warsaw, Poland
OPEN PRESS

2:00 PM EDT
Transportation Security Administration Assistant Secretary Kip Hawley will testify before the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection on how the transportation security administration will continue to enhance security for all modes of transportation
311 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC

7:30 PM EDT
Deputy Chief Privacy Officer John Kropf will deliver remarks at the 7th International Public Safety/Counterterrorism Conference
Marriott Seattle Waterfront
2100 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA

Wednesday, April 16
2:00 PM EDT
Office of Policy Screening Coordination Office Director Kathleen Kraninger and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Deputy Assistant Commissioner Bob Jacksta will testify before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counter-terrorism on ensuring successful implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
311 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC

Thursday, April 17
Events TBD

Friday, April 18
Events TBD

As described on this blog before, the U.S. can better engage multilateral entities, such as NATO, ASEAN, and the EU, to work with important countries in pursuit of the shared interest in combating terrorism and protecting civilian populations.

In researching further details of what NATO has to offer, I decided to highlight here the Alliance’s Partnership Action Plan against Terrorism (PAP-T). The Partnership Action Plan against Terrorism deserves attention by this year’s NATO Summit, taking place this week in Hungary. The PAP-T involves nearly forty countries through NATO’s Partnership for Peace program and NATO’s Mediterranean Dialogue. Participating countries agree on the level of their participation individually with NATO. PAP-T facilitates intelligence sharing and cooperation in areas such as border security, terrorism-related training and exercises, the development of capabilities for defense against terrorist attacks and for managing the consequences of attacks. The PAP-T takes a pragmatic approach and focuses on:

Consultations and information sharing

Operations and exercises

Assisting Partners’ efforts against terrorism

Targeting terrorist finances

Civil emergency planning

Cooperating with other international organizations

Science and environment

With the heads of State and Government from the 26 NATO nations, 24 Partners, and other representatives from international institutions meeting in Bucharest this week to discuss NATO enlargement and operations in Afghanistan and Kosovo as part of NATO’s biannual summit, the dearth of counterterrorism issues on the agenda is worth noting. Readers are encouraged to send in any comments with details about the Summit that actually do address this topic.

Yesterday Homeland Security Secretary Mike Chertoff sat down with a group of homeland security bloggers to discuss the upcoming 5-year anniversary of the Department, accomplishments under his watch, and other topics. In what became more of a rapid fire reverse panel discussion, Chertoff sat opposite the eight of us fielding exactly one question from each person. The topics ranged from immigration modernization to cyber security to warrantless wiretaps. As usual, the Secretary enthusiastically – if sometimes combatively – took on every question with the gusto of a real policy wonk.

Rather than rehash for you the details, you can access transcript of the roundtable from the DHS website. The transcript does not name questioners, but I asked the first question on USCIS Transformation, and others in the group were Ryan Singel of Wired, Townhall.com’s Amanda Carpente, Jeff Stein of CQ, J.P. Freire from American Spectator, Counterterrorism Blog’s Andrew Cochran, and Rich Cooper, former DHS official and contributor to Security Debrief. It was a great opportunity to meet these individuals in person

Because the meeting became more like a press interview than a discussion, I believe that we could have used the time better. Actually, we could’ve simply used more time, but that’s impractical. See the transcript for the details. It gets exciting when Jeff Stein digs in on the use of intel from warrantless wiretaps. See Ryan Singel’s distillation for highlights, too.

Readers recall the November 8 post that cited a White House move to secure $436 million for cybersecurity initiatives. There’s been little news about the development since, but I’m hoping to glean more details on the 24th.

The president sent his request to Speaker Pelosi on November 6th explaining the requested budget change. Its unclear if the new cyber initiative will reside wholly at the Department of Homeland Security, the intel community, or at DOD. Each has a stake, to be sure, but it depends on how cybersecurity is defined. Are we interested in securing the private sector-owned cyber infrastructure (DHS)? Will we emphasize the use of the internet as a source of secrets and detecting plots (IC)? Or are we protecting government assets and countering attacks on them (DOD)?

We may get some light shed on the subject when Jessica Herrera-Flanigan, Staff Director at the House Homeland Security Committee, and Andy Purdy, former Director of DHS’s National Cyber Security Division speak over breakfast on January 24th as part of the “Cyberspace and Homeland Security: Vulnerability and Opportunity” event at Crowell & Moring, 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.

RSVP for the event with organizer Gordon Platt via gplatt@gothammediaventures.com

The event runs from 8-930 and is moderated by Scott Greiper, Managing Director of investment firm Legend Merchant Group, Inc. Gordon has two other panelists lined up: David Bodenheimer, a Partner at Crowell & Moring who focuses on government, and Jody Westby, the CEO of Global Cyber Risk.

I’ll be on travel, so I’ll rely on you all to tell me how it goes. Email me with input (jonah.hlswatch [at] gmail [dot] com).

DHS leadership flung across the country for a very high profile week of events:

Monday, November 12

8:00 AM PST
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator David Paulison will deliver remarks to the International Association of Emergency Managers Annual Conference
Silver Legacy Hotel
Exposition Hall A
407 North Virginia Street
Reno, NV
OPEN PRESS

11:00 AM EST
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad W. Allen will participate in the annual Coast Guard Veterans’ Day Wreath-layering Ceremony on Coast Guard hill
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, VA
OPEN PRESS

Tuesday, November 13

9:00 AM EST
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad W. Allen will deliver remarks and participate in a ground breaking ceremony for a new Landfill Gas Co-Generation Plant at the U.S. Coast Guard Yard
2401 Hawkins Point Road
Baltimore, MD
OPEN PRESS

9:30 AM MST
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator David Paulison will deliver remarks to the National Congress of American Indians Annual Conference 64th Annual Convention
Hyatt Regency
650 15th Street
Denver, CO
OPEN PRESS

10:00 AM EST
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations Admissibility Requirements and Migration Control Executive Director Paul Morris will testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight, Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia on human capital needs of the CBP “One Face at the Border” initiative.
342 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC
OPEN PRESS

2:00 PM EST
Management Chief Human Capital Officer Marta Pérez will testify before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Management, Investigations and Oversight on Department of Homeland Security efforts to recruit, hire and promote veterans.
311 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC
OPEN PRESS

Wednesday, November 14

8:00 AM HST
Under Secretary for Science and Technology Jay M. Cohen will address the 2007 International Test and Evaluation Association Symposium
The Kauai Marriott Resort
3610 Rice Street
Lihue, HI
OPEN PRESS

9:00 AM EST
Screening Coordination Office Director Kathleen Kraninger will provide an overview on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative at the Changing Borders Conference
Washington County Community College
US Route 1 South
Calais, ME
OPEN PRESS

10:00 AM EST
Transportation Security Administration Assistant Secretary Kip Hawley will testify before the House Committee on Homeland Security on covert testing practices.
311 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC
OPEN PRESS

10:30 AM EST
US-VISIT Director Robert Mocny, U.S. Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Response Operation RDML Wayne Justice and U.S. Coast Guard Seventh District Commander RADM Dave Kunkel will participate in a media event announcing the success of the US-VISIT/U.S. Coast Guard Biometrics at Sea Initiative.
100 MacArthur Causeway
Miami Beach, FL
OPEN PRESS

11:00 AM EST
Federal Emergency Management Agency Director of Management and Chief Acquisition Officer Deidre Lee will testify before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management on the use of contract workers.
2167 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC
OPEN PRESS

11:00 AM CST
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office of Citizenship Chief Alfonso Aguilar will participate in a press conference to introduce the Polish version of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services publication, “Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants”
Copernicus Center
5216 West Lawrence Avenue
Chicago, IL
OPEN PRESS

1:45 PM EST
Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications Greg Garcia will participate on the Securing Cyberspace Panel at the TechNet North 2007 Conference
John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center
900 Boylston Street
Room 302
Boston, MA
OPEN PRESS

Thursday, November 15

10:00 AM EST
Transportation Security Administration Assistant Secretary Kip Hawley will testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on GAO Investigation of Airport Security Checkpoints
2154 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC
OPEN PRESS

10:00 AM EST
Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Operations Directorate Assistant Administrator Glenn Cannon will testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, and Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness on the status of U.S. response following a radiological dispersal devices attack
342 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC
OPEN PRESS

12:30 PM EST
Secretary Michael Chertoff will deliver remarks at the 8th Annual U.S. Customs and Border Protection 2007 Trade Symposium
Ronald Reagan Building
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Atrium Hall
Washington, DC
OPEN PRESS

2:00 PM EST
Federal Emergency Management Agency Policy and Program Analysis Director Marko Bourne will testify before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response on leveraging mutual aid for effective emergency response
311 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC
OPEN PRESS

8:30 PM EST
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Emilio Gonzalez will provide the keynote address at the VISTA Magazine Awards Dinner
Biltmore Hotel
1200 Anastasia Avenue
Coral Gables, FL
OPEN PRESS

Friday, November 16

2:00 PM GMT
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office of Policy and Strategy Chief Carlos Iturregui will deliver remarks on the “U.S. Immigration Landscape – 2007 and Beyond” at the International Bar Association 3rd Biennial Global Immigration Conference
Renaissance Chancery Court
London, England
OPEN PRESS

CBP announced the dates of its 2007 trade symposium. To be held on November, 14th and 15th of November, topics include the following:
• Cargo Security
• Trade Issues
• ACE / ITDS
• Post-Incident Business Resumption
• Global Issues

The Trade Symposium will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC. CBP set up a website dedicated to the event at which updates can be found.

I couldn’t find much more than this for the agenda:

Wednesday, November 14, 2007
• Registration/Exhibition – 10:30am
• Opening and Symposium Panels – 1:00pm – 5:30pm
• Review Exhibits 5:30pm – 6:00pm
• Open Forum with Senior Management – 6:00 pm – 8:00pm

Thursday, November 15, 2007
• Continental Breakfast – 7:30am
• Symposium Panels – 8:15am – 11:45am
• Luncheon – 11:45am – 1:15pm
• Symposium Panels – 1:30pm – 4:45pm
• Closing Remarks – 4:45pm – 5:00pm

Monday, October 08

Events TBD

Tuesday, October 09

6:30 PM EDT
Transportation Security Administration Administrator Kip Hawley will address the British-American Business Association
British Embassy Rotunda
3100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC

Wednesday, October 10

9:30 AM EDT
Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications Greg Garcia will deliver a keynote address to the Detroit SecureWorld Expo on the development and implementation of the Information Technology Sector-Specific Plan, National Cyber Security Awareness Month activities, and the steps public and private sector organizations can take to protect cyberspace
Ford Motor Company Conference and Event Center
Keynote Theater
1151 Village Road
Dearborn, MI

10:00 AM EDT
Transportation Security Administration Administrator Kip Hawley will testify before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection on aviation security
2167 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC

1:30 PM EDT
Chief Privacy Officer Hugo Teufel III will speak at the National Chamber Foundation’s “RFID Solutions: Securing the Commerce for Tomorrow” conference on the Department’s policy on Radio Frequency Identification
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC

2:00 PM EDT
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Director Vayl Oxford will testify before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology on the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office’s technical nuclear forensics program
311 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC

Thursday, October 11

9:00 AM PDT
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator David Paulison will deliver the keynote address at the National Emergency Preparedness Conference
Capital Christian Center
MRC Room
9470 Micron Avenue
Sacramento, CA

2:00 PM EDT

Update: This hearing is postponed to Tuesday, Oct. 16, 10 a.m. Location: 342 Dirksen Bldg.

U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Craig Bone, Transportation Security Administration Director of Maritime and Surface Credentialing Stephen Sadler, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Director Vayl Oxford, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Assistant Commissioner Thomas Winkowski will testify before the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism on the SAFE Port Act
311 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC Friday, October 1210:15 AM EDT
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Emilio Gonzalez will address the National Foundation for Women Legislators
The Seelbach Hilton Louisville
500 Fourth Street
Louisville, KY

11:00 AM EDT
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Prakash Khatri will address the conference of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys on International Adoption and Immigration
Marriott Hotel
300 South Charles Street
Baltimore, MD

Radio silence these last few days is due to a fishing trip off the coast of Key West with friends Max Angerholzer III, Kyle Downey, Sam Glass, and Jeffrey Lewis (you should know his blog, ArmsControlWonk.com).  Even Big Max (Jr.) joined us for the fun.

In Key West, they call it a grand slam if your boat catches at least one dolphinfish, a wahoo, and a sailfish.  The last one is the most difficult, but we caught our grand slam with the sailfish coming in at 7’10” and almost 50 pounds.  All of us caught a dolphin fish except Sam; he reeled in our wahoo.  Special thanks to Daniel Foster for lending us his home as our Key West base for those few days off.

Two new posts follow below:

This summer’s two CNN and YouTube presidential primary debates – one Republican and one Democratic – accepts questions submitted by all of us online via www.youtube.com/debates. 

• The Democratic debate takes place at the Citadel in Charleston, SC, tomorrow (7/23/07) from 7 to 9 p.m. EST. 
• The Republican debate takes place Monday, Sept 17, from 7 to 9 p.m. EST in Florida. 

For the Democratic debate, any 30 second question submitted at www.youtube.com/debates before the end of July 22^nd may be chosen.  Anderson Cooper will moderate and ask follow-up questions.   Homeland Security will be an unavoidable topic during both debates.  I encourage readers to log on to the site and submit questions. Consider posting them here, too, and we’ll have our own debate.

CNN.com Live will stream tomorrow’s debate live and re-feed portions of it by topic.  Site visitors will be invited to submit video critiques, and there will be opportunities for them to describe how they would have responded to the questions. 

(Updated 2/21/2007)
The week ahead according to DHS:

February 19 – 23, 2007 

Tuesday, February 20 
11:45 AM MST
Secretary Michael Chertoff will participate in a press availability at the Operation Jump Start border fence construction site.
Border Road
San Luis, AZ
OPEN PRESS
*Directions: From Juan Sanchez Blvd. Turn Right. Once you see Avenue E, turn Left (south).Continue south until the end of the paved road and stage there.

Wednesday, February 21
9:45 AM EST
Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for ICE, and other ICE officials will participate in the Virtual Global Task Force (VGT) conference.
Mayflower Renaissance Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC
OPEN PRESS 

Thursday, February 22
8:30 AM EST
Assistant Secretary for Cyber Security and Telecommunications Greg Garcia will deliver remarks at the Maryland Cyber Security Forum
3501 University Boulevard, East
Adelphi, MD

2:00 PM CST
Federal Emergency Management Agency Deputy Director for Gulf Coast Recovery Gil Jamieson will testify before the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development Field Hearing on Louisiana Post-Katrina Housing
Dillard University
1555 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA
OPEN PRESS

2:00 PM EST
Secretary Michael Chertoff will deliver remarks at the Detroit Economic Club Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center
400 Renaissance Center
Detroit, MI
OPEN PRESS

3:55 PM EST
Secretary Chertoff will participate in a press availability following a tour of passenger operations at the Detroit Windsor Tunnel
Detroit Windsor Tunnel
E Jefferson Avenue at Randolph Street
Detroit, MI

4:00 PM EST
Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Julie L. Myers will participate in the Virtual Global Task Force Conference
Mayflower Renaissance Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
OPEN PRESS

Friday, February 23
10:45 AM EST
Under Secretary for Science and Technology Jay M. Cohen will deliver remarks on the ThinkTEC Homeland Security Innovation Conference
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
Charleston, SC
OPEN PRESS

12:00 PM EST
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Emilio Gonzalez will deliver the keynote address at the 28th Annual Immigration Law Update hosted by the American Immigration Lawyers Association
Hyatt Regency
400 SE 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL
OPEN PRESS

2:00 PM CST
Federal Emergency Management Agency Deputy Director for Gulf Coast
Recovery Gil Jamieson will testify before the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development Field Hearing on Mississippi Post Katrina Housing
Gulfport City Hall
2309 15th Street
Gulfport, MS
OPEN PRESS

2:10 PM GMT
Acting Chief Privacy Officer Kenneth Mortensen will deliver remarks at the Aviation Security Conference on frameworks to ensure privacy while permitting the exchange of appropriate biometric information
Copthorne Tara Hotel
Scarsdale Place Wrights Lane, Kensington, W8 5SL
London, England
OPEN PRESS

4:00 PM EST
Secretary Michael Chertoff will participate in the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America joint media availability with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez, and their Canadian and Mexican counterparts
Lester B. Pearson Building
Main Lobby
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
OPEN PRESS

Below is a list of homeland security policy events in the DC area next week (as well as the occasional listing outside of DC). Please note that many events require prior invitations and/or RSVPs.

1/8: AEI event on “Illegal Migration from Mexico to the United States.” 1150 17th St NW, 1pm.
1/9-1/11: DHS Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization’s EAGLE Prime Contractor Vendor Outreach Session. Holiday Inn Capitol, 555 C St SW.
1/9: Center for American Progress event with Richard Clarke on “After Iraq: The Next Steps in the ‘War on Terror’.” 1333 H St NW, 10th Floor, 9am.
1/9: Senate HSGAC hearing on “Ensuring Full Implementation of the 9/11 Commission’s Recommendations.” Dirksen 342, 9:30am.
1/10-1/11: CES Government 2007. Las Vegas.
1/10: Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Balancing Privacy and Security: The Privacy Implications of Government Data Mining Programs.” Dirksen 226, 9:30am.
1/11-1/12: Hospitals on the Frontline conference. Leavey Conference Center, Georgetown U.
1/11: Homeland Security Advisory Council meeting. Hyatt Regency Washington, 400 New Jersey Ave NW, 11:15am.

(Please e-mail me if you have suggestions about additions to this list for this week, or future weeks).

Below is a list of homeland security policy events in the DC area next week (as well as the occasional listing outside of DC). This will be the last such events list in 2006. Please note that many events require prior invitations and/or RSVPs.

12/18: National Press Club event with White House Homeland Security Advisor Fran Townsend on “Preparing for a Pandemic: The National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza.” National Press club, 529 14th St NW, 10am.
12/18: CSIS event on “Avian and Pandemic Influenza: Bamako Conference Briefing.” 1800 K St NW, 2pm.
12/19: CSIS event with DHS Asst. Secretary Stewart Baker on “Terrorist Screening and Privacy Issues.” 1800 K St NW, 11am.
12/19: National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee meeting. 1615 H St, NW, 1pm.
12/20: Washington Foreign Press Center briefing with DHS Acting Asst. Sec. for International Affairs Paul Rosenzweig on “”Review of 2006 for the Department of Homeland Security and Priorities for 2007.” 14th and F St NW, 4pm.

(Please e-mail me if you have suggestions about additions to this list for this week, or future weeks).

Below is a list of homeland security policy events in the DC area next week (as well as the occasional listing outside of DC). Please note that many events require prior invitations and/or RSVPs.

12/11: AAAE/TSA/DHS Aviation Security Summit features remarks by TSA Adminstrator Kip Hawley. Doubletree Crystal City, Arlington, VA.
12/11-12/13: Customs and Border Protection Trade Support Network conference. Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel, Arlington, VA.
12/12-12/13: Institute of Medicine workshop on “Infectious Disease Surveillance and Detection: Assessing the Challenges - Finding Solutions.” Keck Center, 500 5th St NW.
12/12: George Washington University event on “A New Human Capital Management Architecture for Federal Leaders” features keynote by Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen. 805 21st NW, 5:30pm.
12/13-12/14: Commission on the National Guard and the Reserves hearing on “Proposals to Strengthen and Elevate Role of National Guard in Military Hierarchy.” Rayburn 2212.
12/13-12/15: Customs and Border Protection Trade Symposium. Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW.
12/13: Georgetown U. Law Center event with Sen. Patrick Leahy on the agenda for the Senate Judiciary Committee in the 110th Congress. 600 New Jersey Ave NW, 11:30am.
12/13: Cato Institute event with Ohio St. Professor John Mueller on his new book “Overblown.” 1000 Massachusetts, NW, 12 noon.
12/14: Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus event on “Radio Frequency in Document Identification: Roundtable Discussion On Passports, Real ID, and Other Digital IDs.” US Capitol Building, HC-5, 9:30am.
12/14: DHS year-in-review speech by Sec. Chertoff. Jack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st NW, 10:30am.
12/15: Heritage Foundation event on “Competitive Technologies for National Security Policy: Obstacles and Options for Staying Ahead.” 214 Massachusetts Ave NE, 12 noon.

(Please e-mail me if you have suggestions about additions to this list for this week, or future weeks).

Below is a list of homeland security policy events in the DC area next week (as well as the occasional listing outside of DC). Please note that many events require prior invitations and/or RSVPs.

12/4-12/6: Society for Risk Analysis annual meeting. Renaissance Innerharbor Hotel, 202 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD.
12/5-12/6: Counter Terror World conference. London, United Kingdom.
12/5: Homeland Security Investor Conference. Ritz Carlton Hotel, 1150 22nd St. NW, 8am.
12/5: AEI event on “Protecting Ports: Rethinking Border Security.” 1150 17th St NW, 12th Floor, 8:30am.
12/5: Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board public meeting. Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, 2pm.
12/5: First Response Coalition roundtable event on “The Post-Election Landscape for Public Safety Communications: 2007 Predictions and Recommendations.” National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, 4pm.
12/6-12/8: Advanced Identification Systems with Biometrics & Security conference. Doubletree Hotel Crystal City.
12/6: DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee meeting. Miami Beach, FL. 8am.
12/6: Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight. Dirksen 226, 9:30am.
12/6: Senate HSGAC hearing on “Hurricane Katrina: Stopping the Flood of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse.” Dirksen 342, 10am.
12/6: Homeland Security Advisory Council’s “Secure Borders and Open Doors Advisory Committee” meeting. Hilton Washington, 1919 Connecticut Ave NW, 1pm.
12/6: Senate HSGAC hearing on the nomination of Paul Schneider to be DHS Under Secretary for Management. Dirksen 342, 2:30pm.
12/7: Center for the Study of the Presidency event on “Crisis Leadership: Securing Societies, Protecting Homelands” with DHS Under Secretary George Foresman et al. One Constitution Ave NE, 9am.
12/7: Georgetown CPASS event on “Law Enforcement Assistance and Partnership Strategy.” ICC Auditorium, Georgetown University, 9:30am.

(Please e-mail me if you have suggestions about additions to this list for this week, or future weeks).

Below is a list of homeland security policy events in the DC area next week (as well as the occasional listing outside of DC). Please note that many events require prior invitations and/or RSVPs.

11/27-12/1: 4th International Aviation Security Technology Symposium. Omni Shoreham Hotel, DC.
11/27: Muslim-American Society press conference related to the recent removal of a group of imams from a US Airways flight. Washington National Airport, US Airways ticket counter, 8:15am.
11/27: Homeland Security Legal Policy Discussion & Tour by Women in Government Relations. Lockheed Martin, 300 M St SE, 12 noon.
11/27: SAIS event with Judge Richard Posner on “The Role of Intelligence in Counterterrorism.” 1740 Massachusetts Ave NW, 5:30pm.
11/28: Homeland Defense Journal conference on “Physical and Critical Infrastructure Resilience.” NRECA Headquarters Building, 4301 Wilson Blvd, Arlington VA. 8:30am.
11/28: University of Maryland START event on “Framing Counterterrorism: Comparing Perspectives and Goals.” National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, 9am.
11/29: Library of Congress book event with Susan Hirsch on her book “In the Moment of Greatest Calamity: Terrorism, Grief and a Victim’s Quest for Justice.” 10 First St. SE, Room 119, 12 noon.
11/29: Heritage Foundation event on “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against The West.” 214 Massachusetts Ave NE, 12 noon.
11/29: GWU Homeland Security, Emergency and Risk Management Forum on “Massport and Logan Airport: Post 9/11.” 800 21st St NW, Room 307, 4pm.
11/29: Center for American Progress event with Lee Hamilton on “9/11 and the Current State of Homeland Security.” 1333 H St NW, 10th Floor, 5pm.
11/30: National Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon with FEMA director David Paulison. 529 14th St NW, 12:30pm.
12/1: Center for National Policy event on “Jihad.com: How Terrorists Use the Internet.” 1 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Suite 333. 12 noon.

(Please e-mail me if you have suggestions about additions to this list for this week, or future weeks).

Below is a list of homeland security policy events in the DC area next week (as well as the occasional listing outside of DC). Please note that many events require prior invitations and/or RSVPs.

11/19-11/20: National Academy of Sciences meeting on “Methodological Improvements to the Department of Homeland Security’s Biological Agent Risk Analysis.” Keck Center, 500 5th St NW.
11/20: New Jersey Universities Homeland Security Research Consortium Symposium. Rutgers University.
11/21: CSIS event on “Implementing the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.” 1800 K St NW, 8:30am.
11/21: Equity International briefing on their “2007 Border & Port Security Outlook.” National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, 1pm.

(Please e-mail me if you have suggestions about additions to this list for this week, or future weeks).

Below is a list of homeland security policy events in the DC area next week (as well as the occasional listing outside of DC). Please note that many events require prior invitations and/or RSVPs.

11/12-11/15: International Association of Emergency Managers annual conference. Orlando, FL.
11/13: US-VISIT 10-Print Industry Day. 1400 North 14th Street, 12th Floor, Arlington, VA.
11/13: AEI lecture by University of Texas professor Philip Bobbitt on “The Wars on Terror.” 1150 17th St NW, 5:30pm.
11/14: National Maritime Security Advisory Committee meeting. Fairfax Marriott, 11787 Lee Jackson Mem. Hwy, Fairfax, VA. 1pm.
11/15-11/16: e-Gov Institute’s 7th Security Conference and Exhibition. Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW.
11/15: The Infrastructure Security Partnership breakfast with FEMA Director David Paulison. Army-Navy Club, 901 17th St NW, 8:00am.
11/15: Georgetown University CPASS event on “The Department of Homeland Security: Balancing Threat and Risk” with DHS Undersecretary Stewart Baker et al. Georgetown University, 10:30am.
11/15: House Homeland Security Committee hearing on “The Secure Border Initiative: Ensuring Effective Implementation and Financial Accountability of SBInet.” Cannon 311, 3pm.
11/16: START (U. of Maryland) event with Mark Juergensmeyer, author of “Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence.” University of Maryland, 6pm.
11/16: International Spy Museum event on “Domestic Spying: Anti-Terrorism or Anti-American?” 800 F St NW, 6:30pm.
11/17: Women in Government Relations breakfast with Rep. Dan Lungren on infrastructure protection and cybersecurity issues. Hotel George, 15 E St NW, 9am.
11/17: Federalist Society annual conference features remarks by Sec. Chertoff. Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave NW, 11:15am.

(Please e-mail me if you have suggestions about additions to this list for this week, or future weeks).

Below is a list of homeland security policy events in the DC area next week (as well as the occasional listing outside of DC). Given the election next Tuesday, it’s not unexpectedly a shorter list than usual. Please note that many events require prior invitations and/or RSVPs.

11/6-11/8: 3rd Annual Sea Shield conference. Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner.
11/6: Heritage Foundation event on “Future Computing: Shaping National Security Policy from the Inside Out.” 214 Massachusetts Ave, NE, 12 noon.
11/8: US Institute of Peace event on “Five Years after the Fall of the Taliban: Afghanistan and the War on Terrorism.” 1200 17th St NW, 2nd Floor, 10am.
11/9: Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce event on “Disaster Recovery in a Digital World.” Microsoft, 12012 Sunset Hills Road, Reston. 8:30am.
11/9: Commercial Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) Meeting. CBP New York Field Office, One Penn Plaza, Suite 1100, New York, NY. 9am.

(Please e-mail me if you have suggestions about additions to this list for this week, or future weeks).

Below is a list of homeland security policy events in the DC area next week (as well as the occasional listing outside of DC). Please note that many events require prior invitations and/or RSVPs.

10/30-10/31: Border Management Systems and Technologies conference. San Diego, CA.
10/30: DHS press conference on immigration enforcement. Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, 11am.
10/30: Wilson Center event with CFR’s Steve Simon on “Why the Jihad is So Durable.” Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, 12noon.
10/30-10/31: Serious Games Summit. Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA.
10/31-11/2: Asia-Pacific Homeland Security Summit. Big Island, Hawaii.
10/31: American Trucking Association Management Conference features remarks by Sec. Chertoff. Gaylord, TX.
11/1: Financial Services Roundtable event to release a report on the pandemic flu. National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, 12 noon.
11/2: Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative meeting. Embassy Suites Hotel, 900 10th St NW, 8:30am.
11/2: UK-US Security Technologies Symposium hosted by UK Trade & Investment and CSIS. 1800 K St NW, B-1 Level, 9:30am.
11/3: Cyber Conflict Studies Association fall symposium. George Mason U. Law School. 3301 Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA. 8am.
11/3: Middle East Policy Council conference: “Are We Trapped in the War on Terror?” 1319 18th St NW, 9:30am.

(Please e-mail me if you have suggestions about additions to this list for this week, or future weeks).

Below is a list of homeland security policy events in the DC area next week (as well as the occasional listing outside of DC). Please note that many events require prior invitations and/or RSVPs.

Of special note, I’ll be speaking next Thursday on a panel session at the Global Security Challenge conference in London, an event put together by a number of London Business School students that is the culmination of a business plan contest focused on new ideas about homeland security technology. It should be a very interesting event; hopefully I’ll have time to report from it.

On to this week’s list:

10/23: CQ Forum on “The Business of Homeland Security.” 101 Constitution Ave NW, 8:30am. E-mail to cqforum@dittus.com for more info.
10/23: Jamestown Institute event on “The Next Stage in Counterterrorism: Analyzing Jihadi Radicalization on the Web.” 1111 16th St NW, 7th Floor, 9:30am.
10/23: Catholic University speech by former Rep. and 9/11 Commissioner Tim Roemer, on “Safeguarding America: National Security in the 21st Century.” Pryzbyla University Center, Catholic University, 620 Michigan Ave, NE. 4pm.
10/24-10/25: IDGA’s 2nd Annual Border Management Summit. Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW.
10/24-10/25: Information Security Conference & Expo (ISC East). Javits Center, NYC.
10/24: US Army War College and GWU colloquium on transnational crime. Duques Hall Suite 451, GWU, 10am.
10/24: Equity International’s 2007 Homeland Security Outlook Conference. National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, 1pm.
10/25: SPSS seminar on “Data and Text Mining for More Effective Government.” 2000 N 14th St, Suite 320, Arlington, VA. 9am.
10/25: Homeland Security Council of New York State meeting. Albany, NY. 1pm.
10/27: Heritage Foundation event on “Biotechnology: Empowering the Long War.” 214 Massachusetts Ave NE, 11am.

(Please e-mail me if you have suggestions about additions to this list for this week, or future weeks).

Below is a list of homeland security policy events in the DC area next week (as well as the occasional listing outside of DC). Please note that many events require prior invitations and/or RSVPs.

10/16-10/17: IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence for Homeland Security and Personal Safety. Radisson Hotel Old Town Alexandria, 901 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA.
10/16: National Academy of Engineering symposium on “Engineering for the Threat of Natural Disaster.” 2101 Constitution Ave NW, 9:30am.
10/16: Heritage Foundation event on “The Maritime Transportation System: Security for International Commerce.” 214 Massachusetts Ave NE, 10am.
10/16: Sec. Chertoff speaks at the “other” HLS (Harvard Law School). Cambridge, MA, 5pm.
10/18: Contingency Planning Exchange DC chapter event on “Crisis Management: Past and Future.” McKenna Long & Aldridge, 1900 K St NW, DC.
10/18: GWU Elliott School event on “Southeast Asia’s Scorecard in Combating Terrorism.” 1957 E St NW, Suite 503. 12:30pm.
10/18: Hudson Institute book discussion of “Counterterrorism Strategies: Successes and Failures of Six Nations” with editor Yonah Alexander et al. 1015 15th St. NW, 6th Floor, 4pm.
10/19-10/20: Maritime Security conference sponsored by Technology Training Corporation. Crowne Plaza National Airport, Arlington, VA.
10/19: Brookings Institution briefing on “Assessing the Impact of Pandemic Flu.” 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, 10:30am.

(Please e-mail me if you have suggestions about additions to this list for this week, or future weeks).

Below is a list of homeland security policy events in the DC area next week (as well as the occasional listing outside of DC). Please note that many events require prior invitations and/or RSVPs.

10/10: National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) meeting. National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, 1:30pm.
10/11-10/12: Homeland Defense Journal conference on “Preparing for Pandemic Influenza.” Sheraton National, 900 S. Orme Street, Arlington, VA.
10/11: US Chamber of Commerce forum with CBP Commissioner Ralph Basham. 1615 H St NW, 11am.
10/12: National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee meeting. Hyatt Regency Hotel, 2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA, or by teleconference. 2pm.

(Please e-mail me if you have suggestions about additions to this list for this week, or future weeks).

Below is a list of homeland security policy events in the DC area next week (as well as the occasional listing outside of DC). Please note that many events require prior invitations and/or RSVPs.

9/25-9/26: Border Trade Alliance 2006 International Conference. Austin, TX.
9/25-9/26: University of Rhode Island conference on “National Security, Natural Disasters, Logistics & Transportation: Assessing the Risks & the Responses.” Kingston, RI.
9/25-9/26: ANSI Homeland Security Standards Panel Plenary Meeting to Address Emergency Preparedness. New York University, NYC.
9/25-9/27: IT Security World Conference & Expo. Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA.
9/25-9/28: ASIS International 2006. San Diego, CA.
9/25: National Press Club luncheon with Sen. Arlen Specter. 529 14th St NW, 12:30pm.
9/25: House-Senate Conference Committee meeting for Homeland Security Appropriations. U.S. Capitol H-140, 5pm.
9/25: Center for American Progress film screening of “Crossing Arizona.” Landmark E Street Cinema, 555 11th St NW, 6:30pm.
9/26: House Homeland Security Committee hearing with Sec. Chertoff on “DHS: Major Initiatives for 2007.” Cannon 311, 10am.
9/26: Opening ceremony for DC’s new Unified Communications Center. 2720 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, 12:30pm.
9/26: House Government Reform Committee hearing on “Current Nuclear Proliferation Challenges” with Hans Blix et al. Rayburn 2154, 2pm.
9/27: House Financial Services Committee hearing on “Protecting Americans from Catastrophic Terrorism Risk.” Rayburn 2128, 10am.
9/27: Heritage Foundation and Center for National Policy event on “Honoring Excellence in Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Education and Research.” 214 Massachusetts Ave NE, 11am.
9/27: George Mason U. Critical Infrastructure Protection Program event on “National Preparedness Month and the Future of Critical Infrastructure” with DHS Under Sec. George Foresman. National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, 11am.
9/27: House Small Business Committee hearing on “Advancing Security and Commerce at Our Nation’s Ports: The Goals are not Mutually Exclusive.” Rayburn 2360, 2pm.
9/27: Senate HELP Committee hearing on “Crisis in the ER: How Can We Improve Emergency Medical Care?” Dirksen 430, 2:30pm.
9/28-9/29: Descartes Conference on Mathematical Models in Counterterrorism. Rayburn 2168.
9/28: Senate HSGAC hearing on “Securing the National Capital Region (NCR): An Examination of the NCR’s Strategic Plan.” Dirksen 342, 10am.
9/28: House Homeland Security Committee hearing on “Transit Security Training Procedures.” Cannon 311, 10am.

(Please e-mail me if you have suggestions about additions to this list for this week, or future weeks).

Below is a list of homeland security policy events in the DC area next week (as well as the occasional listing outside of DC). Please note that many events require prior invitations and/or RSVPs.

9/18: American University conference on “The Current State of Congressional Oversight” includes former DHS IG Clark Kent Ervin. Rayburn 2154, 10am.
9/19-9/20: Maritime Security Expo. Javits Center, NYC. (Note: I’ll be attending - loyal readers are encouraged to introduce themselves).
9/19-9/21: Biometric Consortium Conference. Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
9/19: Rockford Institute immigration conference with Sen. John Cornyn et al. Dirksen 562, 12 noon.
9/19: House Government Reform Committee hearing on “Combating Terrorism: Lessons Learned from London.” Rayburn 2154, 1pm.
9/19: Senate HSGAC hearing on “Prison Radicalization: Are Terrorist Cells Forming in U.S. Cell Blocks?” Dirksen 342, 10am.
9/20: DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee meeting. TSA HQ, 601 South 12th St, Arlington, VA. 8am.
9/20: The Infrastructure Security Partnership breakfast with Lt. Gen Carl Strock from the Army Corps of Engineers. Army & Navy Club, 901 17th St NW, 8am.
9/20: House Homeland Security Committee hearing on “The Homeland Security Implications of Radicalization.” Rayburn 2212, 1pm.
9/21: US Chamber of Commerce event on “Continuity of Business: Acquiring Robust Communications Capability to Prepare for Natural and Man-Made Disasters.” 1615 H St NW, also webcast. 8:30am.
9/21: Wilson Center event on “Americans at Risk: The Growing Threat of Natural Disasters and What We Can Do about It” with Rep. Earl Blumenauer. 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, 9am.
9/21: Heritage Foundation event on immigration with Rep. Tom Tancredo. 214 Massachusetts Ave NE, 12 noon.
9/21: House Homeland Security Committee hearing on “Police Preparedness: Local Strategies in the War on Terror.” Location TBA, 2pm.

(Please e-mail me if you have suggestions about additions to this list for this week, or future weeks).

Below is a list of homeland security policy events in the DC area over the rest of the week (as well as the occasional listing outside of DC). I’ll be back to my usual weekly cycle of publicizing events at the end of this week. You can always find current and previous postings under the “Events” category tab at right. And please note that many events require prior invitations and/or RSVPs.

9/13: House Homeland Security Committee hearing on The SAFETY Act. Rayburn 2175, 10am.
9/13: House Homeland Security Committee hearing on the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN). Rayburn 2212, 1pm.
9/13: National Maritime Security Advisory Committee teleconference. 1pm.
9/13: House Science Committee hearing on “How Can Technologies Help Secure Our Borders?” Rayburn 2318, 2pm.
9/13: House Government Reform Committee hearing on “DHS Financial Management: Evaluating Progress in Improving Internal Controls.” Rayburn 2247, 2pm.
9/13: House Homeland Security Committee hearing on “The Future of Cyber and Telecommunications Security at the Department of Homeland Security.” Rayburn 2212, 3pm.
9/14: Canada-United States Cargo Security Project Symposium. Manchester, NH.
9/14: Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on “Catching Terrorists: the British System versus the U.S. System.” Dirksen 192, 9:30am.
9/14: House T&I Committee hearing on “Review of Coast Guard Mission Performance.” Rayburn 2167, 10am.
9/14: House Homeland Security Committee hearing on “The Science of Prevention.” Location TBA, 2pm.
9/14: American University event on “Checks and Balances: Classified Information vs. the Public’s Right to Know.” AU campus, 3pm.
9/14: DHS Research and Education Centers’ event and reception on Capitol Hill with DHS Undersecretary Jay Cohen. Rayburn B-338, 4:30pm.
9/15: World Affairs Council of Philadelphia event with Sec. Chertoff. Union League of Philadelphia, 8:30am.
9/15: Heritage Foundation event on “Focused Aviation Security: Alternatives for Making the Skies Safer.” 215 Massachusetts Ave NE, 1pm.
9/15: Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments briefing on “The Global War on Terror: A Five-Year Assessment.” U.S. Capitol Building, Room HC-5, 2pm.

(Please e-mail me if you have suggestions about additions to this list for this week, or future weeks).

Below is a list of homeland security policy events in the DC area over the next two weeks (as well as the occasional listing outside of DC), extended in this one instance through the period of time that I’m on vacation. You can always find current and previous postings under the “Events” category tab at right. And please note that many events require prior invitations and/or RSVPs.

In addition to the events mentioned below, the Families of September 11 website has a comprehensive list of commemorative activities and memorials around the country related to the fifth anniversary of 9/11.

8/29: Mississippi College Law Review symposium on Hurricane Katrina and its impact. Jackson, MS.
8/30: Avisian Identity in Government event on “Securing our First Response: FIPS-201 Products aid in disaster recovery.” National Press club, 7:30am.
9/6-9/7: Fifth North American Cargo Security Forum. Washington Hilton.
9/6-9/8: Pace University ‘Aftershock’ conference on “Rethinking the Future Since September 11, 2001.” New York City.
9/6-9/8: ICAO Symposium on Machine Readable Travel Documents. Montreal, Canada.
9/6-9/8: Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness conference. Atlanta, GA.
9/7: Manhattan Institute event on “First Preventers: The Role of Law Enforcement in the War on Terror.” Roosevelt Hotel, NYC, 8:30am.
9/7: Wilson Center event with Bruce Hoffman on “Five Years After 9/11: Terrorism Trends and Implications.” 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, 4pm.
9/7: RAND Policy Forum with Brian Michael Jenkins on his new book “Unconquerable Nation.” 1200 South Hayes St., Arlington, 6pm.
9/8: AEI event on “Five Years Later: A Progress Report on U.S. Security Post-9/11.” 1150 17th St NW, 9am.
9/8: Cato Institute event on “The War on Terrorism Five Years after 9/11.” 1000 Massachusetts Ave NW, 9:30am.
9/10-9/12: 2006 Water Security Congress. Omni Shoreham Hotel, DC.
9/10: Discovery Channel special with Ted Koppel on “The Price of Security”, 8pm.
9/11: Radford University Homeland Security Conference. Radford, VA.
9/11: RAND Congressional Luncheon with Brian Michael Jenkins on his new book “Unconquerable Nation.” Location TBA, 12 noon.

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