09/26/2007 - Interview with David E. Liebersbach
Originally from California, David E. Liebersbach moved to Alaska in 1970 to be a rookie smokejumper for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). He later headed the Alaska Division of Emergency Services before being assigned to oversee what became the state’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management division in 2003.
09/26/2007 - The National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorisms 2006 terrorism yearbook has articles on terrorist tactics from 1980 to 2005 and much more.
09/25/2007 - Who’s responsible for restoring the Web after disruption? Also, advice on laptop security, a book on corporate blogs, and slow compliance with the PCI data security standard.
09/25/2007 - Former CIA agent Robert Baer on intelligence reform, an update on secure building design, and a conversation with New Mexico’s director of homeland security.
09/25/2007 - The fear is that the impostors are terrorists scouting hospitals for vulnerabilities, says Fred Roll, a healthcare security consultant and the president of the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS).
09/25/2007 - If true, this book is terrifying. If false, it’s wildly irresponsible. Sperry writes an alarming exposé of how Muslims have been secretly infiltrating American society, government, and culture, all the while pretending to be peace-loving and patriotic, while actually supporting violent jihad to turn the United States into an Islamic state.
09/24/2007 - Chemical facilities are making progress. Find out which ones have dramatically reduced the risk of harm from hazardous chemicals. (CAP’s Preventing Toxic Terrorism: How Some Chemical Facilities are Removing Danger to American Communities and the National Research Council’s Terrorism and Chemical Infrastructure: Protecting People and Reducing Vulnerabilities are both available at SM Online.)
09/21/2007 - Culture clashes among the FBI, CIA, and military intelligence agencies are among the problems in the intelligence community. This report looks at whether progress is being made.