HSPI has long offered key observations and recommendations aimed at enhancing our government-wide capabilities to prevent, plan for, respond to, and manage the consequences of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear terrorism. As the conversation about the "changing face" of terrorism and the impact of advanced technology on terrorists' ways of doing business grows, HSPI will remain at the forefront of this evolving issue.
Local Emergency Response: Enduring the Rhetoric While Trying to Define Readiness
by Paul M. Maniscalco, James Denney, Keith A. Holtermann, and Daniel J. Kaniewski
Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism Bulletin
Third Quarter 2002
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Combating Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Terrorism: A Comprehensive Strategy
Frank J. Cilluffo, task force chairman and author, Sharon L. Cardash, task force coordinator and author, Gordon N. Lederman, task force coauthor
Center for Strategic & International Studies
May 2001
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Fighting Terrorism
by Frank J. Cilluffo and Daniel Rankin
NATO Review
2001
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Responding to New Terrorist Threats
by Frank J. Cilluffo and Jack Thomas Tomarchio
Orbis
Volume 42, Issue 3, Summer 1998
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Between War and Peace: Deterrence and Leverage
by Frank J. Cilluffo and Robert Kupperman
The Brown Journal of World Affairs
Winter/Spring 1997
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Preventing Terrorist Attacks on America's Chemical Plants
Statement of Frank J. Cilluffo, HSPI Director
Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection and Cybersecurity
June 15, 2005
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Combating Terrorism: Developing Effective Strategies Against Terrorism
Statement of Frank J. Cilluffo, HSPI Director
Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations
February 3, 2004
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The Threat of Bioterrorism and the Spread of Infectious Diseases
Statement of Frank J. Cilluffo, Chairman, Task Force on Combating Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism, Homeland Defense Initiative, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
September 05, 2001
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Combating Terrorism: Options To Improve The Federal Response
Statement of Frank J. Cilluffo, Chairman, Task Force on Combating Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism, Homeland Defense Initiative, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management and the U.S. House of Respresentatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations
April 24, 2001
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Combating Terrorism: In Search of a National Strategy
Statement of Frank J. Cilluffo, Chairman, Task Force on Combating Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism, Homeland Defense Initiative, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Before the U.S. House of Respresentatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations
March 27, 2001
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Weapons of Mass Destruction, Terrorism, and U.S. Preparedness
Statement of Frank J. Cilluffo, Deputy Director,Global Organized Crime Program, and Co-Director, Terrorism Task Force, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Before the U.S. House of Respresentatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations
October 2, 1998
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WMD Symposium
Co-sponsored by HSPI and GW's Elliott School of International Affairs, featuring the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, Chair and Vice-Chair, Former Senators Bob Graham and Jim Talent.
Policy & Research Forum Special Event
October 21, 2009
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Experts Analyze Proposed Bioterrorism Legislation
Policy & Research Forum
October 13, 2005
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GW Fellow Completes NNSA Nuclear Nonproliferation Program
GWUMC News
July 6, 2009
“This experience will benefit my ability to contribute to the mission of the Homeland Security Policy Institute,” said Evert. “We consistently engage domestic and international policymakers and practitioners on a wide range of security issues, including nuclear security. Hopefully my added experience will be of use as we continue to develop strategies and solutions to the current and emerging threats facing the United States.”
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NNSA Educates Next Generation of Nuclear Specialists
National Nuclear Security Administration
June 29, 2009
F. Jordan Evert, Presidential Administrative Fellow at the Homeland Security Policy Institute, completed an innovative program focusing on nuclear nonproliferation and international safeguards and security. “From its labs to its international efforts, NNSA prides itself on recruiting the best and brightest minds to work on critical issues of nuclear and national security,” said NNSA Administrator Tom D’Agostino. NNSA manages the largest nuclear nonproliferation program in the world. More
Authorization and Chemical Security Bills Top Panel Agendas
Government Executive
February 20, 2009
Discussing HSPI’s Policy & Research Forum on “Homeland Security Priorities for the 111th Congress,” the report highlights that speakers noted plans for moving on a Homeland Security authorization bill and legislation regulating security at the nation's chemical facilities, while acknowledging some potential obstacles ahead for Congress.
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Frank J. Cilluffo, Director
Homeland Security Policy Institute
Frank has served as Director of the Homeland Security Policy Institute since joining The George Washington University in April 2003. He also serves as the University’s Associate Vice President for Homeland Security, where he leads GW’s homeland security efforts on policy, research, education, and training. The Institute’s recent policy and research agenda has spanned terrorism and radicalization, disaster management and emergency preparedness, pandemic influenza planning and bio-defense, intelligence and information sharing, and a host of other national and homeland security matters. Prior to joining HSPI, Frank served as Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security at the White House. Shortly following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, he was appointed by the President to the newly created Office of Homeland Security, and served as a principal advisor to Governor Ridge. Prior to his White House appointment, Cilluffo spent eight years in senior positions with the Center for Strategic & International Studies, where he chaired or directed numerous committees and task forces on homeland defense, counterterrorism, transnational crime, and information warfare.
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Daniel J. Kaniewski, Deputy Director, Homeland Security Policy Institute
Daniel J. Kaniewski is Deputy Director of The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute. Kaniewski re-joined HSPI in August 2008 after spending three years on the White House staff, most recently as Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Senior Director for Response Policy. Soon after joining the White House staff in July 2005, he witnessed first hand the failed response to Hurricane Katrina. He then served as a co-author and editor of the White House report The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned. Following the publication of this report, he worked to improve the nation's response capabilities and advised the President and White House senior staff during domestic incidents (including both man-made and natural disasters). He chaired the Domestic Readiness Group at the White House; managed the Presidential Disaster Declaration process; oversaw the development and approval of the National Response Framework andNational Incident Management System ; and traveled with the President aboard Air Force One to disaster sites around the country. Kaniewski’s current research interests include incident management, emergency management, and the homeland security policymaking process, including the structure and functions of the Homeland Security Council and National Security Council. Following his departure from the White House, his op-ed “Not Your Father’s FEMA” appeared in The Washington Times and Kaniewski was recently profiled in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Sharon L. Cardash, Associate Director
Homeland Security Policy Institute
As HSPI's Associate Director, Sharon helps lead the Institute’s policy, research, and education initiatives. She has served as principal or contributing author of numerous reports, articles, and testimonies on a range of homeland security issues including counter-radicalization, WMD terrorism, cybersecurity, emergency preparedness and response, and homeland security curriculum development. Sharon acts as Senior Advisor to The George Washington University’s Center for Preparedness & Resilience, and manages HSPI’s Senior Fellows Program. She also currently serves as Preceptor for HSPI’s Presidential Administrative Fellow.
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F. Jordan Evert, Presidential Administrative Fellow
Homeland Security Policy Institute
Jordan Evert joined HSPI in August 2008. His primary areas of interest include Afghanistan-Pakistan, Middle East regional security, weapons and materials proliferation, and special operations/low-intensity-conflict (SO/LIC). Previously, Evert worked as a Senior Research Assistant at the National Defense Council Foundation, studied Arabic in Oman through the Critical Languages program, and represented GW at the 59th annual Student Conference on U.S. Affairs at West Point. In June 2009, Evert participated in "Nuclear Nonproliferation Safeguards and Security," an inaugural program sponsored by the National Nuclear Security Administration. He is currently an M.A. candidate in Security Policy Studies at GW's Elliott School of International Affairs.
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Magnus Ranstorp, Research Director
Center for Asymmetric Threat Studies, Swedish National Defence College
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Allan Zenowitz, Former Executive Officer
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Brigadier General, US Army (Ret)
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