IntelligenceIntelligence is a critical component of national and homeland security. HSPI explores a variety of intelligence issues, including reform, intelligence-sharing, improved analysis, and collection issues.
Supreme Court Rules on GPS Surveillance
Seth Stodder
Security Debrief
January 25, 2012
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Smart, Savvy, Insightful: Analytic Tradecraft to Enable Homeland Security
by Jon Nowick
HSPI Issue Brief
January 13, 2012
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AQAP Loses Its Chief of External Operations: Counterterrorism Implications
by Frank J. Cilluffo and Clinton Watts
HSPI Commentary
September 30, 2011
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Counterterrorism Intelligence: Law Enforcement Perspectives
by Frank J. Cilluffo, Joseph R. Clark, and Michael P. Downing
HSPI Research Brief
September 7, 2011
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Nation Lacks Understanding of Counterterrorism Intelligence Enterprise
by Frank J. Cilluffo
Security Debrief
September 7, 2011
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Running a Three-Legged Race: the San Diego Police Department, the Intelligence Community, and Counterterrorism
by Andrew G. Mills and Joseph R. Clark
HSPI Issue Brief
August 1, 2011
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Have We Forgotten that Loose Lips Sink Ships?
by Frank J. Cilluffo and Sharon Cardash
Security Debrief
May 7, 2011
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After bin Laden the Threat Remains: Drones, CIA and SOF Still the Only Game in Town
Frank J. Cilluffo
HSPI Commentary 22
May 2, 2011
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Tumult in the Middle East: When and Where Will the Next Shoe Drop?
Frank J. Cilluffo and Sharon L. Cardash
HSPI Commentary
February 17, 2011
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All Hands - and Eyes - Needed on Deck
Frank J. Cilluffo and Sharon L. Cardash
HSPI Commentary
May 28, 2010
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Congress Should Consider Its Own Failures in Attempted Bombing
Daniel J. Kaniewski
Roll Call
February 19, 2010
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No Longer On Auto-Pilot: Aviation Security and Intelligence Reform
W. Ralph Basham, Sharon L. Cardash, Frank J. Cilluffo, and Daniel J. Kaniewski
HSPI Commentary
January 8, 2010
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Canada and the United States: Time for a Joint Threat Assessment?
Sharon Cardash, Frank J. Cilluffo, and James Jay Carafano
HSPI Commentary
April 22, 2009
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How can the U.S. improve Human intelligence?
Frank J. Cilluffo
The Washington Times
July 6, 2008
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The Use and Limits of U.S. Intelligence
Frank J. Cilluffo, Ronald A. Marks, and George C. Salmoiraghi
The Washington Quarterly
Winter 2002
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Office of the Director of National Intelligence Open Source Conference 2008, Washington, D.C. Director Frank Cilluffo discussed a range of open source analytical tools as part of an expert panel on “Creating Decision Advantage with Open Source.”
September 11, 2008
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Moving Beyond the First Five Years: Evolving the Office of Intelligence and Analysis to Better Serve State, Local, and Tribal Needs
Statement of Frank J. Cilluffo
Before the Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Homeland Security Committee
April 24, 2008
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Building Strategic Concepts for the Intelligence Enterprise conference, Arlington, Virginia. Director Frank Cilluffo was featured as a guest speaker on “Deepdive on New Methods for a New Threat” as part of a multi-day conference sponsored by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on January 25, 2008.
The Role of Intelligence in Identifying, Preventing and Responding to Transnational Terrorism: A Framework for U.S. National Security Planners
Remarks by Frank J. Cilluffo to the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law & National Security
December 10, 1996
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The Hybrid Threat: Crime, Terrorism and Insurgency in Mexico
October 20, 2011
Policy and Research Forum in collaboration with the Center for Strategic Leadership, U.S. Army War College
An Address by DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano on the State of our Homeland Security
Policy and Research Forum Event
January 27, 2011
Event Summary
Bill Paterson, Australia's Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism
Ambassadors Roundtable Event
January 19, 2011
Event Summary
Counterterrorism Perspectives from the CIA and the FBI, featuring Philip Mudd
HSPI
Policy & Research Forum Special Event
June 21, 2010
Event Summary
Spanish Ambassador Jorge Dezcallar
HSPI Ambassadors Roundtable Series
November 12, 2008
Event Summary
French Ambassador Pierre Vimont
HSPI Ambassadors Roundtable Series
November 12, 2007
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Canadian Ambassador Michael Wilson and Dr. James Young
HSPI Ambassadors Roundtable Series
November 1, 2007
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Terrorist watch lists should be put in the cloud, analysts say
Nextgov
September 9, 2011
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Law Enforcement Still See Problems with Intel-sharing; Perceive Extremists as Biggest Threat
Homeland Security Today
September 9, 2011
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Report Shows Spike in Homegrown Terror Cases, but Intelligence Gaps Remain
Fox News
September 7, 2011
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Report: Nation's Top Cops Say U.S. Counterterror Effort is Lacking
ABC News
September 7, 2011
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Bin Laden movie consult has White House under fire
The Christian Science Monitor
August 11, 2011
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San Diego Police Become Domestic Intelligence Players
Security Management
August 2, 2011
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Local Intelligence-Gathering Useful, but Largely Untapped
CQ Homeland
August 2, 2011
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Nation-States and Electronic Espionage
Reuters
June 20, 2011
HSPI Director Frank Cilluffo discusses the risks of state-sponsored electronic espionage with a panel of cyber-terrorism experts. More
Al Qaeda operative key to 1998 U.S. embassy bombings killed in Somalia
LA Times
June 12, 2011
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Fingerprints in terror case unchecked for months
AP
June 1, 2011
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Two Iraqi refugees in U.S. charged in terrorism-related case
Los Angeles Times
May 31, 2011
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Iraqi refugees indicted on U.S. terror charges
AFP
May 31, 2011
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Spies at War: The New Era of the CIA
Popular Mechanics
May 19, 2011
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Bin Laden fallout: Do US trains need a 'no-ride list'?
The Christian Science Monitor
May 9, 2011
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Intelligence Gains from Osama bin Laden's Compound
The Diane Rehm Show
May 9, 2011
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Al-Qaida threatens U.S. with retaliation
Newsday
May 6, 2011
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Al Qaeda Confirms Osama bin Laden's Death
Fox5
May 6, 2011
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Info from Osama Raid Shows Interest in US Trains
Fox5
May 5, 2011
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U.S. to Move Against Al-Qaeda's Central Command
Global Security Newswire
May 4, 2011
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The Aftermath of Osama
GW Today
May 5, 2011
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Bank of Terror: Will it Run Dry?
CNBC
May 4, 2011
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Is it time to revisit scope and cost of war on terror?
McClatchy Newspapers
May 3, 2011
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Could bin Laden’s death increase risk of domestic terrorism attacks?
Yahoo News
May 2, 2011
Still, counter-terrorism experts see the possibility of an increased threat level in the immediate wake of bin Laden's death. "There is a window of vulnerability in the short term," Frank Cilluffo, a former special assistant for homeland security to President Bush who now runs George Washington University's Homeland Security Institute, told The Lookout in an interview. But he stressed that for several years, terror groups and individual actors have been trying to launch attacks on the United States--almost all unsuccessful--so bin Laden's death may not be a game changer. More
After bin Laden the Threat Remains – Drones, CIA and SOF Still the Only Game in Town
Security Debrief
May 2, 2011
HSPI director Frank Cilluffo comments on the remaining al-Qaeda threat. More
Travelers warned following death of bin Laden
USA Today
May 2, 2011
"The successors to the leadership of al-Qaeda, an increasingly fractured group spread around the world in places such as Yemen, may well try to launch an attack to avenge bin Laden's death, said Frank Cilluffo, director of the Homeland Security Policy Institute at George Washington University. "I think you will see the need for al-Qaeda senior leadership and others to demonstrate a capacity to hit," Cilluffo said. "You do have a window of vulnerability, but it's a window that we have had open for a long time." More
U.S. Faces Broad Terror Threat After Bin Laden, Analysts Say
Bloomberg
May 2, 2011
"Anwar al-Awlaki, who has been tied to several terrorist attacks, including a Nigerian suspected of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas Day, 2009, may also be a candidate. That's because he's working with the most active branch of the group, Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, said Frank Cillufo, director of the Homeland Security Policy Institute at George Washington University in Washington...While dealing with a decentralized al-Qaeda, the U.S. will need to redouble its efforts to confront the radical Islamic philosophy that fuels al-Qaeda and like-minded groups, Cilluffo said. More
Osama Bin Laden - FOX 5 Reaction
Fox-5
May 2, 2011
HSPI director Frank Cilluffo comments on the death of Osama bin Laden. More
Homeland Security scrapping color-coded alert system
LA Times
April 20, 2011
"Any alert system is only as good as the intelligence that goes into it," said Frank Cilluffo, a former domestic security advisor to President George W. Bush.
"This is an imperfect business," Cilluffo said. "Risk communications is more of an art than a science." More
Libyan Conflict Could Complicate Terrorism Picture
CQ Homeland Security
March 21, 2011
With a large share of America’s counterterrorism and intelligence attention now dedicated toward trying to prevent an attack from Qaddafi, the United States is increasingly vulnerable to violence waged by other sources. “There’s a potential for vulnerability — that our eyes and ears are focused on so many issues and not necessarily in tune to al Qaeda itself,” said Frank Cilluffo, director of George Washington University’s Homeland Security Policy Institute. “So they may seize the opportunity as a window of vulnerability and one that they will clearly try to influence.” More
U.S. intelligence taxed by Middle East unrest
LA Times
February 16, 2011
Having to commit more energy and analysts to understanding the political instability in the region has the "potential to take our eye off the ball with regards to the jihadi terrorists themselves," said Frank Cilluffo, director of the Homeland Security Policy Institute at George Washington University.
Also, the unrest in the region means that local security services the U.S. depends upon for counter-terrorism information will be preoccupied with their nations' own internal strife, Cilluffo said. More
Secrecy's role in security
Newsday
December 3, 2010
Frank Cilluffo, director of the Homeland Security Policy Institute, and Michael Balboni, HSPI Senior Fellow, former New York State deputy secretary for public safety, and principal at the security consulting group Cardinal Point Strategies, pen an op-ed on the critical need to safeguard senstive national security information. More
Busy travel day starts smoothly despite risk that scanner protests could cause delays
The Washington Post
November 24, 2010
"People don't see the intelligence. The threat is real and persistent," said Frank Cilluffo, director of the Homeland Security Policy Institute at George Washington University. "There is no single silver bullet. It's a complex environment." More
Stopping explosive powder PETN main goal of new airport screening rules
LATimes
November 23, 2010
"We need to not only look back and backfill the holes but get ahead of the game as well," said Frank Cilluffo, director of the Homeland Security Policy Institute at The George Washington University. "That's where intelligence factors in." More
Officials concerned about al-Qaeda use of exotic explosive powder
The Bellingham Herald
November 23, 2010
Frank Cilluffo, director of the Homeland Security Policy Institute at George Washington University, said that security screening needs to be less predictable, "so al-Qaida and our adversaries can't simply game the system." More.
Former White House official speaks about security risks
The GW Hatchet
November 4, 2010
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CNN Newsroom: Terror Threat at Home
CNN
May 20, 2010
HSPI Director Frank Cilluffo comments on the homegrown jihadi threat.
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Failure to Communicate?
Fox News
May 19, 2010
Report: U.S. intelligence could have stopped Christmas bomb attempt. HSPI Director Frank Cilluffo comments.
Stuck With a Patchwork System
CQ Weekly
April 5, 2010
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Interview on "The World Today"
BBC World Service
March 10, 2010
HSPI Director Frank Cilluffo assesses the broader implications of the 'Jihad Jane' arrest, focusing specifically on the use of the internet to connect terror organizations and facilitate radicalization. More
Cilluffo discusses elevated terror threat level in UK
Fox News Channel
January 25, 2010 Video
Robert Blitzer
Senior Fellow, Homeland Security, ICF International
Former Chief, Domestic Terrorism/Counterterrorism Planning Section, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Marion "Spike" Bowman
Consultant and Educator
Former Deputy National Counter Intelligence Executive
Former Senior Counsel, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Captain, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
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Frank J. Cilluffo
Associate Vice President, The George Washington University
Director, Homeland Security Policy Institute
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John Cohen
Independent Consultant, Office of the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
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Matthew Levitt
Director, Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of the Treasury
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Ronald Marks
Senior Director, National Security Group, Oracle Corporation
Former Intelligence Counsel to Former Senators Bob Dole and Trent Lott
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Lynn Mattice
Chairman, Board of Advisors, Security Executive Council
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Philip Mudd
Senior Research Fellow, Counterterrorism Strategy Initiative, New America Foundation
Former Deputy Director, National Security Branch, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Former Deputy Director, Counterterrorist Center, Central Intelligence Agency
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John Nelson
President and CEO, Zeta Associates Incorporated
Former Chief of Staff to the Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Former Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer, National Reconnaissance Office
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John Nowick
Instructor, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Former Leader of Analytic Red Cell, Department of Homeland Security
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Tom Sanderson
Deputy Director, Transnational Threats, Center for Strategic and International Studies
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Suzanne Spaulding
Principal, Bingham Consulting Group
Former Minority Staff Director, U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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Seth Stodder
President & CEO, Palindrome Strategies, LLC
Former Director of Policy and Planning, US Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
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