Let Them Spend the Money

Government Entrepreneurs

What if you could get the private sector to foot the bill for developing solutions to help your agency fulfill its mission? The Homeland Security Department has come up with a way. The SECURE (System Efficacy through Commercialization, Utilization, Relevance and Evaluation) Program is headed up at DHS by Tom Cellucci, the agency’s Chief Commercialization Officer. He told me how the program works, and how other agencies can adapt it.

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The Next Batch of Names

The economic advisory team of President-elect Barack Obama is adding some names. Mr. Obama announced the additions to his staff at a news conference today at his Chicago transition headquarters.

Treasury Secretary Paulson’s statement on the Geithner nomination

The Man Behind The Discussion

We’ve been bringing you discussions from George Washington University’s series called “What Do We Do Now?” The discussions use the book “What Do We Do Now?: A Workbook for the President-elect.” The book’s author, Stephen Hess of the Brookings Institution, talked transition with me.

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The Future of Homeland Defense and Homeland Security

Where we stand now and where we need to go in the realm of homeland defense was the focus of an event last week hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Over the next few days, we’ll bring you highlights from both days of the event. Today’s highlights come from panel 1, “The Strategic Direction of the Department of Defense in Homeland Defense and Civil Support.” We heard from Paul McHale, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas’ Security Affairs; and Lieutenant General William Webster, Deputy Commander, United States Northern Command.

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