SPECIAL EDITION 9.15.2021: "State of the Union" of Homeland Security

SPECIAL EDITION #NEVERFORGET

Welcome to our Week of Special Editions on the State of Homeland Security.

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Kristina Tanasichuk, Executive Editor, HSToday & Patricia Cogswell, Former Deputy Administrator, TSA

STATE OF HOMELAND SECURITY

STATE OF HOMELAND SECURITY: Preventing Future ‘Failures of Imagination’

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By: Admiral Thad Allen

Former Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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STATE OF BORDER PATROL: Security at Risk with Agents Overwhelmed

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By: Chief Carla Provost

Former Chief, U.S. Border Patrol, Customs Border Protection

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STATE OF FIRST RESPONDERS: Are Public Safety Agencies Ready for High Threat Response?

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By: Capt. John Delaney

High Threat Response Program Manager, Arlington County Fire Department (Virginia)

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STATE OF CYBERSECURITY: The Overarching Problem Is Scale

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By: Phil Reitinger

Former Deputy Under Secretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate

Former Director, National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC)

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STATE OF STATE, LOCAL, & TRIBAL RESILIENCE: Critical Infrastructure

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By: Mark Ray

Chair, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Government Coordinating Council (SLTTGCC)

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STATE OF PATRIOTISM: From 9/11 Unity to Growing Division

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By: Dr. Mitchell Simmons

Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Program Director, Anthony G. Oettinger School of Science and Technology Intelligence, NIU

Contributing Editor, Homeland Security Today

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STATE OF SURVIVORS: There Is a Before and After

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By: Christopher Allen Smith

Emmy-Award Winning Documentarian, Camp Fire Survivor and HSToday Columnist

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NEVER FORGET: DONATE NOW

We encourage you to reflect and support organizations continuing to honor the heroes, victims, and legacy of 9/11:

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911 Museum

Never Forget Fund

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund: 9/11 Exhibit & FREE Admission

STATE OF TERRORISM

Throughout the week, Homeland Security Today will offer "State of Terrorism" contributions that will consider the state of various facets of terrorism around the globe, an assessment of the threats facing us, and considerations for our next 20 years facing this real and changing threat.

STATE OF NUCLEAR SECURITY: Trends Threaten Progress Against Nuclear Terrorism

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By: Jay A. Tilden

Associate Administrator, Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation, NNSA

Dallas Boyd

Chief of Staff, NNSA Office of Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation

STATE OF BOMBING PREVENTION: Mitigating IED Threats

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By: Sean Haglund

Associate Director, Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP), CISA, DHS

STATE OF THE ‘WAR ON TERROR’: The Jihadi Threat

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By: Phil Gurski

Former Senior Strategic Analyst at CSIS

STATE OF PREVENTION: As the Threat Evolves, So Must Our Strategies to Stop Mobilization to Violence

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By: Elizabeth Neumann

Former Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

CONTRIBUTORS

Homeland Security Today would like to thank all of our esteemed contributors for their thoughtful contributions to this 20th Anniversary Tribute to the events of September 11, 2001.

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