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Homeland Security Complete Archives

The Creation of a Home Guard for Domestic Preparedness | April 2, 2008

Five Years Later, Are We Safe at Home? | March 5, 2008

A Not So Secure Border Initiative: The Failed Virtual Fence Project | February 28, 2008

What Must Be Done | February 25, 2008

Reordering Our Priorities | February 25, 2008

Safe at Home | February 25, 2008

Making Our Nation as Safe as it Can Be | February 25, 2008

Bush’s Budget Repeats Cybersecurity Mistakes | February 4, 2008

Changing To Meet New Challenges | February 1, 2008

New Regulations Fail to Address Security, Privacy | January 24, 2008

This Week in Congress: 1.22.08-1.25.08 | January 22, 2008

Haywire FCC Spectrum Auction: U.S. Needs National Broadband Strategy | January 22, 2008

Proper Implementation of Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Is a Must | December 12, 2007

Derailed Train Exposes Weakness in Rail Security | November 13, 2007

A Deadly Dance on Chemical Security Regulation | November 6, 2007

Safeguarding Liberty and Security Under FISA | October 31, 2007

Crib Sheet: "Islamofascism" | October 22, 2007

Homeland Security for Dummies | October 11, 2007

Toxic Trains Close to Home | October 10, 2007

This Week in Congress: 10.8.07-10.12.07 | October 9, 2007

Safe Shipping | October 4, 2007

This Week in Congress: 10.1.07 - 10.7.07 | October 1, 2007

Insuring Against Terrorism | September 20, 2007

This Week in Congress: 9.17.07-9.21.07 | September 17, 2007

Katrina Timeline: Failures of Reconstruction | September 14, 2007

This Week in Congress: 9.10.07-9.14.07 | September 10, 2007

CAP Interviews John Feal, 9/11 First Responder and Founder of the FealGood Foundation | September 5, 2007

Katrina, Two Years Later | August 31, 2007

Two Years Later, It’s Still Two Cities | August 31, 2007

New Orleans by the Numbers: A City Struggles to Rebuild | August 29, 2007

Interactive Map: Progress in the Parishes | August 27, 2007

Safeguarding the American People: The Progressive Vision vs. the Bush Record | August 23, 2007

The Terrorism Index | August 20, 2007

Confronting Security Vulnerabilities | July 24, 2007

This Week in Congress: 7.23.07 – 7.27.07 | July 23, 2007

Nuclear Summer | July 23, 2007

Toxic Trains Threaten Safety | July 17, 2007

Air Cargo by the Numbers: Keeping Bombs Off Planes | July 3, 2007

Habeas Corpus Extends to Gitmo | June 26, 2007

One Small Step for Biosecurity: CAP Reform Proposal Bears Fruit | June 7, 2007

Map: Our Overstretched National Guard | May 31, 2007

Over Here | May 27, 2007

Resolving the Deadliest Nuclear Threats | May 10, 2007

The Homeland Security Twist | May 7, 2007

Keeping Bombs Off Planes: Securing Air Cargo, Aviation’s Soft Underbelly | May 4, 2007

Operations in Iraq Are Leaving the States Vulnerable | May 2, 2007

Are We Prepared for Another Katrina? | April 11, 2007

Toxic Trains by the Numbers | April 10, 2007

Toxic Trains and the Terrorist Threat | April 2, 2007

Classified: Ensuring Congressional Access to National Security Information | April 2, 2007

Rethinking Our Strategy on Terrorism | March 21, 2007

Reining in Warrantless Searches | March 9, 2007

Reexamining Security Priorities | March 6, 2007

Getting on the Security Train | February 27, 2007

The Terrorism Index | February 13, 2007

Lost Opportunities: Bush Defense Spending is Misplaced | February 6, 2007

Making America Safer | February 6, 2007

Mending a Broken System | January 31, 2007

Refocusing Border Efforts | January 23, 2007

Securing America Post-9/11 | January 9, 2007

Time to Act | January 8, 2007

Get on the Right Track | December 15, 2006

The Border between Fear and Security | October 26, 2006

Who's Protecting Our Ports? | October 19, 2006

Remember the Anthrax Attacks? | October 13, 2006

Highlight: The Terrorism Index | October 6, 2006

The Secure Fence Act | October 2, 2006

Shredding the Fourth Amendment | September 29, 2006

Homeland Security Should Start with Energy Security | September 26, 2006

Enhancing Biosecurity | September 26, 2006

Get Serious About Biosecurity | September 21, 2006

Taking Control of the Fight Against Terrorists: A Progressive Strategy to Protect Americans | September 18, 2006

Immigration Reform Beyond the Border | September 18, 2006

Never Forget | September 11, 2006

Katrina Victims Are Still Waiting | September 11, 2006

Security at the Pier | September 11, 2006

It’s About Time | September 7, 2006

The Common Good | September 6, 2006

Katrina and the Common Good | August 25, 2006

Energy Security | July 26, 2006

Chemical Facility Dangers | July 10, 2006

Assessing Chemical Security | June 28, 2006

Biosecurity Action Plan | June 28, 2006

Countering Pandemic Disease and Biological Terrorism | June 22, 2006

Biosecurity Action Plan | June 20, 2006

Chemical Plant Priorities | June 20, 2006

Chemical Plant Protections | June 14, 2006

The Terrorism Index | June 14, 2006

Achieving Biosecurity | May 23, 2006

Containing Pandemic Flu | May 8, 2006

Preventing Toxic Terrorism | April 24, 2006

What Does the U.S. Need to Do? | March 7, 2006

NSA Domestic Warrantless Wiretapping and the "Trust Me" President | February 2, 2006

Remarks to Cyber Security Alliance's 1st Annual Data Integrity Conference | January 18, 2006

An Analysis of Employee Attitudes at Federal Departments & Agencies | October 17, 2005

New Start New Orleans: Good Jobs for a Better Gulf | October 12, 2005

Rebuild? Or Give Money to Residents? Yes. | October 11, 2005

Progressive Vision for Reconstruction of the Gulf Coast | September 15, 2005

Katrina Workers in Peril: Will We Repeat Mistakes of 9/11 Cleanup? | September 14, 2005

A Better Communications System for Emergency Workers | September 9, 2005

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Where We Stand on Homeland Security

The United States needs a comprehensive and balanced strategy to protect the homeland that encompassing five strategic objectives: prevent terrorist attack, reduce our vulnerability to terrorism, prepare to respond and recover from an attack or natural and man-made disasters, sustain homeland security consistent with our American values, and shape the global environment to reduce the threat of terrorism. The federal government must provide real leadership, take aggressive action, display consistent oversight, dedicate sufficient resources, and direct greater support to cities, states, and the private sector so that we can effectively manage the risk associated with a wide range of long-term challenges.