05/01/2008 - In its annual terrorism report, the State Department cites a sustained threat from al Qaeda, and offers to remove North Korea removal from its list of state terrorism sponsors if it de-nuclearizes.
04/30/2008 - A new Congressional report charges that cigarette smuggling in the U.S., especially in New York State, funds terrorist organizations abroad to the detriment of national security.
04/27/2008 - Using the more accurate concept, homicide bombing, this work is a superior foundation for security professionals who seek to prevent, or prepare to respond to, terrorist bombings.
04/27/2008 - The United States and other nations continually deploy new tactics and techniques to combat terrorists and disrupt their operations. The enemy, however, has responded to counterterrorism efforts with their own countermeasures and counter- countermeasures.
04/14/2008 - A simple addition to police officer's report forms has turned LAPD officers into better counterterrorism intelligence gatherers, and federal officials have taken note.
04/01/2008 - A top Treasury official told Congress today that the department's role in countering terrorist financing has made it an important part of the country's national security architecture.
03/27/2008 - A bill (H.R. 2761) that would reauthorize the government-based terrorism insurance program for seven more years has been signed into law (P.L. 110-160). Under the law, the terrorism insurance program, which was slated to expire at the end of 2008, will be extended until the end of 2015.
03/27/2008 - Find out how a knowledge of crowd movements may help reduce casualties from a suicide bomb attack. For an earlier 2005 study on the same phenomenon, click here.