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Homeland Security Policy Institute Statement on Nidal Hasan

The Homeland Security Policy Institute welcomed The Honorable Charles Allen for a discussion of the key events and lessons learned during his distinguished career of 50+ years in the US intelligence community.

The Homeland Security Policy Institute and The Elliott School of International Affairs welcomed former Senators Bob Graham and Jim Talent of the Commission for the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism

Taking place on Monday, November 2, the symposium on cyber deterrence will bring together key stakeholders across government--both civilian and military--as well as prominent thinkers and private sector representatives.

The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute welcomed Dutch Ambassador Renée Jones-Bos as part of HSPI’s ongoing Ambassadors Roundtable Series on International Collaboration to Combat Terrorism and Insurgencies.

Lt. Colonel Wangyee Vang, of the Lao Veterans of America Institute, met with Members of the U.S. Congress to rally support in Washington to grant veterans' benefits to Lao Hmong veterans who served secretly in Laos during the Vietnam War.

Charlie Allen, former Under Secretary of Homeland Security and former CIA Assistant Director, to speak at Homeland Security Policy Institute

Renée Jones-Bos, Ambassador of the Netherlands, to Speak at GW’s Homeland Security Policy Institute about ongoing counterterrorism and counterinsurgency policies.

Laos and Hmong-American Students from across the U.S. are urging Thailand’s General Anupong and Prime Minister Abhisit To Release 5,000 Lao Hmong Refugees Prior to to the Start of the Southeast Asia Games (SEA) Games in Laos.

Gw’s homeland security policy institute and elliott school of international affairs to host chair and vice-chair of the commission on the prevention of weapons of mass destruction proliferation & terrorism

HSPI Releases Interview with Former Leader in the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, titled "Reflections on Jihad: A Former Leader's Perspective, An In-depth Interview with Noman Benotman," by Frank J. Cilluffo and F. Jordan Evert

The Winvale Group Moderates the 2009 Women in Defense National Fall Conference, Bonney Adams of Winvale Moderates Women’s Inspirational Panel

"The Royal Thai Third Army and Ministry of Interior were apparently ordered by General Anupong, Prime Minister Abhisit and Interior Minister Chaoyarat Canvirakul to deploy to the Lao Hmong refugee camp,” said Philip Smith of the CPPA in Washington.

Philippine Ambassador Willy Gaa and retired Brigadier General Victor Corpus discuss the important lessons learned by the Philippine government in its decades-long struggles against both communist and Islamist insurgencies.

HSPI will host Ambassador Willy C. Gaa and Brigadier General (Ret.) Victor Corpuz for a discussion on counterterrorism ad counterinsurgency.

Saluting Black Women in Business: The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Gives Small Business Champion Award to Tracey L. Pinson, Director of the Office of Small Business Programs, United States Army

Saluting Black Women in Business: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Honors Howard University Student Leader during the Salute to Minority Women Business Leaders

The Congressional Black Caucus Salutes Minority Women Business Leaders, Features Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke and Minority Business Development Agency National Director, David Hinson, Bestows Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Dorothy Height.

Applied Mitigation Sciences has launched All-Secure Premier™, a concierge-type emergency and disaster preparedness service designed for ultra-affluent individuals and families worldwide.

Gil Kerlikowske discusses the Obama administration’s recently released National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy, and U.S. drug policy writ large.

The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) will hold a forum featuring Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy

Sri Lankan Ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya discusses the Sri Lankan government’s May 2009 defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, also known as the Tamil Tigers).

The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) held a forum to discuss East African piracy, sources, challenges, and potential policy responses. It featured military, diplomatic, and shipping industry experts.

Mondo International, Inc. announces major advancements of their on-the-ground capabilities in Afghanistan including; the fulfillment of surge infrastructure requirements, construction, distribution and project management in Afghanistan.

Today Homeland Security Policy Institute Senior Fellow Dr. Matthew Levitt discussed the findings of a Presidential Transition Task Force Report, Rewriting the Narrative: An Integrated Strategy for Counterradicalization.

Mondo International, Inc. will join forces with General Dynamic Information Technology to pursue select government and private sector contracts in supply chain management, logistics and information technology.

Today the George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute held a forum featuring John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism.

The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) will hold a forum featuring John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism.

Van Jackson, Editor of a new online journal of Asian news and analysis called Asia Chronicle, argues that North Korea's acts of provocation should not be ignored. He points to a history of increasingly provocative acts that resulted from neglect.

The GW Homeland Security Policy Institute and the GW School of Public Health and Health Services will bring together health and homeland security experts to discuss the swine influenza outbreak.

The threat of the new H1N1 influenza A virus (also known as a swine flu virus) provides the first real-time test of the preparedness activities developed over the past few years.

Frank Cilluffo, Director of the Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI), is available for comment on the nexus of health and security as it relates to the current Swine Influenza outbreak.

The Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) releases its latest Commentary, "Canada & the United States: Time for a Joint Threat Assessment?" by HSPI’s Sharon Cardash, assoc. director; Frank Cilluffo, director; and James Jay Carafano, sr. fellow.

"The Homeland Security Council: Considerations for the Future," is the product of a bipartisan Task Force report composed of former senior federal officials, practitioners at the state and local levels, and homeland security subject matter experts.

GW’s Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) will host a Policy and Research Forum Discussion to address key Homeland Security priorities for the 111th Congress.

To complement HSPI's homeland security policy publications, HSPI announces the launch of its new commentary series. The inaugural brief addresses the insurgency in Afghanistan and the Obama administration's search for a new strategic direction.

Lunarline, Inc. released its 2009 Training schedule today. Several different classes are offered, including DIACAP, CNSS, or FISMA, in addition to mobile courses all over the world.

Increased U.S. troop deployment into Afghanistan means growing pressure on the already failing NATO supply route. Mondo International, Inc. outlines the need for an immediate new supply route and the essential elements to create it.

Lunarline, Inc. launches Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) Certification and Accreditation (C&A) Overview, In-Depth, and Validator Mobile Training Program. Washington, DC

Lunarline, Inc. Partner on Winning TranTech Team for the DISA ENCORE II contract (a $12.225 Billion 5-year base contract with 5 one-year options). August 30, 2008 -Washington, DC

Only Independent Green US Senate candidate Gail "for Rail" Parker intends to balance the budget immediately and pay off the federal debt in five years – by installing an auditable accounting system at the Pentagon.

DIACAP Training Courses Offered in Chicago, Illinois

Sheng Xiong, the wife of Hakit Yang, and spokesperson for the families of three Hmong-American citizens from St. Paul, Minnesota currently being jailed in Laos, made the following statement and appeal to Congress and international policymakers.

The Lao Peoples Democractic Republic (LPDR) regime, in cooperation with Vietnam, has issued a new order and comprehensive strategy to mount a major military offensive to exterminate thousands of Hmong in hiding in the jungles and mountains of Laos.

With more than $4 million dollars in annual revenue, Lunarline has been independently rated in the top 1% of all companies by Duns and Bradstreet for quality, price, timeliness, and customer satisfaction.

A coalition of Lao and Hmong organizations are slated to rally in key states across the United States on Thursday, March 13, 2008, from 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. (local time) to protest the forced repatriation and killing of Lao and Hmong refugees.

A coalition of Lao and Hmong organizations in Washington, D.C. have denounced the visit of Thai Premier Samak Sundaravej to Laos following increased Lao military attacks and Samak's forced repatriation of Lao-Hmong refugees.

A coalition of Lao and Hmong organizations in Washington, D.C. have denounced the visit of Thai Premier Samak Sundaravej to Laos following increased Lao military attacks and Samak's forced repatriation of Lao-Hmong refugees.

A series of US Congressional and Capitol Hill policy events, meetings and conferences were concluded in Washington, DC.yesterday regarding the catastrophic human rights situation in Laos and refugee crisis in Thailand, which continues to worsen.

A US Congressional forum and policy briefing on Laos and the Hmong people will be held to discuss recent developments in Laos and Thailand regarding the human rights, refugee and humanitarian crisis facing thousands of Laotian and Hmong refugees.