Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is pleased to announce that CDR Derrick Busse, USN (Ret.) has joined the Institute as a Research Fellow in the Strategy, Planning & Programs group. He is currently supporting the Army Geospatial Center.
CDR Busse re-joined the Potomac Institute in October 2010 after a 21-year career as a US Naval Officer. He previously served at the Institute while on active duty, as the Institute’s first Navy Federal Executive Fellow in 2006-2007. A career naval officer and strategist with over 20 years of experience in operational aviation, test and evaluation, and staff assignments in policy and strategy, he brings a wealth of technology and policy experience to his work at the Institute. Click here to read more.
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Senior Fellow Amb. David Smith, (Ret.), writes in a recent issue of the Georgian publication Tabula about the emergence of Stuxnet, the latest "super-cyber-weapon." Smith is the Director of the Georgian Security Analysis Center in Tbilisi, which is also the location of a regional cyber security summit November 10-12. Smith writes that experts gathering in Tbilisi face enormous challenges, including the fact that cyber conflict "reverses the traditional roles of government and private industry in war." In a cyber war, Smith writes, "most targets belong to private companies; cyber aggressors and cyber defenders will be mostly civilians. This calls for an unprecedented partnership between government and industry." Click below to read the article in full.
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The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is pleased to announce that Colonel Martin A. Leppert, USARNG (Ret.) has joined the Institute as a Research Fellow in the Strategy, Planning & Programs group. He currently supports the Engineering Research and Development Center, US Army Corps of Engineers at Fort Belvoir. Colonel Leppert works with the Civil Military Operations – Human Environment Interaction work group as an Afghanistan operational subject matter expert.
Prior to his retirement, Colonel Leppert served as the Special Assistant to the Army National Guard where he planned, coordinated and executed the Afghan Agri-Business Development mission in support of NATO operations in Afghanistan, successfully deploying 21 teams composed of over 1500 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen into Afghanistan to support coalition capacity building efforts in that country.
Center for Neurotechnology Studies
The Capital Consortium for Neuroscience: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (CCNELSI), www.ccnelsi.com, was developed by Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Vice President of Academic Programs, Prof. James Giordano, PhD. CCNELSI operates in conjunction with the Institute and its Center for Neurotechnology Studies as a forum for the exploration of emerging issues in neuroscience and accompanying ethical concerns. CCNELSI partners with area academic and research institutions to enrich the intellectual life of the DC and Northern Virginia communities. Click below to watch a video in which Prof. Giordano explains CCNELSI's mission.
Potomac Institute Fellow Ben Sheppard, PhD, is an expert on political and psychological effects of terrorist attacks. In a radio interview on the Jim Bohannon Show, Dr. Sheppard talks about the "homegrown" terrorist risk highlighted by a recent sting operation in the Washington, DC area. That operation led to the arrest of a Virginia man, for allegedly participating in what he thought was a plot to bomb Metro transit stations. Click here to listen to Dr. Sheppard's interview on domestic terrorism risks.
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