June 7, 2004
9/11 Commission's Executive Focus Ignores Half the Picture
By Michael Scardaville
(WebMemo #518)
No study by the 9/11 Commission can be considered adequate unless it addresses the activities of Congress.
July 28, 2003
What the Joint Inquiry into 9/11's Report Says About Today's Needs
By Michael Scardaville
(WebMemo #322)
The report of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 does not identify a smoking ...
July 21, 2003
Providing Security, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Immigration Deportation Processes
By Michael Scardaville
(Backgrounder #1670)
The Departments of Homeland Security and Justice must assess whether illegal aliens have hostile intentions and factor that assessment into the adjudication process. New laws ...
July 17, 2003
Senate Should Restore TIA Funding
By Paul Rosenzweig, Michael Scardaville and Ha Nguyen
(WebMemo #315)
A rider on the Senate 2004 Defense Appropriations bill cuts off all funding for the research and development of the Terrorism Information Awareness (TIA) program ...
May 6, 2003
Adding Flexibility and Purpose to Domestic Preparedness Grant Programs
By Michael Scardaville
(Backgrounder #1652)
State and local first response agencies are at the forefront of the nation's ability to respond to terrorist acts. In fact, these local agencies will ...
February 28, 2003
Principles the Department of Homeland Security Must Follow for an Effective Transition
By Michael Scardaville
(Backgrounder #1630)
The Department of Homeland Security will begin to absorb the federal agencies currently responsible for the functions being transferred to the new department.
February 27, 2003
Emphasize How, Not How Much, in Domestic Preparedness Spending
By Michael Scardaville
(Backgrounder #1628)
Consolidating existing programs into a flexible grant regime designed to meet the unique needs of the various states while promoting an all-hazards approach, mutual assistance ...
February 6, 2003
The Need to Protect Civil Liberties While Combating Terrorism: Legal Principles and the Total Information Awareness Program
By Paul Rosenzweig and Michael Scardaville
(Legal Memorandum #6)
Federal agencies eventually could use TIA-developed technology to share information more effectively and to access information already available to law enforcement and intelligence agencies in ...
January 28, 2003
Securing the Homeland Begins at Home
By Michael Scardaville
(Executive Memorandum #852)
More can and must be done to ensure that homeland security needs are met. Specifically, communities need a streamlined funding process, increased information sharing, and ...
December 6, 2002
Public Health and National Security Planning: The Case for Voluntary Smallpox Vaccination
By Michael Scardaville
(Backgrounder #1616)
Preemptive but voluntary smallpox vaccinations for the general public is the best way to respond to the growing threat of terrorist biological attack. The growing ...
November 20, 2002
No Orwellian Scheme Behind DARPA's Total Information Awareness System
By Michael Scardaville
(WebMemo #175)
Since 9-11, the policy community has called on the intelligence community to gather better intelligence on suspected terrorists. If development of DARPA's Total Information Awareness ...
November 12, 2002
The New Congress Must Reform Its Committee Structure to Meet Homeland Security Needs
By Michael Scardaville
(Backgrounder #1612)
Congressional leadership needs to streamline the legislative process for homeland security as part of the rules process. Establishing authorizing standing committees on homeland security would ...
September 24, 2002
Improving Efficiency and Reducing Costs in the Department of Homeland Security
By Michael Scardaville and Rea S. Hederman, Jr.
(Backgrounder #1591)
Congress must allow the Homeland Security department to consolidate redundant federal agencies transferred to it, while refraining from adding new programs that are unrelated to ...
September 10, 2002
9/11 One Year Later: Progress and Promise
By Michael Scardaville and Jack Spencer
(Backgrounder #1584)
A year has passed since September 11, and while the federal government has done much to increase the nation's security, more still needs to be ...
August 30, 2002
An Assessment of the National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002 (S. 2452)
By Michael Scardaville
(WebMemo #141)
Hereitage's recommendations about the National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002 (S. 2452.)
August 26, 2002
Harmonizing DHS Personnel Issues
By Michael Scardaville and Andrew Olivastro
(WebMemo #138)
The different personnel systems coming into DHS and why it's necessary to harmonize them.
August 23, 2002
Why the Office of Homeland Security Should Remain Independent
By Michael Scardaville and Todd F. Gaziano
(Backgrounder #1577)
The National Security Council provides a proven model for how an independent office accountable only to the President would work. The Senate should agree either ...
July 24, 2002
The Homeland Security Act of 2002: An Analysis
By Michael Scardaville
(WebMemo #131)
These provisions currently in the draft of H.R. 5005, The Homeland Security Act of 2002 are so vital, that if weakened or removed the DHS ...
July 18, 2002
Why a Multi-Use Approach Is Essential to the Success of the DHS
By Michael Scardaville
(Backgrounder #1571)
FEMA should be placed in the new DHS to ensure efficient interaction with state and local first-response organizations and linear planning that is free from ...
July 12, 2002
Congress Must Reform Its Committee Structure to Meet Homeland Security Needs
By Michael Scardaville
(Executive Memorandum #823)
Streamlining the legislative process for homeland security must be one of Congress's top priorities. Failure to do so will put at risk both the new ...
June 25, 2002
Federal Homeland Security Policy: A Nine-Month Assessment
By Michael Scardaville and Jack Spencer
(Backgrounder #1563)
the President and Congress have done much to meet daunting new challenges to security, including a bold proposal to create a Cabinet-level Department of Homeland ...
June 12, 2002
Principles for Creating an Effective U.S. Department of Homeland Security
By Michael Scardaville
(Backgrounder #1559)
The DHS must promote information-sharing instead of further compartmentalizing it, and it should reduce bureaucracy by consolidating agencies with homeland security missions.
June 7, 2002
The President's Proposal to Create a Department of Homeland Security: An Initial Assessment
By Michael Scardaville
(WebMemo #109)
The President's proposal to create a DHS should result in new efficiencies, not new bureaucracy. The proposal will allow for the consolidation of redundant programs. ...
May 13, 2002
Meeting the Needs of America's Crucial First Responders
By Michael Scardaville and Jack Spencer
(Backgrounder #1548)
In today's hostile environment, improving the ability of America's first responders to mitigate the consequences of a WMD terrorist attack is vital to increasing the ...
October 11, 2001
Understanding the Bioterrorist Threat: Facts and Figures
By Jack Spencer and Michael Scardaville
(Backgrounder #1488)
As devastating as the September 11th terrorist attacks were, the likelihood is growing that terrorists may soon decide to use biological agents as weapons to ...
September 28, 2001
The New Agenda for Homeland Security
By Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D. and Michael Scardaville
(Executive Memorandum #779)
The war against terrorism requires a good offense and an effective defense for the American homeland. The established bureaucratic order must be broken apart by ...
September 18, 2001
How the United Nations Can Show Its Support for America's War Against Terrorism
By Brett D. Schaefer and Michael Scardaville
(Backgrounder #1474)
The best way for the U.N. and its member nations to demonstrate their support for the United States is to support America's war against terrorism ...
April 6, 2001
Milosevic's Arrest: An Opportunity to Reform the U.N. Tribunal
By Michael Scardaville and John C. Hulsman, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #736)
Reforming the ICTY charter is more essential now that Milosevic is in custody and calls are increasing to have him stand trial at the Hague. ...
February 20, 2001
Dispelling the Myths About Military Use of Depleted Uranium
By Jack Spencer and Michael Scardaville
(Executive Memorandum #721)
Depleted uranium vitally important to American weaponry, not proved harmful
October 12, 2000
Proliferation Continues After President's Decision to Defer Missile Defense
By Jack Spencer and Michael Scardaville
(Executive Memorandum #699)
Proliferation Continues After President's Decision to Defer Missile Defense
May 15, 2000
Reining in an Irresponsible Kosovo Policy
By John C. Hulsman, Ph.D. and Michael Scardaville
(Executive Memorandum #672)
Reining in an Irresponsible Kosovo Policy
November 20, 2009
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