News Flash for the Pentagon: U.S.–Russian “Reset” Failed
On Wednesday, Under Secretary of Defense Jim Miller argued that the Obama Administration’s “reset” policy with Russia had succeeded. According to Miller, rapproachment with Russia… Read More
WATCH Today: Heritage’s Phillips on the U.S., Israel, and Iran
Heritage Senior Research Fellow Jim Phillips will testify on “Safeguarding Israel’s Security in a Volatile Region” before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on… Read More
Flawed Sequestration Report Reinforces Need to Reverse Damaging Defense Cuts
The Obama Administration’s recent report on how it would slash nearly $500 billion more from national defense over the next decade leaves lawmakers, the military,… Read More
Armed Services Committee to Question Administration on Sequestration Report
This Thursday, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will hold a hearing on sequestration’s impact on defense and national security in light of the Sequestration… Read More
Obama’s Next Executive Order: Planning for the Sake of Planning Not the Answer
In the world of cybersecurity, all eyes are on the White House as experts speculate on President Obama’s plans to issue an executive order to… Read More
Congress to Evaluate Flawed Chemical Security Program
Tomorrow, the House Appropriations subcommittee for Homeland Security will delve into the problems surrounding the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program. The program has been… Read More
Air Force Celebrates 65th Birthday
Today marks the 65th birthday of the United States Air Force. Since 1947, the Air Force has served the U.S. as the dominant air power… Read More
Iran: A Strategy for the Threat Closer to Home
The House of Representatives will soon take floor action on a piece of legislation know as the Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act, aimed… Read More
Not-So-Happy Hour: 52nd Thwarted Terror Plot Targets Chicago Bar
For patrons at an unnamed Chicago bar this past Friday, happy hour could have had a less than happy ending, as the FBI arrested 18-year-old … Read More
Congressional Cybersecurity Funding Clarified
In an Issue Brief published yesterday, Heritage raised some questions about the wording of funding language in the continuing resolution (CR) pending before the House… Read More
Morning Bell: Why Obama Is Failing the Middle East Meltdown and How to Fix It
The breaking news keeps breaking when it comes to revelations surrounding the attacks and protests aimed at U.S. embassies going on throughout the Islamic world…. Read More
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9/11 Attack on U.S. Diplomats in Libya May Be Linked to al-Qaeda
There are growing suspicions that the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans may have been a terrorist operation launched… Read More
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Morning Bell: New Wave of Attacks on U.S. Embassies
Protesters stormed the U.S. Embassy in Yemen today and set fire to a building. Like the mob in Egypt on Tuesday, they tore down the… Read More
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TSA’s Bloated Bureaucracy: House Calls for Much-Needed Reform
Yesterday, the House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on the state of the Transportation Security Administration 11 years after 9/11. Appearing before the committee,… Read More
Morning Bell: America’s Debt to Its Diplomatic, Military, and Intelligence Personnel
The deaths in Benghazi, Libya, of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and others in the service of the United States provides a tragic reminder of… Read More
Congressional Hearing: Raise EMP Awareness Now
On Wednesday, the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies will hold a hearing on the consequences of an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) attack…. Read More
Morning Bell: Remembering 9/11 in a Volatile World
Eleven years ago today, terrorists shattered America’s sense of safety. Generations who did not remember Pearl Harbor suddenly knew the shock of an attack on… Read More
Executive Orders in Cybersecurity Result in Incomplete and Empty Solutions
Over the weekend, a draft of a cybersecurity executive order was shown to members of the press. Leaked reports of secretive decision making are what… Read More
The Culture of Over-Regulation Must Stop
Retired General Arnold Punaro, Chairman of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Business Board task force was recently quoted saying that he would “put a… Read More
Administration Finally Drops Hammer on Haqqani Network
In a long-overdue step that will facilitate U.S. objectives in Afghanistan, the Obama Administration formally designated the Haqqani network—based in Pakistan and responsible for some… Read More
Laying the Keel for National Security Cutter: The Framework for Maritime Security
Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Robert Papp recently oversaw the keel laying ceremony of the newest National Security Cutter (NSC), the Hamilton. Fittingly, this vessel is… Read More
Iraq’s Refusal to Block Iran’s Resupply of Syrian Regime Reflects Declining U.S. Influence
Iraq’s government is resisting a request by the U.S. government to block Iranian planes from traversing Iraqi air space to resupply Syria’s repressive ruling regime,… Read More
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Secretary Clinton Declares U.S. and China Equal as Cyber Victims
During her visit to China, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an inexcusable public declaration. She stated that America and China were both “victims of… Read More
Tactical Cyber Offensive Is In Play
In a rare, open moment for a senior cyber official, Marine Lieutenant General Richard P. Mills recently discussed cyber operations that can only be labeled… Read More
New Report Outlines Iran’s Nuclear Progress as Tehran Counterattacks with Misaligned Summit
The latest report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has documented Iran’s continued progress towards attaining a nuclear weapons capacity. Iran more than doubled… Read More
When Chemical Security Regulation Fails, Call for More… Regulation?
In a New York Times op-ed yesterday, Christine Todd Whitman, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), called for greater regulation of the U.S.’s… Read More
U.S. Should Augment Missile Defenses in Asia
The United States is planning to expand its ballistic missile defenses to Asia, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). This is a welcome initiative… Read More
North Caucasus Suicide Bombing Highlights Russia’s Islamist Terrorism Problem
The suicide bombing on August 19 in the North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia in Russia is a tragic reminder of increasing extremist violence in this… Read More
Will the President Clarify His “Flexibility” Remarks on Missile Defense?
Cliff May, president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, writes in his recent article that too few people are interested in finding out what… Read More
Sequestration Hits Close to Home: Defense Support to Civil Authorities in Danger
The Heritage Foundation hosted its Homeland Security 2012 Conference on Wednesday. Several distinguished speakers warned that defense disaster response support to civil authorities is threatened… Read More
