On February 3, 2011, Dr. Sharon Caudle, Younger-Carter Distinguished Policy Maker in Residence and visiting lecturer at the Bush School, testified before the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management of the US House of Representatives’ Committee on Homeland Security. Caudle was asked to discuss how effective the Department of Homeland Security has been in implementing […]
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Christopher Layne on NPR’s “On Point”
On January 30, Dr. Christopher Layne, who holds the Robert M. Gates Chair in Intelligence and National Security took part in the NPR show “On Point.” The show originates from WBUR in Boston, and is moderated by Tom Ashbrook. Layne and Mike Beckley, a research fellow at the Kennedy School’s Belfer Science and International Affairs […]
New Perspective Offered on Bush Administration National Security Law Policies
Professor Ron Sievert, senior lecturer at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, has conducted a legal review of the national security law policies put in place under President George W. Bush. Sievert’s article, which appears in the Fall 2009 issue of the Rutgers Journal of Law and Public Policy, offers a new perspective […]
Bush School Terrorism Experts Highlighted
Recent events in the United States and other countries have put terrorism back in the news. Four Bush School faculty are included on Texas A&M’s ‘experts’ web page for their experience and expertise in homeland security, terrorism and related topics. Among the Bush School faculty listed as experts in international terrorism are Assistant Professor Jasen […]
Layne Appointed to the NIC
Dr. Christopher Layne, the Mary Julia and George R. Jordan Professor at the Bush School, Texas A&M University, has been appointed an Associate of the National Intelligence Council (NIC). Associates are a select group of scholars and experts who consult with the NIC on a range of policy matters. Layne has also been appointed to […]
Engel Wins Prestigious History Book Prize
Jeffrey A. Engel, assistant professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, has won the Paul Birdsall Prize in European Military and Strategic History for his book Cold War at 30,000 Feet: the Anglo-American Fight for Aviation Supremacy, published in 2007 by Harvard University Press. The Birdsall Prize is awarded biennially by the […]
Senate Confirms McIntyre’s Presidential Appointment to National Security Education Board
COLLEGE STATION — The U.S. Senate has unanimously confirmed the appointment of Dr. David H. McIntyre to the National Security Education Board. President Bush nominated McIntyre in July. McIntyre is the director of the Integrative Center for Homeland Security at Texas A&M University, as well as director of the graduate level Certificate for Homeland Security […]