Homeland Security Outlook

In Part I of this series, we discussed the emergence of a U.S. strategy towards the Middle East built on two pillars -- Oil Security and Israel Security -- and the introduction of a third pillar in support of the first two -- the Peace Process. In this part, we explore the impact of regional developments and U.S. actions and/or reactions on the security of oil from a U.S. strategic interest.

Last week, Time Magazine led with the story, "Locked and Loaded: The Secret World of Extreme Militias." Page after page, the article describes renegade, anti-government militia groups. The article, in its coverage of militia groups, however, makes one glaring omission: State Defense Forces (SDF).

According to the Washington Post, "[f]our men accused of planting bombs outside synagogues in the Bronx and plotting to fire missiles at military planes were convicted on Monday, in a case that was widely seen as an important test of the entrapment defense."

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. It is the kick off of a series of major town hall-style meetings around America, headed by the Department of Homeland Security. One can only hope it will jump start the effort to get the nation's collective attention in a meaningful way.

A week or so ago, I did a post on 5th Generation Warfare (5GW), and it apparently stirred up some interest among the readers of Security Debrief. Given that interest, I thought I would look a little deeper into this subject.

SAIC (NYSE: SAI) announced it was awarded two task orders worth up to $233 million by the Department of Homeland Security to provide IT support for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.