Senior Vice President of National Security Policy Jamie Barnett, Jr., RDML USNR (Ret.), is a retired Navy admiral and cyber security analyst, and former Chief of the Federal Communications Commission's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.  In  comments to Homeland Security Today, he offered observations on the lack of a comprehensive cyber doctrine to guide US policy in the area of cybersecurity.  The need for such a doctrine will be the topic of a special Potomac Institute panel discussion at the National Press Club on December 4 (click here for information on the event).  Click here to read the article in Homeland Security Today.

Senior Vice President of National Security Policy Jamie Barnett, Jr., RDML USNR (Ret.), recently (2009-2012) served in an IPA assignment as Chief of the Federal Communications Commission's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB). In comments to Defense News, he reacted to the failure of cyber security legislation to make it through the current lame-duck session of Congress.  RDML Barnett, who will be a panelist at the Institute's upcoming major Cyber Policy event on December 4, says, “We need a clearly articulated cyber doctrine.” Click here to read the article in full.

Vice President of Strategy and Planning BGen David Reist, USMC (Ret.), is a national security analyst and military expert. In an interview with Federal News Radio, he commented on how a new Presidential directive on cyber security could change the military's role in fighting - and deterring - cyber attacks.  Click below to listen to the interview in full.

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Potomac Institute for Policy Studies experts Prof. Yonah Alexander, Jamie Barnett, RDML USN (Ret.), and LCDR Sean Brandes, USN, write in a new op-ed for US News & World Report that while the world is focused on Iran's nuclear ambitions, the regime in Tehran has been steadily building its naval capabilities.  The authors maintain that despite high-tech advances in warfare, what was true centuries ago remains true today: control of the seas is paramount for any nation with aspirations to regional domination - or more.  Click here to read the op-ed in full.

The Institute's International Center for Terrorism Studies will host a special seminar on maritime challenges, on November 29. Click here for details.