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Who Cares About Cybersecurity?
In the professional world of Lawfare (national security, homeland security, intelligence, privacy and civil liberties) nobody would doubt the salience of questions of cybersecurity. They seem to resonate... -
Putting the Yemen Resolution in Procedural Context
Last Wednesday, Feb. 28, a bipartisan coalition of senators introduced a proposed new joint resolution seeking to compel the Trump administration to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen. ... -
The Most Important Report of the Trump Administration (So Far) is Due on Monday
This coming Monday, March 12, the Trump administration is expected to produce a “report on the legal and policy frameworks for the United States’ use of military force and related national security opera... -
Livestream: House Homeland Security and Armed Services Committee Hearings on Cybersecurity and the Military
The House Homeland Security Subcommittees on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection and Oversight and Management Efficiency are holding a hearing Wednesday affternoon at 2:00 p.m. on "Examining DHS'... -
Livestream: Senate Select Committee On Intelligence Hearing on Security Clearance Reform
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is holding a hearing Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m. on "Security Clearance Reform." The committee will hear testimony from the following witnesses: -
Livestream: House and Senate Armed Services Committee Hearings on National Security
The Senate Armed Services Committee is holding a hearing Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. on "Worldwide Threats." The committee will hear testimony from the following witnesses: Daniel Coats, director o... -
Public Confidence in the Mueller Investigation and Other Russia Investigations is Growing, But the Large Partisan Divide Remains
In July, we began a polling project to measure public confidence in government institutions on national security matters on an ongoing basis. As part of this project, we asked a battery of questions in e... -
Livestream: House and Senate Hearings on Foreign Policy and National Security
The Senate Committee on Armed Services is holding a hearing Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. on "United States Cyber Command." The committee will hear testimony from Adm. Michael Rogers, commander of U.S. Cy... -
2018 Election Vulnerability: Voter Registration Systems
The Russian information-operation strategy can be summed up as “chaos monkeys”: agents seeking to destabilize the United States by exploiting fissures in our society. The Mueller indictments announced Fr... -
Andrew C. McCarthy Changes His Tone on Obstruction of Justice
No sooner did the internet ink dry on my analysis of Andrew C. -
Document: FISC Responses to Requests from House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court sent the following letters to the chairmen of the House intelligence and judiciary committees on Thursday. Letter to House intelligence committee Chairman Dev... -
Documents: Congressional Task Force on Election Security January 2018 Report and the Election Security Act
On Wednesday, House Democrats' Congressional Task Force on Election Security released a report urging action on election security in advance of this year's midterm elections. Reps. Bennie Thompson and Ro...
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