Data mining can be a useful tool in tracking down cyber gangs, but its usefulness in proactively guarding against cyber threats is doubtful. “Where there is lots and lots of data, which you have to analyze and sift through, then … Continue reading
Months ago, Matthew Hochstein, a project director with the Evanston-based emergency management consulting firm Hagerty Consulting, explained how the government prioritizes resources when it comes to preparing for, and then dealing with emergency events. “Prioritizing resources is a tough job,” … Continue reading
After you and thousands of others have run hundreds of miles to prepare for the big race, public safety officials are using that same big race to prepare for potential disasters. Be glad. It’s making both your race day and … Continue reading
Urban search and rescue robot moving through rubble in 2007 government tests. (credit: NIST) Researchers at the University of Oklahoma and at Texas Tech are developing technologies to improve disaster prediction and response, but emergency managers are not as quick … Continue reading
As we celebrate dictators driven out of power in the Middle East, it is imperative not to lose focus on what is happening closer home. If national security analysts deem the crisis in Libya important enough to send American forces … Continue reading
I’ve had a 15-year-old eighth-grader look me in the eye and tell me he’d make more money trafficking drugs than I made as his teacher. Although he had failed the year before and could barely read, he was right about … Continue reading
[field name=iframe] One of the biggest threats to national security may not come from terrorists, home grown or otherwise. One of the biggest threats to national security is Mother Nature. She may also be one of the most expensive. … Continue reading
An analysis of TSA’s Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) program suggests it is an effective tool in identifying suspicious behaviors amongst airline passengers. Congressional testimony of Larry Willis, program manager for the Science and Technology Directorate, argued that … Continue reading
While pointing lasers into an aircraft cockpit could eventually become a federal crime, the Federal Aviation Administration will start imposing civil penalties against offenders as a violation of federal aviation regulations. The effects of shining bright lasers on an aircraft … Continue reading
When I got the Muslim community beat for civil liberties and national security reporting, my initial thought was: This will be a piece of cake. I was right. Finding stories each week was simple. However, over the course of the … Continue reading
Medill/GlobalPost investigation sheds new light on $3.2 billion U.S. mine clearance and victim assistance effort.
Medill/USA TODAY investigation of U.S. international food aid programs finds significant, entrenched problems
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→ Continue to the story.EVANSTON, Ill. — The Robert R. McCormick Foundation has renewed a $1 million grant to fund the Medill National Security Journalism Initiative at Northwestern University over the next two years.
The NSJ program provides journalists-in-training and working journalists with the knowledge and skills necessary to report accurately, completely and with context on events and issues related to defense, security and civil liberties. The initiative began in January, 2009 with an initial three-year, $1.3 million McCormick Foundation grant. The grant was also renewed for $1 million over two years in 2011.
