U.S. Department of Homeland Security

June 1, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, LTG (Ret.) Edward Cardon, Joshua Stiefel, Lauryn Williams, Joe Dougherty

Findings of the Commission on Cyber Force Generation

May 26, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

Improving Customer Service and Protecting Consumers Through Onshoring

May 7, 2026 | Craig Singleton, Elaine K. Dezenski, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Joe Dougherty

Previewing the Trump-Xi Summit 

May 6, 2026 | Johanna Yang, Jessica Ho

When Ransomware Hits, Governors Are Calling the National Guard

Minnesota called in its National Guard last month. Not because there was a flood, a fire, or even civil unrest. This time, Winona County needed support after a cyberattack. It was the second such attack...

May 4, 2026 | Elaine K. Dezenski, Josh Birenbaum

A Gameplan for American Economic Security:

Supercharging U.S. Statecraft, from an Economic Pentagon to the Near-Global Economy

May 1, 2026 | Jack Burnham, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Craig Singleton

Unleashing American Drone Dominance

April 29, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Data Centers, Telecommunications Networks, and Space-Based Systems

Modernizing DHS’s SRMA Role for the Communications and IT Sectors

April 24, 2026 | Craig Singleton |

America Can’t Reindustrialize on Chinese Batteries

Washington has learned, often the hard way, that supply chains once treated as purely commercial can carry real national security consequences. Huawei exposed that risk in telecommunications. Chinese drones...

April 23, 2026 | Elaine K. Dezenski, Daniel Swift, Miad Maleki, Joe Dougherty

Iran’s economic damage from Operation Epic Fury

April 23, 2026 | Jiwon Ma |

America’s Cyber Strategy Has a Budget Problem

The threat from cyberattacks has never been more acute, but there is reason to worry America is not rising to the challenge. It is not the lack of a cybersecurity strategy, but rather a growing...

April 8, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

The American AI Sector Bands Together To Stop Chinese Theft

China’s effort to steal American artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to turn foes into friends. Three American AI firms locked in an intense competition for market share — OpenAI, Anthropic,...

April 1, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

Why we have a TSA and a DHS

And the jihadis that make them necessary

March 25, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

FCC Ban on Foreign-Produced Routers Targets Chinese Firms Tied to Cybersecurity Risks

The United States is pushing Chinese-produced routers off the shelf and onto a watchlist. On March 23, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) banned all foreign-produced routers from entering the...

March 19, 2026 | Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi  |

West Bloomfield terror attack highlights Hezbollah connections within Shiite Lebanese community in US

Last week, ABC News reported that Iran’s Islamic regime may have activated sleeper cells in the United States to launch terror attacks in response to the US and Israeli military campaign against it....

March 17, 2026 | Jack Burnham, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Craig Singleton, Johanna Yang

Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding Application for Review of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding

March 3, 2026 | Leah Siskind |

AI-Amplified Narratives: Measuring Propaganda in LLM Citations

March 2, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

Reimagining and Improving Student Education

February 5, 2026 | Craig Singleton |

The Drone Dock Blind Spot

By banning drones but not drone docks, Washington risks trading one Chinese dependency for another across US public safety and critical infrastructure.

February 3, 2026 | Leah Siskind, Natalie Ecanow

For Pax Silica, Not All Gulf Partners Are Created Equal

The United States must apply stricter standards to Pax Silica partners, as Qatar’s track record does not justify its inclusion in a trusted AI security coalition.

February 1, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Aarushi Garg

Cyber information sharing must be fixed – or our adversaries reap the benefits

Over the past year America’s public-private cybersecurity partnerships have been damaged by a double whammy of administration and legislative lethargy. In March, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) dismantled a...