Homeland Security: Inside & Out – April 30th, 2009

Former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff on the state of homeland security.

PLEASE NOTE: Starting this week, Homeland Security Inside & Out airs Thursdays at 12 p.m.

This week’s guests:

  • Former Homeland Security Sec. Michael Chertoff.
  • Jacob Goodwin of Government Security News on the NRC’s plans to distribute potassium tablets around U.S. nuclear plants.
  • U.S. Rep. Eric Massa (R-N.Y.) on border violence and the drug war.
  • Gautham Nagesh of NextGov.com on the federal government’s search for advanced security tools to thwart hackers.
  • Peter Huessy of the National Defense University on the North Korean missile controversy.
  • Jeremy Kirk of IDG News (London) on the growing ranks of cybercrime police.
  • Bob Poole, director of transportation policy at Reason Foundation, on a plan to arm pilots.

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