NEWS & ANALYSIS

Morning Security Brief: Unattended Weapon, ‘Smart’ TASER, 787s Grounded, and More

Security guard leaves weapon in bathroom at middle school. The newest model of TASERS contains black box-type features. The U.S. grounds all 787s. And more.

The Administration's Plan to Reduce Gun Violence

President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced 23 executive actions on gun control, including one that would require law enforcement to trace all guns recovered in criminal investigations.

Morning Security Brief: School Security, Border Agent Corruption Report, Cyber Protection, Chertoff on Hacking

School security is being tackled at the local level throughout the United States after the Newtown shootings. A new report says corruption is increasing among U.S. border and immigration agents. The Business Roundtable has created a report on cyber protection. Michael Chertoff discusses hacking in a video.

Morning Security Brief: Assault Weapons Ban, Danger in Mali, USC Security Plan Implemented, and More

POTUS endorses assault weapons ban. France sends 750 troops to Mali and have plans to send more. Fingerprint scans required for visitors as a part of USC’s new security plan. And more.

Nominations Open for Women of the Year Awards

From now until the end of February, the nomination form will be available on the WSC Web site.

Lawmakers Introduce 10 Firearms Bills in 10 Days

While most of the measures aim to reduce this violence by controlling ammunition or access to automatic weapons, two bills take the opposite approach and would allow concealed weapons on school grounds.

Morning Security Brief: POTUS Extends Secret Service Protection, Al Qaeda Site Being Hosted in Britain, VA Center Needle Mix-Up

The President gives himself and other former presidents lifetime Secret Service protection. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says it maybe have exposed patients to HIV. And more.

Canadian Sentenced to Four Years for Illegal Pharmacy Web Site

In 2001, the FDA warned Andrew Strempler that selling drugs from his online pharmacy would be illegal in the United States. He did it anyway ...

Morning Security Brief: One of the Fukushima 50 Speaks, Gun Control Task Force, Border Security, and More

One of the Fukushima 50 gives an interview about how the events unfolded. The NRA is unhappy with Biden's gun control task force. Arrests on the Southwest Border are down. And more.

Federal Security Perspective: Interview with John Perren

Security Management interviews Assistant Director John Perron of the FBI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate.