Archive for June, 2011
House Subcommittee Explores Whether Wireless Broadband Expansion Could Affect Aviation Safety
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011Experts Stress U.S. Still Does Not Have a Coherent Strategy to Fight Radicalization
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

The federal government still does not have a coherent plan to counter the growing threat of violent Islamist radicalization inside the United States, a former 9-11 Commission co-chair and radicalization expert announced today.
Morning Security Brief: Pakistan Nukes Secure, TSA Pat-Down Policy Revised, Cartel Leader Captured
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011GAO Assesses Physical Security at General Aviation Airports
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Lack of standardized physical security measures at general aviation airports across the country could allow intruders to commandeer planes, presenting a terrorism risk, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released yesterday (.pdf).
How 9-11 Has Driven Technology Advancements
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Before 9-11, there was no comprehensive terrorism database. There was no comprehensive data on terrorist organizations and very little systematic data on what the government was doing to fight terrorism. After 9-11, advances in social science took a leading role in developing ways to react, and in many cases prevent, another terrorist attack in the United States. These were among the thoughts shared by panelists examining the unprecedented challenges that came after 9-11. They spoke at day two of the National Institute of Justice 2011 Conference.
