Brookings Presents Forum Sept. 4: Homeland Securit

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Brookings Presents Forum Sept. 4: Homeland Security: The White
House Plan Explained and Examined
To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor
Contact: Brookings Office of Communications, 202-797-6105

News Advisory:

When:
3 - 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 4, 2002

Where:
The Brookings Institution
Falk Auditorium
1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, D.C.

Presentation:
RICHARD A. FALKENRATH
Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for
Policy and Plans, Office of Homeland Security, The White House

JAMES B. STEINBERG (Moderator)
VP & Director, Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution

RUTH A. DAVID
President and CEO, ANSER (Analytic Services Inc.)

MICHAEL E. O'HANLON
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution

PETER R. ORSZAG
Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings
Institution

PHILIP ZELIKOW
Director, Miller Center of Public Affairs and White Burkett
Miller Professor of History, University of Virginia

Richard A. Falkenrath, special assistant to President Bush for
homeland security and senior director for policy and plans, will
present a broad overview of the administration's strategy for
homeland security in the wake of the September 11 terrorist
attacks.

Falkenrath also will address legislative issues Congress still
must resolve related to the proposed establishment of a new
Cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security, such as whether to
give the department's executives flexibility on personnel matters
and whether to include intelligence analysis in its
responsibilities.

A panel of Brookings and outside experts will comment on
Falkenrath's presentation and discuss the organizational, economic
and political challenges the administration faces.

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Secretary Mineta Names Eight New Federal Security Directors
To: National Desk
Contact: David Steigman of the Transportation Security
Administration, 202-385-1800

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of
Transportation Norman Y. Mineta today announced the selection of
eight federal security directors (FSDs) who will assume
responsibility for 25 airports. To date, the Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) has named 145 FSDs who have
responsibility for 380 airports.

"These FSDs will be our personal representatives, responsible
for ensuring the safety of our skies and fulfilling the
Transportation Department's role in the war on terrorism."
Secretary Mineta said. "These experienced professionals will be on
the front lines in the war on terrorism and are integral in
furthering the TSA's commitment to first-class security and
first-class customer service."

The position of federal security director was created by the
Aviation and Transportation Security Act signed by President Bush
on Nov. 19, 2001. Secretary Mineta said the new FSDs will fill a
crucial gap in aviation security by providing, for the first time,
a clear line of authority for security at our nation's airports.

New directors were named for:

Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field, ID: Julian Gonzales served more
than 20 years with the FBI, specializing in terrorism and violent
crime investigation and serving on the bomb squad. He also served
two years as the assistant special agent in charge of the New
Orleans Field Office. Prior to joining the FBI in 1980, he served
with the Albuquerque, NM, Police Department as a patrol officer and
bomb squad supervisor. Gonzales also served in the U.S. Air Force
for five years in the explosive ordnance disposal unit, where he
specialized in nuclear, chemical, biological, conventional and
clandestine weapons. Gonzales also will assume FSD responsibility
for Friedman Memorial and Joslin Field Magic Valley Regional
airports in Idaho.

Cherry Capital Airport, MI: Alan Anderson served for 30 years
with the Michigan State Police, achieving the rank of lieutenant
colonel and culminating with a tour as deputy director in East
Lansing. His most recent assignment entailed command of the
investigative services bureau, which includes the fire marshal,
forensic science, field detective and two criminal investigation
divisions. He is a former chairperson of the Association of State
Criminal Investigation Divisions. He holds a bachelor of arts in
education from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in
public administration from Western Michigan University. Anderson
will also assume FSD responsibilities at Manistee County Blacker,
Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County, Alpena County Regional
and Chippewa County airports in Michigan.

Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport, MI: Robert L. Johnson has
been commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections
since February 2000, responsible for a $258 million budget, 3,900
employees, 38 facilities and an inmate population of 19,000. In
that job, he implemented security procedures that significantly
decreased prison assaults, escapes and major incidents. He also
enhanced the training and professional development of department
employees. For two years before becoming commissioner he was
Lansing, MI, chief of police, a position he also held in Jackson,
MI, from late 1994 to late 1997. He was on the Jackson, MI, Police
Department from 1972 to 1994, rising to the rank of chief in 1986.
He received a master's degree in public administration from Western
Michigan University and a bachelor of arts degree in human resource
management from Spring Arbor (Mich.) University in 1983.

Duluth International Airport, MN: John Hursey retired from the
U.S. Air Force after more than 27 years experience in law
enforcement, security and force protection. He commanded force
protection operations at high threat and combat locations in Africa
and the Middle East. He also commanded security and law
enforcement operations at U.S. Air Force bases in Europe and the
United States. Hursey has a bachelor of science degree in computer
science from McKendree College, Lebanon, IL, and a masters degree
in public administration from Golden Gate University, San
Francisco, CA. Hursey will also assume FSD responsibilities for
Falls International, Bemidji City, Brainerd-Crow Wing and
Chisolm-Hibbing Municipal airports in Minnesota.

Billings Logan International Airport, MT: Hugh D. Ford has more
than 15 years experience in aviation security with the Federal
Aviation Administration, most recently as the course supervisor for
the Civil Aviation Security Training Division. Prior to that he
was a special agent and criminal investigator with that division,
based in Renton, WA, and a special agent supervisor in the Civil
Aviation Security Field Unit in Portland, OR. Ford was a federal
air marshal for five years. He will also have FSD responsibilities
for Gallatin Field, Bert Mooney and Yellowstone airports in
Montana.

Lehigh Valley International Airport, PA: Dempsey Jones, III has
more than 20 years experience as a special agent with the Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Department of Justice. As
a group supervisor in Los Angeles, CA, he led an enforcement group
that immobilized the Crips and Bloods street gangs. He served in
supervisory positions in Wilmington, DE, Detroit, MI, and New York,
NY, overseeing criminal drug investigations. He also served in the
U.S. Navy. Jones received a bachelor of arts in psychology from
the University of California at San Diego. He also was a senior
executive fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government,
Harvard University. Jones also will assume FSD responsibilities
for Reading Regional, Lancaster and Williamsport Regional airports
in Pennsylvania.

Columbia Metropolitan Airport, SC: Gerald D. Chapman served more
than 28 years with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S.
Department of Justice, culminating in a position as assistant
special agent in charge of the New York field division. Prior to
his New York posting, he was chief of the Europe/Middle East
operations section. Following his career with the DEA, Chapman was
the east regional security manager for Florida Power & Light Group.
He then became a corporate safety and security manager with E-TRADE
Group, Inc. He holds a bachelor of science degree in chemistry and
mathematics from Alabama State University in Montgomery, AL, and a
master's degree in criminal justice administration from Atlanta
University in Atlanta, GA. Chapman also will have FSD
responsibilities for Florence Regional and Bush Field airports in
South Carolina.

Tri-Cities Pasco Airport, WA: Ronald Hays has served more than
14 years with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS),
U.S. Department of Justice. His most recent position was as
assistant district director for inspections, Seattle District,
where he supervised more than 350 immigration inspectors and
support staff. Prior to that he served as assistant chief
inspector in the INS Office of Inspections, where he developed
alternative inspection programs for frequent travelers. Before
joining the INS, Hays served more than 22 years in the U.S. Army
Military Police Corps. Hays has a bachelor of arts degree in
political science and history from the State University of New York
in Albany and a master's degree in public administration from
Jacksonville State University, FL. Hays also will assume FSD
responsibilities for Walla Walla Regional Airport and Yakima Air
Terminal-McAllister Field in Washington and Eastern Oregon Regional
Airport at Pendleton.

FSDs serve under the direction of the Under Secretary of
Transportation for Security, and oversee federal security
operations at the nation's airports. The starting salary for
executive level FSDs is $105,000, and for non-executive level FSDs
is $55,000.

FSDs have varied airport security, enforcement and oversight
responsibilities, including: the efficient implementation,
performance and enhancement of security and screening standards for
airport employees; airport security risk assessments; supervision
of federal law enforcement activity within the purview of the TSA;
and organizing and implementing the Federal Security Crisis
Management Response Plan for each airport.

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State guardsmen join security mission
2002-08-30
By Penny Owen
The Oklahoman


ALTUS -- More than 300 Oklahoma Army National Guardsmen are being mobilized for at least a year in support of Operation Noble Eagle, the code name for the post-Sept. 11 mission of protecting U.S. territory. Their mission: Security at military installations.
Soldiers from the 171st Field Artillery battalion in Altus gathered Thursday in a gymnasium for processing. They are expected at their new locations, either Fort Sill or Fort Carson, Colo., by early September.

"This is kind of an ongoing mission. We are relieving other National Guard units that have had this duty for the last year," said Col. Pat Scully, spokesman for the Oklahoma Army National Guard, a statewide military force that can be mobilized by either the governor or the president.

Guardsmen have been steadily activated from across the nation since Sept. 11 to protect airports, military bases and other government facilities. It has been only in the last month, however, that Oklahoma Guardsmen have been mobilized, although Oklahoma reservists from other branches of the service have been mobilized for months.

The Altus guardsmen said they knew their time would come.

"Anybody reasonably looking at things should have expected there was a chance we'd be deployed, so I don't think many of us were caught by surprise," said Maj. Robert Sowards, who was having his medical and personnel records checked in the gym Thursday.

Sowards will leave behind his fianc?e and a daughter, who live in Altus. His son, an airborne ranger with the U.S. Army, lives in Georgia.

Other guardsmen have younger families, making separation difficult.

Staff Sgt. Danny Niver spent 16 years in the active duty Army, so he is accustomed to moving around. But most guardsmen are career civilians with families and employers who are just now realizing the impact of being a so-called "weekend warrior."

"For my family it's not too bad because I've been there, done that," said Niver, who heads to Fort Carson next week. "But I'm sure some of these other soldiers out here, it's really tough on them."

Cmdr. Sonny Hurtado will join Niver in Fort Carson with good wishes from the Oklahoma City Police Department, where he is employed. Employers must keep a guardsman or a reservist's job open until they return from duty.

Despite the upheaval and short notice, Hurtado and others said the guardsmen are ready to serve.

"Morale is very high. The soldiers are excited to go on active duty and do their part in this homeland defense position," Hurtado said. "The war is fought everywhere, not only overseas."

The 171st battalion is a military rocket launching unit, although its mission while mobilized will be handling security at military bases.

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Bush vows bold defense of freedom
2002-08-30
By John Greiner
The Oklahoman


President Bush told an Oklahoma City audience Thursday when it comes to the defense of freedom, America will be relentless, tough and victorious.
"My most important job now is to defend innocent life in America," Bush told those attending a fund-raiser for U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe's re-election campaign and former congressman Steve Largent's campaign for governor.

Bush talked of the war on terrorism while telling the crowd that Inhofe, R-Tulsa, is one of the leading advocates for national defense.

The president said the enemy has taken the battle to America.

Calling them haters and cold- blooded killers, Bush said the enemy is the kind that goes into a cave and sends youngsters to their suicidal deaths.

"But there's no cave deep enough or dark enough to hide. No matter how long it takes, one by one we're going to hunt them down and bring them to justice," Bush said as applause erupted in the Cox Convention Center room where the fund- raiser was held.

Bush didn't mention Iraqi President Saddam Hussein by name. Reports have circulated for months that the administration would like to topple Saddam.

The president did say Thursday it's important "to have leadership that understands that we must not allow the world's worst leaders to develop and harbor the world's worst weapons."

Bush said he has many tools at his disposal and is a patient man.

"By being tough and strong, patient, smart and wise about using our assets and all the tools at our disposal, we can make the world more peaceful for generations to come by fighting terror where we find it, by rallying people to join us," he said.

More than 500 people attended the luncheon for Inhofe and Largent. Tickets were $1,000 apiece or $5,000 for two tickets, said Nate Webb, Largent's spokesman.

Bush praised Largent, a Tulsa Republican, and Inhofe.

Sen. Don Nickles, R-Ponca City, Oklahoma's senior U.S. senator, introduced Bush at the luncheon.

"Please welcome our friend, our neighbor and, thank God, our president, George Bush," Nickles said.

Bush said he was pleased to be able to come to Oklahoma City to throw his support behind Inhofe.

Bush drew applause when he said, "I'm glad to be here with Governor Largent."

Bush described Largent as a solid citizen.

Bush said that on education, Largent understands that, "If you have low standards, you get low results."

The president said he also appreciates Largent's attitude about the role of government and the entrepreneur.

"The role of government is not to create wealth. The role of government is to create an environment where entrepreneurs can flourish," Bush said. "This means you've got to have wise tax policy and use your tax code in order to encourage the entrepreneurial spirit."

The president said he appreciates Largent's values, vision and background.

Bush said Inhofe is a "fella who went to Washington and said, 'I'm not going to change,' and he didn't."

Inhofe understands the role of energy and the need for an energy policy, Bush said.

Bush said the nation's economy is improving.

"One of the reasons why is we let the people keep their own money," Bush said. "A tax cut needs to be permanent."

Air Force One, the president's plane, landed about 10:25 a.m. at Tinker Air Force Base.

Bush was met by Maj. Gen. Charles L. Johnson II, installation commander of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center at Tinker.

Inhofe accompanied the president on the airplane.

Also meeting Bush at Tinker were Largent, Nickles, Reps. J.C. Watts, R- Norman; Ernest Istook, R-Warr Acres; Frank Lucas, R-Cheyenne; and John Sullivan, R-Tulsa, and Oklahoma City Mayor Kirk Humphreys. Gov. Frank Keating was out of the country on a trade mission.

Bush departed Tinker about 12:30 p.m. for Little Rock, Ark., where he was to participate in a round-table discussion and speak at a back-to-school event http://www.newsok.com/cgi-bin/show_article?ID=909776&pic=none&TP=getarticle


"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878