Homeland Security — Special Issue

Merging into the Homeland Security Department was supposed to solve core problems for Immigration and Naturalization Service managers and employees. So far, little has changed for the better. The Coast Guard joined the Homeland Security Department as a stand-alone agency, but it may be forced to merge. The Transportation Security Administration wades into the delicate business of giving profitable corporations taxpayer dollars to improve port security. With new rules protecting contractors from massive lawsuits, the government hopes to see a surge of anti-terrorism technology. A little-known secure communications link connects the Homeland Security Department to corporate leaders. Homeland security requirements and military commitments abroad are forcing the Defense Department to rethink its mix of active and reserve forces. An Arab-American journalist and a Hollywood mogul want to change the way the United States fights for Middle Eastern hearts and minds. - start COLUMNS = start departments Senior fellow for biodefense and public health, Anser Institute for Homeland Security Principal homeland security analyst, U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century Senior fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations Chief operating officer, Internet Security Alliance Director, National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism Chairman, Gilmore commission on terrorism response