Homeland Security Policy Institute

The needs of vulnerable populations and a commitment by policymakers to provide additional resources for preparedness and response to a pandemic influenza outbreak were identified and discussed by experts who participated in a panel discussion at GW.

The GW Homeland Security Policy Institute and the GW School of Public Health and Health Services will bring together health and homeland security experts to discuss the swine influenza outbreak.

The threat of the new H1N1 influenza A virus (also known as a swine flu virus) provides the first real-time test of the preparedness activities developed over the past few years.

Frank Cilluffo, Director of the Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI), is available for comment on the nexus of health and security as it relates to the current Swine Influenza outbreak.

The Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) releases its latest Commentary, "Canada & the United States: Time for a Joint Threat Assessment?" by HSPI’s Sharon Cardash, assoc. director; Frank Cilluffo, director; and James Jay Carafano, sr. fellow.

"The Homeland Security Council: Considerations for the Future," is the product of a bipartisan Task Force report composed of former senior federal officials, practitioners at the state and local levels, and homeland security subject matter experts.

The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) today announced its 2009 Senior Fellows class, a distinguished group drawn from many disciplines that will contribute greatly to HSPI’s policy and research agenda.

The Honorable Eric Holder, a member of The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) Steering Committee, was recently sworn in as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States.

GW’s Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) will host a Policy and Research Forum Discussion to address key Homeland Security priorities for the 111th Congress.

To complement HSPI's homeland security policy publications, HSPI announces the launch of its new commentary series. The inaugural brief addresses the insurgency in Afghanistan and the Obama administration's search for a new strategic direction.