Cody M. Brown is Chief of Legal Research for the Project on National Security Reform.  As an attorney, he has staffed or advised members of both the U.S. House and Senate on national security issues.  He served on the Senate Special Investigation into Hurricane Katrina while serving on the majority staff of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.  He subsequently served as Legislative Counsel for a member of the House Homeland Security Committee where he managed a national security portfolio and drafted related legislation.   He earned his Master of Laws at Georgetown University Law Center where he studied constitutional issues and national security law under top government officials.  He lives in Arlington, Virginia.