Daily Brief: Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The Latest From the Center…
- Adm. James Lyons in the Washington Times: How Obama is scuttling the Merchant Marine
- Ben Lerner at Free Fire Blog: Ramping Up on Cyberwarfare Could Mean Reexamining Rules of War
- Christopher Holton at Free Fire Blog: Hamas Threatens US with War
- Nonie Darwish at the Gatestone Institute: Courage? The State Department?
- Frank Gaffney’s Weekly Article: Investigate Benghazigate
…and From our Colleagues
Secure Freedom Radio
- Government Involvement in Persecuting Christians: with Nina Shea, Christian Adams, Jay Christian Adams, Adam Kredo, and Andy McCarthy
- Secure Freedom Minute: See No Budget
News
- McCain, Coburn detail problems in spending bill
- Weapons programs at great risk, Pentagon analyst says
- Budget Crisis May Prompt Air Force to Cancel Flight Training by April
- House bill would protect KC-46 contract funding
- Ayotte in middle of Paul-McCain fight
- Cyber attacks more dangerous to US security than al-Qaida, intel officials say
- Securing Command: Strategic commander worried about cyber attacks on nuclear command and control
- China hacker’s angst opens a window onto cyber-espionage
- Courting Controversy: Obama meets with anti-Israel Arab groups ahead of Israel trip
- New Tunisian government wins confidence vote in assembly
- Tunisian dies after torching himself, unrest could follow
- Islamist inroads in Mali may undo French war on al Qaeda
- ‘Iran, al-Qaida ties strained over Syrian civil war’
- CIA Operating in Iraq to Stem Terrorist Groups Moving into Syria
- Republicans Ramp Up Demands To Access Americans Wounded In The Benghazi Attack
- Report: Surge in N. Korea Air Force Sorties
- For Xi, a ‘China Dream’ of Military Power
- Taiwan Not Ready for Military Confidence Steps with China
- Venezuela investigating if U.S. killed Hugo Chavez with cancer implant
- Indian police launch raids in Finmeccanica defense deal probe
- Syrian Christians Dream Of Life Without Assad Or Radical Islamists
- Hagel Orders Military Sexual Assault Case Review As Controversy Comes To Congress
Commentary
- BLUMENTHAL: China must weigh its options
- BOLGIANO AND TAYLOR: In the drone wars, everyone gets a medal
- FRIEDMAN: Considering a Departure in North Korea’s Strategy
- GOLDBERG: What Rand Paul Got Right
- PAUL: My filibuster was just the beginning
- TAHERI: Hezbollah’s new low
- WOHLSTETTER: Chinese ‘Hackers’ Is a Misnomer. They’re Spies.
Hearings and Events of Note
- Wednesday, March 13 10:00am Strategic Counterterrorism: Meeting Current and Emerging Challenges (Senate Foreign Relations Committee)
- Wednesday, March 13 10:00am Impact of the Continuing Resolution, Sequestration, and Declining Operations and Maintenance Budgets on Military Personnel and Family Related Programs (House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Military Personnel)
- Wednesday, March 13 10:00am DOE Management and Oversight of Its Nuclear Weapons Complex: Lessons of the Y-12 Security Failure (House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations)
- Wednesday, March 13 10:00am Strategic Counterterrorism: Meeting Current and Emerging Challenges (Senate Foreign Relations Committee)
- Wednesday, March 13 11:30am Investigating and Prosecuting 21st Century Cyber Threats (House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations)
- Wednesday, March 13 12:00pm Oversight Hearing – Syria (CLOSED) (House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs)
- Wednesday, March 13 1:00pm TSA’s Efforts to Advance Risk-Based Security (House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation Security)
- Wednesday, March 13 2:00pm The Rebalance to Asia: Why South Asia Matters (Part II) (House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific)
- Thursday, March 14 10:00am U.S. Energy Security: Enhancing Partnerships with Mexico and Canada (House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere)
- Thursday, March 14 10:00am Border Security: Measuring the Progress and Addressing the Challenges (Senate Homeland Security Committee)
- Thursday, March 14 10:00am Oversight Hearing – Department of Justice (House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies)
- Thursday, March 14 10:00am The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program: A Progress Update (House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy)
- Thursday, March 14 3:00pm TSA’s Efforts to Advance Risk-Based Security (House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation Security)
- Thursday, March 14 3:30pm Is Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Appropriate at this Time? (House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness)
- Wednesday, March 15 10:00am The Posture of the U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command (House Armed Services Committee)
- Tuesday, March 19 9:30am Oversight: U.S. European Command, U.S. Northern Command, and U.S. Southern Command (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Tuesday, March 19 10:00am Homeland Security Grants: Measuring Our Investments (House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications)
- Wednesday, March 20 10:00am Measuring Outcomes to Understand the State of Border Security (House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security)
- Tuesday, April 9 9:30am Oversight: U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Thursday, April 11 9:30am Oversight: Department of the Air Force (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Tuesday, April 23 9:30am Oversight: Department of the Army (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Thursday, April 25 9:30am Oversight: Department of the Navy (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Wednesday, May 8 9:30am Oversight: Army Modernization (Senate Armed Services Committee)
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