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“Homeland Security Policy Institute Statement on Nidal Hasan
November 19, 2009
In his capacity as Disaster & Preventive Psychiatry Fellow at the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine, Nidal Hasan registered (RSVP'd) to attend as an audience member a number of Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) events in the period June 2008 to February 2009. All of these events were open to the public.
Our Presidential Transition Task Force Events were open to the public and invitations were shared with numerous government departments and agencies, including senior officials at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). These senior leaders at USUHS in turn shared the invitation with their subordinates, including Hasan.
At no time has Nidal Hasan been affiliated with HSPI or The George Washington University. He has never served as an HSPI Task Force Member, briefer, or featured speaker at an HSPI event.
HSPI's Presidential Transition Task Force is not and was not affiliated with any Administration; and was created prior to the election.
http://www.gwumc.edu/hspi/
The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) launched its Presidential Transition Task Force Roundtable Series titled “Thinking Anew: Security Priorities for the Next Administration.” (April 2008-January 2009)
Nidal Hasan was a member of the Task Force Event Participants.(see p.29)
http://www.gwumc.edu/hspi/old/PTTF_ProceedingsReport_05.19.09.pdf
He was not a member of the "Presidential Transition Task Force", "HSPI Task Force Staff" or "HSPI Steering Committee".
I don't know how many, or which of, the four panel discussions Nidal Hasan attended (as a Uniformed Services University School of Medicine member). I found Hasan's participation interesting considering the issues at hand and the social standing of his fellow participants...
Founded in 2003, The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) is a nonpartisan “think and do” tank whose mission is to build bridges between theory and practice to advance homeland security through an interdisciplinary approach. By convening domestic and international policymakers and practitioners at all levels of government, the private and non-profit sectors, and academia, HSPI creates innovative strategies and solutions to current and future threats to the nation.
The Task Force held internal deliberations, which included a number of briefings from subject-matter experts at the forefront of their fields.1 From these discussions and debates, four strategic priorities emerged that serve to inform the new Administration:
development and implementation of a proactive security strategy at the federal level that integrates international and domestic aspects of security, is founded upon the concepts of resilience, and is effectively resourced;
enhancement of a national approach to preparedness and response through the development of a risk-based homeland security doctrine that effectively draws upon and coordinates all available assets (governments, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and the public);
realistic public discussion of the threats the nation faces and constructive engagement of the American public in preparedness and response efforts; and
re-invigoration of the United States’ role in the world, through a recognition that our security and that of our allies depends upon the stability and engagement of other nations.
Their recommendations to the POTUS on four strategic priorities:
1. Proactive Strategy and Resilient Foundations: Striking the Right Federal Stance
Recommendations
The President should:
more closely align homeland and national security entities within the executive branch of government in order to get ahead of the threat;
use the forthcoming Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) to leverage long-term planning and budgeting for homeland security and national security priorities; specifically, align the QHSR with the Quadrennial Defense Review;
streamline congressional oversight of homeland and national security entities by working with Congress to enact Department of Homeland Security authorization legislation;
embed privacy protections and due respect for civil liberties in homeland and national security program development; and
invest in education and professional development training, to include rotation details, for the homeland security professional civilian corps.
2. National Approach to Preparedness and Response: Shaping Expectations, Enhancing Capabilities
Recommendations
The President should:
develop homeland security doctrine that includes a multi-layered approach to threat response—utilizing all aspects of the federal government, to include homeland and national security entities—to improve regional capability;
incorporate anti-crime and counterterrorism planning, “intelligence-led policing,” and all-hazards preparedness into preparedness planning;
utilize and foster State and local law enforcement intelligence relationships with DHS via fusion centers;
continue incorporating the National Guard into Northern Command’s mission; and
encourage the formulation of strategic relationships with academia and the private sector at the national and regional levels to inform security policy.
3. Engage and Enlist the American Public: People—Our Greatest Strengt
Recommendations
The President should:
utilize local opinion leaders to engage the public in preparedness efforts, and to deliver messages in the event of a crisis;
invest in or leverage existing communications technologies to advance public preparedness initiatives; and
release area-specific risk-assessment information to enable a local population to prepare more effectively for higher probability events.
4. International Strategy: Re-Invigorating Our Role in the World
Recommendations
The President should:
employ a strategy that amplifies voices within the Muslim world that seek to counter radicalization and recruitment, and that exercises care regarding the use of lexicon;
foster respect for and adherence to international law in the form of longstanding, fundamental and widely accepted norms; and
engage productively with international organizations and institutions to build security abroad
“Homeland Security Policy Institute Statement on Nidal Hasan
November 19, 2009
In his capacity as Disaster & Preventive Psychiatry Fellow at the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine, Nidal Hasan registered (RSVP'd) to attend as an audience member a number of Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) events in the period June 2008 to February 2009. All of these events were open to the public.
Our Presidential Transition Task Force Events were open to the public and invitations were shared with numerous government departments and agencies, including senior officials at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). These senior leaders at USUHS in turn shared the invitation with their subordinates, including Hasan.
At no time has Nidal Hasan been affiliated with HSPI or The George Washington University. He has never served as an HSPI Task Force Member, briefer, or featured speaker at an HSPI event.
HSPI's Presidential Transition Task Force is not and was not affiliated with any Administration; and was created prior to the election.
http://www.gwumc.edu/hspi/
The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) launched its Presidential Transition Task Force Roundtable Series titled “Thinking Anew: Security Priorities for the Next Administration.” (April 2008-January 2009)
Nidal Hasan was a member of the Task Force Event Participants.(see p.29)
http://www.gwumc.edu/hspi/old/PTTF_ProceedingsReport_05.19.09.pdf
He was not a member of the "Presidential Transition Task Force", "HSPI Task Force Staff" or "HSPI Steering Committee".
I don't know how many, or which of, the four panel discussions Nidal Hasan attended (as a Uniformed Services University School of Medicine member). I found Hasan's participation interesting considering the issues at hand and the social standing of his fellow participants...
Founded in 2003, The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) is a nonpartisan “think and do” tank whose mission is to build bridges between theory and practice to advance homeland security through an interdisciplinary approach. By convening domestic and international policymakers and practitioners at all levels of government, the private and non-profit sectors, and academia, HSPI creates innovative strategies and solutions to current and future threats to the nation.
The Task Force held internal deliberations, which included a number of briefings from subject-matter experts at the forefront of their fields.1 From these discussions and debates, four strategic priorities emerged that serve to inform the new Administration:
development and implementation of a proactive security strategy at the federal level that integrates international and domestic aspects of security, is founded upon the concepts of resilience, and is effectively resourced;
enhancement of a national approach to preparedness and response through the development of a risk-based homeland security doctrine that effectively draws upon and coordinates all available assets (governments, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and the public);
realistic public discussion of the threats the nation faces and constructive engagement of the American public in preparedness and response efforts; and
re-invigoration of the United States’ role in the world, through a recognition that our security and that of our allies depends upon the stability and engagement of other nations.
Their recommendations to the POTUS on four strategic priorities:
1. Proactive Strategy and Resilient Foundations: Striking the Right Federal Stance
Recommendations
The President should:
more closely align homeland and national security entities within the executive branch of government in order to get ahead of the threat;
use the forthcoming Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) to leverage long-term planning and budgeting for homeland security and national security priorities; specifically, align the QHSR with the Quadrennial Defense Review;
streamline congressional oversight of homeland and national security entities by working with Congress to enact Department of Homeland Security authorization legislation;
embed privacy protections and due respect for civil liberties in homeland and national security program development; and
invest in education and professional development training, to include rotation details, for the homeland security professional civilian corps.
2. National Approach to Preparedness and Response: Shaping Expectations, Enhancing Capabilities
Recommendations
The President should:
develop homeland security doctrine that includes a multi-layered approach to threat response—utilizing all aspects of the federal government, to include homeland and national security entities—to improve regional capability;
incorporate anti-crime and counterterrorism planning, “intelligence-led policing,” and all-hazards preparedness into preparedness planning;
utilize and foster State and local law enforcement intelligence relationships with DHS via fusion centers;
continue incorporating the National Guard into Northern Command’s mission; and
encourage the formulation of strategic relationships with academia and the private sector at the national and regional levels to inform security policy.
3. Engage and Enlist the American Public: People—Our Greatest Strengt
Recommendations
The President should:
utilize local opinion leaders to engage the public in preparedness efforts, and to deliver messages in the event of a crisis;
invest in or leverage existing communications technologies to advance public preparedness initiatives; and
release area-specific risk-assessment information to enable a local population to prepare more effectively for higher probability events.
4. International Strategy: Re-Invigorating Our Role in the World
Recommendations
The President should:
employ a strategy that amplifies voices within the Muslim world that seek to counter radicalization and recruitment, and that exercises care regarding the use of lexicon;
foster respect for and adherence to international law in the form of longstanding, fundamental and widely accepted norms; and
engage productively with international organizations and institutions to build security abroad