June 28, 2010
- Miram Pemberton of the Task Force on a Unified Security Budget argues for a unified national security budget in
Defense News. She calls the Project on National Security Reform "a key proponent of unified security budgeting."
June 20, 2010
- The Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service reports in its Spring 2010
e-CHRONICLES a major research colloquium to examine key dimensions for assessing national security reform at the mid-point of the Obama Administration. PNSR co-sponsored the event with the Reserve Officers Association (ROA), the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI), the Hudson Institute, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), the American Security Project (ASP), and Creative Associates International, Inc. (CAII). President and CEO James R. Locher III attended and spoke at the event.
June 4, 2010
- Matthew Russell mentions a 2040 scenario developed by the Project on National Security Reform in an article in the July issue of
National Defense Magazine, "Unmanned Systems: Can the Industrial Base Support the Pentagon's Vision?"
June 2, 2010
- David Shorr comments on PNSR in the National Security Network's blog,
Democracy Arsenal: "Smart colleagues like the Project on National Security Reform have made deeper analyses of what the bureaucracy must do to integrate defense, diplomacy, and development and make them more modern and strategic."
May 27, 2010
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Foreign Policy's The Cable mentioned PNSR in the article: "Clinton calls for unified national-security budget". The article states, "Although Clinton's open support of a unified national-security budget is new, the idea is not. Leading experts have been pushing the concept for a while. The Project on National Security Reform, led by James R. Locher III, proposed just that."
May 17, 2010
- The Department of Defense cited the Project on National Security Reform's idea for interagency teams in
Irregular Warfare: Countering Irregular Threats Joint Operating Concepts (JOC) v. 2.0, co-authored by U.S. Joint Forces Command and U.S. Special Operations Command.
May 17, 2010
- The Congressional Research Service cites PNSR's recommendations for improving interagency coordination of national security policy-making and implementation in a report,
Quadrennial Defense Review 2010: Overview and Implications for National Security Planning.
May 14, 2010
- PNSR President and CEO, James R. Locher III, writes about the Times Square bomber in the
National Journal National Security Expert Blog.
April 30, 2010
- Former Director of Legal Affairs at the Project on National Security Reform, Jeffrey Ratner, writes about PNSR's report on the National Counterterrorism Center in the
Huffington Post
. He says, "A recent study by the Project on National Security Reform, which I helped prepare, found that many government actors were unaware of the NCTC's role; of those who were informed, several refused to cooperate with the NCTC."
April 7, 2010
- Brig. Gen. Neal T. Robinson, former director at the Air Force Cryptologic Office, spoke to University of Maryland Eastern Shore students about the how the national security infrastructure is out of step with the emerging security challenge of cyber security. He said, "Americans have not had the dialogue necessary for Cold War-era security laws to be updated to 2012... the National Security Act of 1947 defines much of what is done in security today, but it needs reform partly because of changing domestic security issues that require more efficient responses to cyber threats." The article mentions, "The Project on National Security Reform is spearheading the discussion on changes to the national security structure. PNSR Guiding Coalition members Adm. Dennis C. Blair, Gen. James L. Jones and Michèle Flournoy were appointed to some of the highest national security leadership positions under the Obama administration."
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February 23, 2010 -
UPI reports on PNSR's new study on the National Counterterrorism Center. The article reports, "The study called on Obama to define the nation's counterterrorism architecture to address the problems and improve coordination."
February 23, 2010 - The
Morning Federal Newscast of Federal News Radio reports on PNSR's new study on the National Counterterrorism Center.
February 23, 2010 - The
New York Times reports on PNSR's new study on the National Counterterrorism Center. “The fluid nature of modern terrorism necessitates an agile and integrated response,” the report concluded. “Yet our national security system is organized along functional lines (diplomatic, military, intelligence, law enforcement, etc.) with weak and cumbersome integrating mechanisms across these functions.”
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February 18, 2010 - The National Defense University Center for Complex Operations' publication,
PRISM, Vol 1, Issue 2, features an interview with RAND Senior Political Scientist, Thomas S. Szayna, urging the passage of a Goldwater-Nichols-type act. Szayna mentions PNSR as one of the organizations pushing for such legislation.
February 16, 2010 -
Homeland Security Today reports on PNSR's new homeland security study,
Recalibrating the System: Toward Efficient and Effective Resourcing of National Preparedness, calling for regional staffs to solve prioritization conflicts. "It's only at the regional level where we can get to consensus for that region," PNSR Distinguished Fellow John Morton, who directed the study, said in a statement.
February 5, 2010 - After the attempted Christmas Day bombing, Stephen Brobst, chief technology officer of Teradata Corporation blogs on
CNN/Fortune's Brainstorm Tech, "The Project on National Security Reform has identified numerous structural problems among the various intelligence agencies."
February 2, 2010 - Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) praises PNSR in his statement at the Senate Intelligence Committee's hearing on Current and Projected Threats to the US. Senator Bond says, "Additionally, the Project on National Security Reform, led by Jim Locher, has made some excellent and prescient recommendations concerning long-needed national security reform within the U.S. Government."
January 28, 2010 - PNSR Deputy Director for Interagency Teams and Plans, Daniel R. Langberg, writes an article in the
World Politics Review calling to bring national security into the 21st Century.
January 21, 2010 -
Layalina Perspectives, Vol. II Issue 1, publishes an article,
Foreign Affairs for the 21st Century. The article refers to PNSR report,
Turning Ideas into Action.
December 2009 - PNSR's reports are used as a guiding text for an
MBA Professional Report at the Naval Postgraduate School, titled, "A Whole of Government Approach for National Security."
November 20, 2009 -
Thomas Barnett blogs about PNSR President and CEO, James R Locher, III's article in the
World Politics Review about improving US national security planning. Barnett writes, "if you want interagency that doesn't always come off as painfully ad hoc, this suggestion appears to have real merit."
November 20, 2009 - PNSR President and CEO, James R. Locher, III writes about improving U.S. Strategic Planning through a strategic planning staff that would coordinate a national security planning guidance in the
World Politics Review.
November 19, 2009 - PNSR President and CEO, James R. Locher, III writes in the
World Politics Review about empowering interagency teams to integrate the whole-of-government for large multidisciplinary issues
November 18, 2009 - PNSR President and CEO, James R. Locher, III writes about creating a Next-Generation State Department for managing global civilian programs and to conduct non-traditional diplomacy in the
World Politics Review.
November 12, 2009 - Former senator Gary Hart blogs about the need for a National Security Act for the 21st Century. Gary Hart writes, "Jim Locher is better equipped by background and experience than anyone I know to comment on defense structures and reforms, as his comments here prove. He has given extensive thought to the need for our Cold War structures and institutions to adapt to the new realities, opportunities as well as threats, of the 21st century. I encourage all those concerned with the urgent need for this adaptation and the reasons for it to follow the work of the Project on National Security Reform. As Jim says, the key is to change the way people think and operate today."
November 4, 2009 -
Foreign Policy's The Cable reports on PNSR President and CEO, James R. Locher, III's speech at the New America Foundation on national security reform.
October 27, 2009 -
Foreign Policy's The Cable reports on a rise of experts calling for a new national security strategy.
The Cable mentions many of the former Guiding Coalition members who joined the Obama Administration and profiled PNSR's new report,
Turning Ideas into Action.
October 26, 2009 - PNSR's President and CEO, James R. Locher III, writes on the
National Journal National Security Experts Blog about Hillary Clinton's management of the Department of State, touching on issues such as the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, super envoys, and foreign assistance.
October 19, 2009 - PNSR legal team lawyers Cody Brown and Jeffrey Ratner write in the
Christian Science Monitor that czars are important coordinating centers for the executive branch, and that Congress should look into setting up reorganization authorities that can give it better oversight over the process.
September 14, 2009 - Col. Alan Mangan, PNSR team leader on interagency teams, comments in a
Christian Science Monitor on the difficulties of a civilian surge in Afghanistan.
July 15, 2009 - Steve Johnson, PNSR team leader examining strategy and resources comments on the launch of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development review on
Government Executive. He "emphasized the importance of combining a top-down approach to resource management with a bottom-up system driven by individual embassy needs."
June 8, 2009 - Senator Bob Graham and Senator Jim Talent, Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism sent a letter to President Barack Obama, mentioning the Commission's alignment with PNSR's recommendations, in appointing a counterproliferation coordinator to integrate the government.
June 2, 2009 - Admiral James Stavridis, Commander of US Southern Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe nominee, calls for a Goldwater-Nichols Act for the national security system, while mentioning PNSR as one of the groups working on the issue.
June 2, 2009 - Justin Rubin, Senior Counsel at PNSR writes a legal analysis on the
Georgetown Security Law Brief arguing the president has the legal authority to merge the Homeland and National Security Council.
July 1, 2009 - PNSR's President and CEO gave a speech for the USAID Administrators Forum on national security reform and the role of development in a "Smart Power" approach.
May 29, 2009 - The
Christian Science Monitor reports on the Obama's administration cybersecurity strategy. PNSR affiliated subject matter expert, Neill Sciaronne, commented on information sharing and trust in the government.
May 4, 2009 - The
Washington Independent reports on the Civilian Surge Plan for Afghanistan and asks PNSR Deputy Director for Reform Integration, Daniel R. Langberg, for commentary on rebalancing military and civilian resources.
May 1, 2009 - The
Washington Post Federal Diary reports PNSR Guiding Coalition member Thomas Pickering calling for better training of civilians, along with Bob Graham, a former senator from Florida and chairman of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism.
March 24, 2009 - The
Homeland Security Watch blog mentions PNSR's landmark report, Forging a New Shield, as critical insider reading.
March 19, 2009 - The House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the Project on National Security Reform. The panel of witnesses included Dr. Andy Krepinevich, President, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Analysis; Dr. ‘Mac’ Destler, Director of the Program on International Security and Economic Policy, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland; and Mr. Walter Oleszek, Senior Specialist, Congressional Research Service.
February 26, 2009 -
Media News International reports on a
Voice of America program where PNSR's President and CEO, James R. Locher III, and Guiding Coalition member, Thomas Pickering, soke about the dysfuctions of the national security system.
February 20, 2009 -
CQ Politics mentions PNSR case study author, Michelle Van Cleave, in an article on counterintelligence strategy. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) of the Homeland Security Committee on Intelligence commented, “Much of the efforts on counterintelligence are hampered by a massive intelligence bureaucracy, organizational, self-imposed, limiting rules, agency infighting, and a lack of focus of resources on the problem.”
February 17, 2009 - The
National Journal's National Security Experts Blog asks experts for their opinions on how the National Security Council should change for the new administration. It mention that many of the new officials are former PNSR Guiding Coalition members.
February 9, 2009 - The
Homeland Security Inside & Out radio program interviewed PNSR Executive Director and President, James R. Locher III.
February 9, 2009 -
Foreign Policy's The Cable blog interviewed PNSR's Executive Director and President, James R. Locher III, on former PNSR Guiding Coalition member, General James L. Jones' vision for and role in the National Security Council.
February 8, 2009 - The
Wall Street Journal reports that Melissa Hathaway will head a cybersecurity policy review. Former PNSR Guiding Coalition member, General James L. Jones, was mentioned as someone affiliate with the Project, an organization seeking to bridge divides between government departments.
February 8, 2009 - The
World Politics Review blogs about an article by PNSR Case Studies Working Group Leader, Richard Weitz, and the implications of PNSR's findings on the changes in the National Security Council.
February 8, 2009 - The
Washington Post reports on an upcoming presidential directive that will overhaul the NSC system, empowering the National Security Advisor, creating new directorates, bringing in new departments, and merging the Homeland and National Security Council.
February 8, 2009 - Michelle Van Cleave, PNSR case study author, writes in the
Washington Post about the organizational challenges to an integrated strategy for national counterintelligence.
February 2, 2009 - The
Washington Post reports the intention of the Department of defense to develop plans from a shared perspective with other departments. The article states, "This approach reflects recommendations made last year by the Project on National Security Reform, which had among its leadership President Obama's new national security adviser, James L. Jones, and Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair."
January 28, 2009 - In
Government Executive, PNSR Human Capital Working Group co-leaders Limor Ben-Har and Myra Howze Shiplett write about human capital reforms that can improve the intelligence community.
January 28, 2009 - The
Washington Post reports on former PNSR Guiding Coalition member and deputy executive director, Retired Admiral Dennis C. Blair, in hearings at the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to become Director of National Intelligence. Blair expressed his favorable attitude toward PNSR's recommendations.
January 15, 2009 - The
Washington Times writes about the implications of PNSR's recommendations for the new administration's National Security Advisor, Retired Marine General James L. Jones, a former PNSR Guiding Coalition member.
January 14, 2009 - In a Council on Foreign Relations
Analysis Brief, PNSR's new report, Forging a New Shield, is mentioned as a call by many national security experts to expand intelligence reforms to a comprehensive overhaul of the nation's national security structures.
January 5, 2009 - Former PNSR Senior Advisor, Daniel Korski, writes in the
Global Dashboard blog that former PNSR Guiding Coalition member, Retired Admiral Dennis Blair will further the effort of national security reform.
December 22, 2008 - Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) writes he will be reading PNSR's new report, Forging a New Shield, over the holidays on the
National Journal's National Security Experts Blog.
December 15, 2008 - PNSR Executive Director, James R. Locher III, gave a briefing at the United States Institute of Peace. Ambassador James Dobbins offered his comments on PNSR's findings.
December 5, 2008 -
Defense Alert writes about the budget implications of PNSR's resource recommendations.
December 4, 2008 -
Inside the Pentagon reports on PNSR's new report, Forging a New Shield, and interviews PNSR Executive Director, James R. Locher III.
December 4, 2008 - The
Washington Post reports on the findings of PNSR's newest report, Forging a New Shield, and its Guiding Coalition members heading into the new administration.
December 3, 2008 - James Kitfield at the
National Journal interviewed PNSR Executive Director, James R. Locher, III. Locher spoke about the misalignment between the security environment and national security institutions, and remedies that could be implemented in the National Security Council and by empowering interagency teams.
December 3, 2008 - The
Congressional Quarterly reports on PNSR's recommendations, urging "the government [to] overhaul its national security bureaucracy and congressional oversight of it, following closely on the heels of a similar commission."
December 2, 2008 -
Foreign Policy's Elizabeth Dickenson interviewed PNSR Executive Director, James R. Locher, III. Locher commented on the need for greater integration in a changing security environment and plans for implementing reforms in the new administration.
November 17, 2008 - The
Washington Post reports on PNSR's case studies, which finds problems with integration of government capabilities, planning, and imbalance between defense, diplomacy, and development.
November 13, 2008 - The
Arabic Media Shack blog references Richard Weitz' column in the World Politics Review, and analyzes the possibility of him staying on in the Obama administration, and the whether he will be able to push national security reform forward.
November 6, 2008 -
CQ Today Online reports that PNSR "may recommend the creation of a brand new select committee to coordinate the oversight of defense, intelligence and other security-related matters." PNSR Executive Director, James R. Locher III, said, "Congress also has no formal way now of engaging with the White House National Security Council, which is a problem given its important role in protecting the country."
November 4, 2008 - PNSR Case Studies Working Group leader, Richard Weitz, writes in the
World Politics Review, "the U.S. national security apparatus lacks an effective system for developing strategies that connect available resources, desired end-states, and implementation procedures." He provides examples of failures including the Clinton Administration's divided China Strategy, US relations with Uzbekistan, weakened nuclear security cooperation with Russia, the Bay of Pigs, Iran-Contra, the Iraq War, and Somalia.
October 30, 2008 -
Inside the Pentagon interviews PNSR Executive Director, James R. Locher III. Locher describes a plan for reform beginning with executives and discusses the need for reforms in Congress.
October 19, 2008 - PNSR Guiding Coalition member, Kenneth R. Weinstein, and Case Studies Working Group leader, Richard Weitz, write in the
Christian Science Monitor that the US national security system is fraught with poor planning and lack of communications. They propose that a new US national security act fill the void in the US national security apparatus.
September 30, 2008 - The
Washington Times reports on PNSR case study author, Michelle Van Cleave's, new report on the National Counterintelligence Executive. The reports findings show that "bureaucratic walls and differing missions have prevented the federal government from launching a strategic effort against foreign intelligence agencies."
September 29, 2008 - PNSR Legal Working Group staffer, Jeff Greene, writes in
UPI in the wake of an effective response to Hurricane Ike, that the post-Katrina reforms serve as an example for the wider reforms the national security system requires.
September 4, 2008 - PNSR Guiding Coalition member, Thomas Pickering, writes in the
Washington Times, "the U.S. national security system - a bureaucratic infrastructure created by legislation enacted in 1947 - is outdated, ineffective and broken. Fixing it should be the top priority for our next president and Congress."
September 4, 2008 - Capitol Hill online newspaper,
Roll Call, reports on an event coordinated by PNSR at the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce. Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ky.) said coordination between government departments needed to be improved.
July 30, 2008 - PNSR Senior Advisor, Daniel Korski, writes for
UPI comparing national security reform with the Goldwater-Nichols legislation that changed the Department of Defense, and anticipates further reports to include recommendations for the next president.
July 28, 2008 - CNN's
American Morning highlights PNSR's new preliminary report. CNN Homeland Security Correspondent describes the report, "Why isn't the system working better? According to the report, competition among agencies, the top reason. Leadership failures, no long-term planning focus, an inflexible budget process, difficulty recruiting and retaining employees, incompatible computer systems and partisan turf battles in Congress." The broadcast includes talk about changes in the beginning of a new administration.
July 29, 2008 - Daniel Korski, blogger at the
Global Dashboard, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, and PNSR Senior Advisor, writes about PNSR's first report, Ensuring Security in an Unpredictable WOrld: The Urgent Need for National Security Reform. Korski writes, "Now out of the presidential race, Senator Hillary Clinton is said to have taken a keen interest in sheparding legislation through Congress whilst both the Obama and McCain teams have had de facto representatives on the Project."
July 28, 2008 -
CNN reports on PNSR's preliminary report that finds the national security system is broken and needs major changes. Executive Director, James R. Locher III, told CNN, "We needed the capabilities and expertise from many parts of the U.S. government and were not able to pull that together into an effective team to undertake that vision in Iraq." Former deputy CIA director and PNSR Guiding Coalition member, John McLaughlin, commented, The key message is that we have many impressive capabilities in national security -- and they work well individually -- but today's complex problems require more integrated effort and agility than the current system can deliver."
July 28, 2008 - An
Associated Press article reports on PNSR's new study. Executive Director, James R. Locher III, talks about PNSR's plans for helping the next president implement its recommendations as soon as the final version is released. Guiding Coaltion member, Thomas Pickering comments, "Our national security system is broken and needs fixing."
