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Security White Townsend | Commentary: Don’t let White House shakeup hurt our security

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Commentary: Don’t let White House shakeup hurt our security The Washington Post recently reported that Gen. Jim Jones, President Obama’s national security adviser, is reviewing plans to reorganize the White House National Security and Homeland Security councils. Some, if not all, of the functions of the Homeland Security Council may be folded into an expanded National Security Council. There is no more solemn responsibility that the president bears than to protect American lives. Excerpt from Commentary: Don’t let White House shakeup hurt our security - CNN.com The Security Guard The Obama Administration _ Obama Says Environment Key To Jobs, Security Smash Ice/ Port Union ... Read Full Story

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President-elect Obama may change domestic counterterrorism structure

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Well, we knew something like this would probably happen. But is it just the beginning? "...The plan being discussed would eliminate the independent homeland security adviser’s office and assign those duties to the National Security Council to streamline sometimes overlapping functions. A deputy national security adviser would be charged with overseeing the effort to guard against terrorism and to respond to natural disasters. Democrats close to the transition said Mr. Obama’s choice for that job was John O. Brennan , a longtime C.I.A. veteran who was the front-runner to head the spy agency until withdrawing in November amid criticism of his views on interrogation ... Read Full Story

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Fran Townsend: We Discussed If Raising Alert Would Hurt Bush

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Fran Townsend, former Homeland Security adviser to President Bush, says they discussed raising the terror alert before the 2004 election, but said it might hurt Bush. Read Full Story

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Obama to revamp counterterrorism efforts: report

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama will revamp the way the U.S. government coordinates counterterrorism efforts, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. The newspaper, citing people close to the presidential transition, said on its website that Obama would abolish the White House homeland security adviser's office and transfer its responsibilities to the National Security Council. A deputy national security adviser would oversee plans to guard against terrorism and also respond to natural disasters, the Times said. CIA veteran John Brennan will be named to that post, Democrats close to the transition told the newspaper. Brennan was mentioned as a possible candidate for the ... Read Full Story

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BEHIND THE LINES: Our Take on the Other Media's Homeland Security Coverage

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President Bush has named veteran prosecutor Ken Wainstein, currently helming Justice’s anti-terror efforts, to be his new White House-based homeland security adviser, The Associated Press’Devlin Barrett reports. This announcement coincides with Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball’s Newsweekreport detailing the many likelies who have declined to replace Frances Fragos Townsend, who announced her depature last November to leave plenty of time — if apparently not enough — to find her replacement. Read Full Story

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Editor's note: Frances Fragos Townsend, a CNN contributor on national security issues, served as President George W. Bush's chief anti-terrorism and homeland security adviser. Townsend is a partner in the law firm of Baker Botts, LLP and a member of ...

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New Cybersecurity Hires Could Hold Conflicting Interests, Warns Former...

Former Homeland Security Council Chairman Frances Fragos Townsend, warns that hiring new cybersecurity personnel will pose an obstacle since the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will be drawing from a pool of employees who have experience in the private sector and could thus come to the jobs with conflicting interests. (0:35)

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Senate Homeland Security Hearing on Fort Hood Shootings

The Senate Homeland Security Committee heard testimony on the Fort Hood shooting. None of the military officials investigating the shooting appeared at this public portion of the hearing. Witnesses included retired Army Vice Chief of Staff Jack Keane and former Bush Administration National Security Adviser Fran Townsend.Length: 2 hr. 33 min.Published: Today at 10am (ET)

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