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Today's guest is Katrina Fotovat, the former Principal Deputy Director in the Secretary of State's Office of Global Women's Issues, where she led a team of experts promoting women, peace, and security, countering violent extremism, promoting women's economic empowerment, and combatting gender-based violence. In this episode, Alon and Kat discuss the critical work that has been done by the Office of Global Women's Issues under three different presidential administrations, local outreach programs facilitated by the US overseas to support women's issues and combat gender-based violence, including working with men and boys, and the global impacts of the current Trump administration's drastic cuts to foreign aid. Full bio Katrina “Kat” Fotovat is the former Principal Deputy Director in the Secretary of State's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI), where she led a team of experts promoting women, peace, and security, countering violent extremism, promoting women's economic empowerment, and combatting gender-based violence. Ms. Fotovat has over 20 years of experience advocating gender and human rights globally, specifically in conflict and post-conflict settings. Before joining the office she served as Director for the Office of Communications, Policy, and Partnerships, in the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations where she oversaw an expert team that provided policy and strategy guidance to respond to atrocities, fragility, increase global stability and peacebuilding, and integrating women, peace, and security efforts in areas of conflict. Ms. Fotovat was also the Deputy Director for the Global Programs Office in the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor where she oversaw over a billion dollars in active programs geared toward supporting civil society and human rights in the most sensitive and fragile spaces, including internet freedom, transitional justice, and marginalized populations. Other positions in the US Government included as a Political Officer in the US Embassy in Moldova, and as the Senior Grants Officer in the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Senior Human Rights Advisor in the Office of the Procurement Executive, and Interagency Liaison at USAID. Before joining the U.S. government, Ms. Fotovat's experience includes transitional justice and peace negotiations efforts with the Nobel Prize-nominated, Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG). This work included drafting post-conflict constitutions in Iraq and Kosovo, and international crisis aid negotiations in Sri Lanka. Additionally, she has done extensive gender and human rights work supporting the efforts of UNHCR, CEDAW, American Bar Association, and other organizations. Ms. Fotovat previously worked as a part of legal counsel at the International Human Rights Legal Clinic, focusing on trafficking in persons and asylum cases, with a special focus on Burma. Ms. Fotovat also helped to found an anti-trafficking in persons organization in Moldova, where she was also a Peace Corps Volunteer. She holds a Juris Doctor in International Human Rights Law and a master's degree in Foreign Policy from American University. She is married and has a son.
Reporting from Liberation Times' Christopher Sharp this week suggests that elements from within the government are deliberately undermining the administration's effort to disclose the facts related to the recovered non-human intelligent vehicles and biologics. Reporter Ross Coulthart said in an X post that “last week's promised ‘maximum transparency' on UAPs was clearly a limp effort with recycled long declassified (FBI and NASA) files falsely touted as new.”Thumbnail image license: “Ross Coulthart” by Mosman Library, CC BY 2.0 Image was changed by zooming in on the subject, removing the background, and adding text from a recent quote made by Ross Coulthart.Links/Sources:UFO Disclosure Battle Commences As Trump Administration Releases Files — Liberation Times | Reimagining Old NewsRoss Coulthart on X: "It is gravely concerning if, as this story from @LiberationTimes' @ChrisUKSharp alleges, former @CIA operative Aaron Lukas, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, a subordinate to Director of National intelligence @DNIGabbard, is in fact not supporting and secretly" / XPresidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters | U.S. Department of Warserial-3_redacted.pdfserial 5 redacted_redacted.pdfSupport Extraterrestrial Reality/Quirk Zone on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/c/Extraterrestrial_RealityCheck out my YouTube channel:Quirk Zone - YouTubeExtraterrestrial Reality Book Recommendations:Link to ROSWELL: THE ULTIMATE COLD CASE: CLOSED: https://amzn.to/3O2loSILink to COMMUNION by Whitley Strieber: https://amzn.to/3xuPGqiLink to THE THREAT by David M. Jacobs: https://amzn.to/3Lk52njLink to TOP SECRET/MAJIC by Stanton Friedman: https://amzn.to/3xvidfvLink to NEED TO KNOW by Timothy Good: https://amzn.to/3BNftfTLink to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 1: https://amzn.to/3xxJvlvLink to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 2: https://amzn.to/3UhdQ1lLink to THE ALLAGASH ABDUCTIONS: https://amzn.to/3qNkLSgUFO CRASH RETRIEVALS by Leonard Stringfield: https://amzn.to/3RGEZKsFLYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER SPACE by Major Donald Keyhoe: https://amzn.to/3S7WkxvCAPTURED: THE BETTY AND BARNEY HILL UFO EXPERIENCE by Stanton Friedman and Kathleen Marden: https://amzn.to/3tKNVXn#ufos #aliens #vegas aliens #ufo podcast
Reporting from Liberation Times' Christopher Sharp this week suggests that elements from within the government are deliberately undermining the administration's effort to disclose the facts related to the recovered non-human intelligent vehicles and biologics. Reporter Ross Coulthart said in an X post that “last week's promised ‘maximum transparency' on UAPs was clearly a limp effort with recycled long declassified (FBI and NASA) files falsely touted as new.”Thumbnail image license: “Ross Coulthart” by Mosman Library, CC BY 2.0 Image was changed by zooming in on the subject, removing the background, and adding text from a recent quote made by Ross Coulthart.Links/Sources:UFO Disclosure Battle Commences As Trump Administration Releases Files — Liberation Times | Reimagining Old NewsRoss Coulthart on X: "It is gravely concerning if, as this story from @LiberationTimes' @ChrisUKSharp alleges, former @CIA operative Aaron Lukas, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, a subordinate to Director of National intelligence @DNIGabbard, is in fact not supporting and secretly" / XPresidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters | U.S. Department of Warserial-3_redacted.pdfserial 5 redacted_redacted.pdfSupport Extraterrestrial Reality/Quirk Zone on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/c/Extraterrestrial_RealityCheck out my YouTube channel:Quirk Zone - YouTubeExtraterrestrial Reality Book Recommendations:Link to ROSWELL: THE ULTIMATE COLD CASE: CLOSED: https://amzn.to/3O2loSILink to COMMUNION by Whitley Strieber: https://amzn.to/3xuPGqiLink to THE THREAT by David M. Jacobs: https://amzn.to/3Lk52njLink to TOP SECRET/MAJIC by Stanton Friedman: https://amzn.to/3xvidfvLink to NEED TO KNOW by Timothy Good: https://amzn.to/3BNftfTLink to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 1: https://amzn.to/3xxJvlvLink to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 2: https://amzn.to/3UhdQ1lLink to THE ALLAGASH ABDUCTIONS: https://amzn.to/3qNkLSgUFO CRASH RETRIEVALS by Leonard Stringfield: https://amzn.to/3RGEZKsFLYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER SPACE by Major Donald Keyhoe: https://amzn.to/3S7WkxvCAPTURED: THE BETTY AND BARNEY HILL UFO EXPERIENCE by Stanton Friedman and Kathleen Marden: https://amzn.to/3tKNVXn#ufos #aliens #vegas aliens #ufo podcast
The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association. During this episode, Andrew Hallman and Pat Roberson from Leidos discuss information operations (IO) and influence warfare in the modern security environment. Adversaries like China, Russia, and Iran are using information campaigns to challenge U.S. dominance, targeting both American homeland audiences and global partners alike. They discussed how the United States needs to improve speed and agility in IO operations, suggesting that technology like Leidos' Imperium platform could help bridge the gap between military kinetic operations and information warfare through AI-powered marketing approaches and sentiment analysis. The conversation covered training challenges, cultural barriers within the national security community, and current examples from the Middle East conflict with Iran, particularly focusing on how Iran uses information operations to maintain regime survival despite military setbacks. Recording Date: 26 Mar 2026 Research Question: Guest suggests an interested student or researcher examine: Resources: Cognitive Crucible Podcast Episodes Mentioned #1 Rand Waltzman on Cognitive Security Leidos Imperium AI and Influence: The New 'Arms Race': U.S. adversaries heavily employ information operations; new technology and old-fashioned marketing acumen could help America recover the advantage Easier to Kill Than to Text: A Mandate for Information Warfare Reform by Robert W. White Link to full show notes and resources Guest Bio: Andrew Hallman is Vice President and Strategic Account Executive for the Intelligence Community (IC). In this role, he leads Leidos' multi-year vision and strategy to develop and grow the company's business with the IC, delivering high-impact solutions to help optimize the Community's missions and safeguard the nation's interests. Prior to joining Leidos, Hallman was Vice President for National Security Strategy and Integration at Peraton, Inc., where he led campaigns to deliver transformative intelligence programs and drive business growth leveraging unique technical capabilities, emerging technologies and commercial ventures. Prior to joining Peraton in May 2022, he served with distinction for 33 years in the Intelligence Community, many of those years at the very highest levels. His final assignment was as Senior Advisor at the Central Intelligence Agency, where he advised CIA Leadership on strategy and organizational performance. In 2019-2020, Hallman served as Principal Executive, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, performing the duties of the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence and leading daily operations of ODNI, including oversight of the IC's $60 billion budget and strategic initiatives aimed at transforming the IC's ability to secure the nation. He served as a commissioner on the bipartisan Cyber Solarium Commission to strengthen the nation's cyber security. From 2015-2019, Hallman was Deputy Director of CIA for Digital Innovation, where he stood up CIA's first new directorate in over 50 years to accelerate the integration of digital and cyber capabilities across all of CIA's mission areas. In his previous assignments he served in many analytic, operational, leadership, and policy assignments, including as daily intelligence briefer to the President of the United States. Hallman earned an MA in International Affairs from American University's School of International Service and a BS in Public Affairs Management from Michigan State University. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Pat Roberson, Leidos senior advisor, is a retired career U.S. Army Special Forces officer. Roberson spent more than 34 years in the Army leading units ranging from infantry rifle platoons to several Special Operations Task Forces. Roberson spent five years commanding U.S. and Allied Special Operations Forces in combat in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria. In his last combat command of a Special Operations Joint Task Force, Roberson significantly contributed to the destruction of the ISIS physical caliphate in Syria and Iraq from 2018 to 2019. Roberson also served as the commander of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School from August 2019 to August 2022, where he revamped training, doctrine, and course curriculum to ensure Army Special Operations' readiness for future strategic challenges. In his last position as the Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command from August 2022 to June 2024, he directed Special Operations forces globally, overseeing operations ranging from combat and training to recruiting and technology About: The Information Professionals Association (IPA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to exploring the role of information activities, such as influence and cognitive security, within the national security sector and helping to bridge the divide between operations and research. Its goal is to increase interdisciplinary collaboration between scholars and practitioners and policymakers with an interest in this domain. For more information, please contact us at communications@information-professionals.org. Or, connect directly with The Cognitive Crucible podcast host, John Bicknell, on LinkedIn. Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, 1) IPA earns from qualifying purchases, 2) IPA gets commissions for purchases made through links in this post.
Dr. Kari Johnstone joins Dr. Sandie Morgan as they discuss how traffickers adapt fast, moving money, victims, and exploitation through digital systems most of us interact with every day, examining whether our institutions are adapting fast enough to protect victims without them risking everything to testify.Dr. Kari JohnstoneDr. Kari Johnstone is the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, representing the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe at the political level on human trafficking issues and coordinating anti-trafficking efforts across the OSCE region. Before joining the OSCE, Dr. Johnstone spent nearly a decade (2014-2023) as Senior Official, Acting Director, and Principal Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP), where she advised senior leadership on global trafficking policy and programming and oversaw the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Her extensive U.S. government service also includes senior roles in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Dr. Johnstone holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.Key PointsThe OSCE survey revealed a 17-fold increase in forced criminality cases over five years across the 57 member states, making it the fastest growing form of human trafficking globally.Forced scamming, which originated in Southeast Asia, is now being exported to other regions as criminals adopt this lucrative business model that exploits victims with brutal tactics to defraud others.Technology and artificial intelligence present both challenges and opportunities in combating trafficking, allowing law enforcement to process data more quickly to find victims and perpetrators while also being misused by traffickers for recruitment and exploitation.Financial intelligence and following the money can supplement or even replace victim testimony in prosecutions, reducing the burden on survivors and providing effective pathways to convict traffickers.The non-punishment principle remains woefully inadequate in practice worldwide, with victims often arrested, prosecuted, and convicted for crimes directly related to their trafficking experience, creating lifelong consequences that prevent access to housing, employment, and stability.The United States leads globally on criminal record relief for trafficking survivors, with 48-49 states having vacature or expungement laws and new federal legislation (Trafficking Survivor Relief Act) awaiting presidential signature, though much work remains worldwide.Victim assistance must be unlinked from the criminal justice process, allowing survivors to receive care and services first before deciding whether to cooperate with law enforcement, which actually increases the likelihood they will come forward and participate.The demographics of trafficking victims are shifting beyond stereotypes, with forced scamming targeting educated individuals with IT and language skills, while forced criminality increasingly exploits younger children, including those under age 10, for drug-related crimes and violence.ResourcesOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)OSCE Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human BeingsProtocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons (UN Palermo Protocol)UN Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in PersonsU.S. State Department Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in PersonsTrafficking in Persons ReportTrafficking Survivors Relief ActEnding Human Trafficking PodcastTranscriptTranscript will be here when available.
0:30 - Trump: "A Lot Of People Are Saying Maybe We'd Like A Dictator" 11:40 - JB & Friends presser on Trump, National Guard 52:29 - Woman breaks down over Cracker Barrel rebrand 01:08:56 - Frank’s History Minute 01:12:18 - Corey Brooks is Senior Pastor of New Beginnings Church of Chicago, founder and CEO of Project H.O.O.D. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to President Trump’s plan to send the National Guard and military into Chicago. 01:32:41 - Ted Dabrowski is President at Wirepoints, Inc. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to President Trump’s plan to send the National Guard and military into Chicago. 01:46:55 - Katarina Szulc is an investigative journalist based in Mexico City who writes about cartels host of the “Borderland” podcast and her substack “Send News.” She joined Dan Proft to talk about President Trump’s efforts to crack down on the cartels 02:06:50 - Alex Pollock is a Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute, served as the Principal Deputy Director of the Office of Financial Research in the U.S. Treasury Department, former President and CEO, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, and author of Finance and Philosophy—Why We’re Always Surprised.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 18, 2025, 5pm: In a precarious moment for America's global standing, Trump hosts a pivotal multilateral White House meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy – this time joined by a group of European leaders – to discuss Ukraine's peace efforts. Nicolle Wallace is joined by former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Sue Gordon, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, and former Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewhTo listen to this show and other MSNBC podcasts without ads, sign up for MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts.
Dr. Michelle Morse, Acting Commissioner and Chief Medical Officer for the New York City Health Department, explains how the city's new video series aims to help educate communities about the impact of Long COVID; Dr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO Alum and former Principal Deputy Director at the CDC, discusses the focus of this year's Executive Leadership Forum, and what he hopes to teach future public health professionals in his new role as a professor at Colby College; Emman Parian, Immunization Program Manager at the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation of the Northern Mariana Islands, shares what he learned from the Building Capacity to Advance Health certificate program; ASTHO will host the third webinar session of the Accelerate series on Thursday, August 14th, about accountability, performance, and feedback; and a new ASTHO resource helps public health teams communicate effectively about infectious disease preparedness. New York City Health Department: Facts vs Fiction: What is Long COVID? A discussion with Dr. Michelle Morse and Matt McGorry New York City Health Department: Living with Long COVID: Matt McGorry's story New York City Health Department: The risks and realities of Long COVID: A discussion with Dr. Michelle Morse and Matt McGorry ASTHO Web Page: Building Capacity to Advance Health Certificate Program Emman Parian LinkedIn ASTHO Webinar: Ignite, Accelerate, and Activate: Series 2, Session 3: Accountability, Performance, Feedback ASTHO Web Page: Communicating About Infectious Disease Preparedness
Kathryn Turman served as the Assistant Director over the FBI Victim Services Division from 2002 – 2020. Former FBI Director Robert Mueller brought her to the FBI several months after the September 11th attacks with the mission to establish a robust, professional victim services program. In 2005, Ms. Turman established a terrorism and mass casualty Victim Services Response Team that has become an international model. Prior to joining the FBI, Ms. Turman served in the Department of Justice as Director of the Missing and Exploited Children's Program, Chief of the Victim Witness Assistance Unit in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, and Principal Deputy Director and Director of the Office for Victims of Crime. Kathryn is arguably the Bureau's most consistently called-upon contributor. She presided over the FBI's victim-centered responses to every major case since 9/11, including the Boston Marathon bombings, multiple mass-casualty shootings, international kidnappings and murders, and scores of federal crimes. She retired from federal service in June 2020. Reality Life with Kate Casey What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Like it to Know It: https://www.shopltk.com/explore/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/itskatecasey Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113157919338245See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Your first day at any new job is always a little stressful. But for Julia Petras, the day she started working at CDC was especially high stakes. In this episode of Contagious Conversations, we explore a mysterious outbreak that affected four patients in four months, sickened by a bacteria not seen before in North America. The FBI—and the public—wanted answers. We hear from CDC's Julia Petras, Dr. Jennifer McQuiston and Dr. Eric Pevzner about how the outbreak was solved by disease detectives in the Epidemic Intelligence Service. Episode Quotes “There is no replacement for shoe-leather epidemiology. You can have all of your advanced biostatistics, your sophisticated software, but it doesn't replace the importance of talking to real people, to being physically there, doing some of that boots-on-the-ground detective work. There is no replacement for that.” — Julia Petras, Regional Epidemiologist, Global Influenza Branch, CDC “As a disease detective, you get to go and figure out how can you help protect people so that you can give people the opportunity to have healthy lives? And there's nothing more rewarding than getting to do that than as a disease detective at CDC.” — Dr. Eric Pevzner, CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service; Chief, Epidemiology and Laboratory Workforce Branch, Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC “I remember I came in on a weekend to pick up some papers from my office and she and her EIS supervisor were holed up in a conference room with a big whiteboard, and they were trying to connect the dots and figure out where to go next and what questions needed to be answered, and they were always trying to pursue getting an answer for that case. And so the tenacity that was required to solve it was really impressive.” — Dr. Jennifer McQuiston, Principal Deputy Director, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, CDC To watch the original 1979 interview with Dr. Alexander Langmuir featured in this podcast, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NICfQM9d0CM For more information and full episode transcripts, go to Contagious Conversations.
The Hon. Sue Gordon, President of Gordon Ventures, Member of the Defense Innovation Board, and former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Sean Blackman, Co-founder and CEO of Nooks, return for part two of our unclassified discussion on the challenges new entrants face in the defense innovation ecosystem. They examine obstacles for small businesses, including allies and partners, such as navigating classification rules, the clearance application backlog, and streamlining compliance processes. Mr. Blackman shares how Nooks simplifies these steps for businesses, and Ms. Gordon discusses the need to modernize outdated policies and foster collaboration between government, industry, and academia to create an ecosystem that balances security, drives innovation, and attracts top talent. Nooks: https://nooks.works/ To receive updates about the conference please join our mailing list here: https://www.emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org/sign-up http://emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org https://www.facebook.com/EmergingTechETI https://www.linkedin.com/company/ndia-eti-emerging-technologies-institute https://www.twitter.com/EmergingTechETI
The Hon. Sue Gordon, President of Gordon Ventures, Member of the Defense Innovation Board, and former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Sean Blackman, Co-founder and CEO of Nooks, return for part two of our unclassified discussion on the challenges new entrants face in the defense innovation ecosystem. They examine obstacles for small businesses, including allies and partners, such as navigating classification rules, the clearance application backlog, and streamlining compliance processes. Mr. Blackman shares how Nooks simplifies these steps for businesses, and Ms. Gordon discusses the need to modernize outdated policies and foster collaboration between government, industry, and academia to create an ecosystem that balances security, drives innovation, and attracts top talent. Nooks: https://nooks.works/ To receive updates about the conference please join our mailing list here: https://www.emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org/sign-up http://emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org https://www.facebook.com/EmergingTechETI https://www.linkedin.com/company/ndia-eti-emerging-technologies-institute https://www.twitter.com/EmergingTechETI
Trusted Workforce 2.0 is well underway, and as we await further progress on the National Background Investigations Bureau it's worth asking what's next in reform, and why this transformation matters. This special podcast with the Honorable Susan M. Gordon, former Principal Deputy Director of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and Andrew Razumovsky, Principal, CANDA Solutions centered on these crucial topics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (11/15/2024): 3:05pm- On Thursday, Donald Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was his selection to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Unsurprisingly, the far-left and members of the mainstream media have vociferously objected to his appointment. During a segment on CNN, host Jake Tapper stated: “Well, America, I hope you like measles.” 3:30pm- Tonight, former heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson fights social media influencer Jake Paul in a boxing match being streamed by Netflix. Matt has money on Paul. Justin has money on Tyson. But everyone is looking forward to this bizarre fight! 3:40pm- In his farewell address on January 17, 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower warned about public policy being captured by scientific and technological elites—focusing on initiatives that don't benefit Americans. 4:05pm- According to reports, Donald Trump's administration will offer White House press credentials to podcasters and social media accounts. 4:10pm- Bucks County Commissioners Vote to Count Illegal Ballots as Pennsylvania Senate Race Heads for Recount. Brittany Bernstein of National Review writes: “Bucks County, Pa., commissioners have voted to count ballots lacking proper signatures as the Pennsylvania Senate race heads to an automatic recount due to the razor-thin margin by which GOP Senator-elect Dave McCormick has beaten incumbent Senator Bob Casey. The 2-1 vote of the commissioners board violates a state Supreme Court ruling issued earlier this year and goes against the advice of the board's legal team, which advised against counting the 124 illegal ballots.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/bucks-county-commissioners-vote-to-count-illegal-ballots-as-pennsylvania-senate-race-heads-for-recount/ 4:30pm- In a post to Truth Social, Donald Trump announced Doug Burgum's appointment to Secretary of the Interior. Burgum will also serve as Chairman of the newly formed National Energy Council. 4:45pm- While testifying before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, Principal Deputy Director of the NIH Dr. Lawrence Tabak, CDC Director of Office of Readiness and Response Dr. Henry Walke, and Chief Medical Officer of the FDA Dr. Hilary Marston conceded that mistakes were made by their agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic—resulting in a diminishment of public trust. 5:05pm- Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University & Author of “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Robert Kennedy Jr.'s appointment to Secretary of Health and Human Services, Justice Neil Gorsuch defending Peanut the Squirrel, and JD Vance now following him on X! 5:35pm- Dr. Victoria Coates—Former Deputy National Security Advisor & the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to react to Donald Trump's announced appointments, including Doug Burgum to Secretary of the Interior and Chairman of the newly formed National Energy Council. Dr. Coates is author of the upcoming book: “The Battle for the Jewish State: How Israel—and America—Can Win” which features a forward from Senator Ted Cruz. You can find the book here: https://a.co/d/iTMA4Vb 6:05pm- Host of The View Whoopi Goldberg said she was refused service at Holtermann's Bakery in New York—claiming it was because of her political beliefs. It turns out, Whoopi was lying. The bakery, which has been family owned for over 100-years, simply had an old boiler malfunction which prevented them from making baked goods. 6:10pm- From the floor of the House of Representatives Wiley Nickel (D-NC) openly advocated for the establishment of a Democrat-led “shadow government” working behind the scenes to undermine Donald Trump's policies/agenda. 6:15pm- While speaking with Bari Weiss of The Free Press, former CEO of PayPal Peter Thiel stated: “I don't thin ...
The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2: 4:05pm- According to reports, Donald Trump's administration will offer White House press credentials to podcasters and social media accounts. 4:10pm- Bucks County Commissioners Vote to Count Illegal Ballots as Pennsylvania Senate Race Heads for Recount. Brittany Bernstein of National Review writes: “Bucks County, Pa., commissioners have voted to count ballots lacking proper signatures as the Pennsylvania Senate race heads to an automatic recount due to the razor-thin margin by which GOP Senator-elect Dave McCormick has beaten incumbent Senator Bob Casey. The 2-1 vote of the commissioners board violates a state Supreme Court ruling issued earlier this year and goes against the advice of the board's legal team, which advised against counting the 124 illegal ballots.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/bucks-county-commissioners-vote-to-count-illegal-ballots-as-pennsylvania-senate-race-heads-for-recount/ 4:30pm- In a post to Truth Social, Donald Trump announced Doug Burgum's appointment to Secretary of the Interior. Burgum will also serve as Chairman of the newly formed National Energy Council. 4:45pm- While testifying before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, Principal Deputy Director of the NIH Dr. Lawrence Tabak, CDC Director of Office of Readiness and Response Dr. Henry Walke, and Chief Medical Officer of the FDA Dr. Hilary Marston conceded that mistakes were made by their agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic—resulting in a diminishment of public trust.
Securing a place in the defense intelligence sector can be an uphill battle for small companies, universities, and other organizations aiming to participate in national security and intelligence-related projects. Today, we're exploring the unique challenges faced by these innovative players as they navigate stringent security requirements, costly infrastructure upgrades, and the complex world of classified projects. Unlike large defense contractors, these emerging entities often struggle with limited budgets and resources, hindering their ability to contribute groundbreaking ideas to national security. Our guests, the Hon. Sue Gordon, President of Gordon Ventures and former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Sean Blackman, Co-founder and CEO of Nooks, offer insights into overcoming these obstacles and share the work currently being done to help small innovators bring their vision to the defense landscape. Nooks: https://nooks.works/ DIB Report: Lowering Barriers to Innovation: https://innovation.defense.gov/Portals/63/2_%2020240118%20DIB%20LBI%20Study.pdf To receive updates about the conference please join our mailing list here: https://www.emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org/sign-up http://emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org https://www.facebook.com/EmergingTechETI https://www.linkedin.com/company/ndia-eti-emerging-technologies-institute https://www.twitter.com/EmergingTechETI
Securing a place in the defense intelligence sector can be an uphill battle for small companies, universities, and other organizations aiming to participate in national security and intelligence-related projects. Today, we're exploring the unique challenges faced by these innovative players as they navigate stringent security requirements, costly infrastructure upgrades, and the complex world of classified projects. Unlike large defense contractors, these emerging entities often struggle with limited budgets and resources, hindering their ability to contribute groundbreaking ideas to national security. Our guests, the Hon. Sue Gordon, President of Gordon Ventures and former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Sean Blackman, Co-founder and CEO of Nooks, offer insights into overcoming these obstacles and share the work currently being done to help small innovators bring their vision to the defense landscape. Nooks: https://nooks.works/ DIB Report: Lowering Barriers to Innovation: https://innovation.defense.gov/Portals/63/2_%2020240118%20DIB%20LBI%20Study.pdf To receive updates about the conference please join our mailing list here: https://www.emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org/sign-up http://emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org https://www.facebook.com/EmergingTechETI https://www.linkedin.com/company/ndia-eti-emerging-technologies-institute https://www.twitter.com/EmergingTechETI
Tommy checks in with Dr. Nirav Shah, Principal Deputy Director of the CDC
Special guest Alex J. Pollock, Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute and former Principal Deputy Director of the Office of Financial Research in the U.S. Treasury Department, joins us to discuss his recent blog post published on The Federalist Society website in which he urges Congress to look into the question of whether the Federal Reserve can lawfully continue to fund the CFPB if (as now) the Fed has no earnings. We begin with a review of the Supreme Court's recent decision in CFSA v. CFPB which held that the CFPB's funding mechanism does not violate the Appropriations Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Alex follows with an explanation of the CFPB's statutory funding mechanism as established by the Dodd-Frank Act, which provides that the CFPB is to be funded from the Federal Reserve System's earnings. Then Alex discusses the Fed's recent financial statements and their use of non-standard accounting, the source of the Fed's losses, whether Congress when writing Dodd-Frank considered the impact of Fed losses on the CFPB's funding, and how the Fed can return to profitability. We conclude the episode by responding to arguments made by observers as to why the Fed's current losses do not prevent its continued funding of the CFPB, potential remedies if the CFPB has been unlawfully funded by the Fed, and the bill introduced in Congress to clarify the statutory language regarding the CFPB's funding. Alan Kaplinsky, Senior Counsel in Ballard Spahr's Consumer Financial Services Group, hosts the conversation.
The ZENERGY Podcast: Climate Leadership, Finance and Technology
The Office of Policy advises and supports priorities of the Secretary of Energy and other departmental elements on a range of topics related to domestic energy and climate policy issues, including technology policy, deployment and infrastructure policy, state, local, tribal, and territorial policy, and energy jobs. The Office of Policy works collaboratively across the department and federal government, leveraging existing capabilities of program offices and national labs to achieve policy analysis objectives and build long-term analytical capabilities. Carla Frisch is the Acting Executive Director and Principal Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Policy. The Office of Policy provides analysis on all aspects of the energy sector and works across government to enable policy in support of a clean energy economy. Frisch has directed DOE offices focused on climate and environment, energy efficiency, renewable energy, transportation, and electricity systems. She has worked extensively on energy system vulnerabilities and solutions. Previously, she led the U.S. Program at RMI and was an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University. Frisch holds degrees from Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill. Show Notes: [2:49] - We are currently in a historic moment for energy policy, climate policy, and the American economy. [4:13] - Since 2021, we have seen over 400 new or expanded manufacturing facilities in the US. Carla shares some data and goals for upcoming years. [5:40] - This is the result of a concerted industrial strategy with four pillars. [7:54] - Carla explains the DOE's role, specifically the Office of Policy, regarding the Inflation Reduction Act. [11:09] - We're seeing a major shift and impact in the US, saving Americans money on their utility bills and reducing US greenhouse gas emissions. [13:40] - We are also experiencing a historic moment when it comes to this tax credit. [16:46] - There is a tax credit for an energy audit for those who don't know where to start. [18:54] - What job and career opportunities are there at the DOE? [20:45] - Carla shares what inspired her to commit to climate policy and the advice she has for those looking to do that same. Links and Resources: Energy.gov
The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4: 6:05pm- While being questioned by Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) during a recent House Select Subcommittee hearing on the coronavirus pandemic, former Principal Deputy Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Dr. Lawrence Tabak confirmed that the NIH did fund “gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology through EcoHealth.” 6:30pm- Tudor Dixon—Former Republican Nominee for Governor of Michigan & host of The Tudor Dixon Podcast—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the current state of the 2024 presidential election. 6:40pm- Reacting to news that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump agreed to a debate scheduled for June 27th, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said she would “would never recommend” debating Trump.
The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (05/17/2024): 3:05pm- Rich opens the show on a somber note—friend, and frequent listener, Sid Weiss passed away earlier this week. 3:30pm- While appearing before the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government on Wednesday, Michael Cohen's former attorney Robert Costello accused Cohen of lying during the Donald Trump “hush money” trial. Costello said that Cohen once told him: “I swear to God, Bob, I don't have anything on Donald Trump…I don't have anything on Donald Trump.” You can read more here: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/3004761/michael-cohen-lawyer-accuses-lying-trump-trial/ 3:40pm- Reacting to Michael Cohen's testimony in the Donald Trump “hush money” trial on Thursday, CNN legal analyst Elie Honig said Cohen had his “knees chopped out” from under him during cross-examination. 4:05pm- On Thursday, President Joe Biden asserted executive privilege—preventing the House of Representatives from acquiring audio recordings of an interview the president conducted with Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert Hur. In a letter to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), White House counsel Edward Siskel reasoned: “The absence of a legitimate need for the audio recordings lays bare your likely goal—to chop them up, distort them and use them for partisan political purposes.” 4:15pm- The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board writes of President Joe Biden's assertion of executive privilege: “The privilege claim is bogus on two grounds. First, once a President waives a privilege right, it can't be reclaimed. Mr. Biden conceded that the interview wasn't privileged, and there's no legal basis to say that a recording is different from a transcript. Even if Mr. Biden had first claimed privilege over the interview, that wouldn't pass legal muster because the interview subject didn't concern his presidential duties or White House deliberations. It concerned his handling of documents while in the Senate, as Vice President, or as a private citizen. Mr. Siskel's claim that the goal is to protect the Justice Department's ‘law enforcement investigations' also doesn't work. Such a claim of law-enforcement privilege typically attends to a continuing investigation, but Mr. Hur's work is complete. He has filed his report and closed up shop.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-executive-privilege-recordings-robert-hur-interview-edward-siskel-265ab86b?mod=opinion_lead_pos2 4:40pm- A Thursday House of Representative Subcommittee hearing devolved into total chaos when Republican Marjorie Taylor Green exchanged insults with Democrats Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Jasmine Crockett. No wonder nothing ever gets done in Congress! But at least it was entertaining. 5:05pm- Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University and author of “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the hilarious Congressional feud over “bleached hair” and “fake eyelashes.” Marjorie Taylor Green, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, and Jasmine Crockett gave us a Congressional fight we won't soon forget—no matter how hard we try. PLUS, Dame Judi Dench takes a stand against “trigger warnings.” Dr. Reilly's new book releases on June 11th but you can pre-order it now: https://a.co/d/jd6PjBb. 5:30pm- Jimmy Failla—stand-up comedian & Fox News host—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his parody song being “reposted” by President Donald Trump on Truth Social, his recent visit to the White House, and his dream of driving the president's limousine: “The Beast.” Failla hosts “Fox News Saturday with Jimmy Failla”—and this week, Rich will be on the panel! Failla also has an upcoming comedy show in Red Bank, New Jersey on June 22nd and promises that if the Zeoli Army buys 100 tickets, he will attend The Rich Zeoli Show's live broadcast from Cape May on June 21st. So, buy tickets! https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1D00606EC69C218F 6:05pm- While being questioned by Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) during a recent House Select Subcommittee hearing on the coronavirus pandemic, former Principal Deputy Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Dr. Lawrence Tabak confirmed that the NIH did fund “gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology through EcoHealth.” 6:30pm- Tudor Dixon—Former Republican Nominee for Governor of Michigan & host of The Tudor Dixon Podcast—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the current state of the 2024 presidential election. 6:40pm- Reacting to news that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump agreed to a debate scheduled for June 27th, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said she would “would never recommend” debating Trump.
Michael Hayden is a retired United States Air Force four-star general and former Director of the National Security Agency, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He joins the podcast to discuss his book: "The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies." Original air date 16 May 2018. The book was published 01 May 2018.
Sasha Chavkin, Senior Reporter for The Examination, tells us about his investigation into whether the food industry is misusing anti-diet messages; Dr. Timothy Harrison, Principal Deputy Director in the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV AIDS Policy with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, says syphilis and congenital syphilis are the focus of a new federal task force; and an ASTHO blog article explains how leadership by example can benefit employees. The Washington Post News Article: As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push ‘anti-diet' advice ASTHO Report: Policy Considerations for Reducing Congenital Syphilis CDC Webpage: STI Awareness Week U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Webpage: HHS Announces Department Actions to Slow Surging Syphilis Epidemic ASTHO Blog Article: Leading by Example Benefits Employees ASTHO Webpage: Stay Informed
In this episode, Michael V. Hayden, General USAF (Ret), Former Director of NSA and CIA, and first Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI), discusses the biggest challenges he faced in the senior positions he held in the U.S. Intelligence Community. He also offers advice to those considering careers in intelligence. Recorded 31 July 2023. Interviewer: Jim Hughes, AFIO President and former CIA Operations Officer.
What good does it do to start a big research project? How do you get it to soar? Dr. Anna Barker has some answers about that from the past, the present and the future. She is chief strategy officer at the Ellison Institute, a think tank and research institute. Before that, she was the principal deputy director of the US National Cancer Institute and deputy director for strategic scientific initiatives there. One of her projects is The Cancer Genome Atlas, co-directed with Dr. Francis Collins. This episode will be about cancer. Cancer is upsetting, of course, but this episode might feel empowering. The podcast is also about academia, physics, information theory, big data, history and science policy. (Art: J. Jackson. Music: Michael Drake - Solstice licensed from artlist.io)
As investors around the world are racing to ride the next AI unicorn, leading Silicon Valley firm General Catalyst led the creation of the partnership between venture capital firms and Sec. Gina Raimondo and the Commerce Department to develop responsible AI guidelines for themselves and their portfolio companies. Paul Kwan and Teresa Carlson of General Catalyst walk us through their new investment thesis on building global resilience and their focus on responsible innovation and radical collaboration. In the second panel, we'll hear from former NSA deputy director George Barnes of Red Cell Partners, Saildrone's former Head of Defense, Cameron McCord and Anduril's chief revenue officer Matt Steckman on how portfolio companies are using responsible AI to drive growth and innovation in defense, intelligence, and national security with comments by Sue Gordon, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.
Join our host Hadeil Ali for this week's episode on national intelligence with the Honorable Susan M. Gordon, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. The pair discussed how a zoology degree led to a decades-long career at the CIA, her shock resignation in 2019, and why she thinks women can have it all.
Welcome to a special episode of the State Secrets podcast. Cipher Brief CEO & Publisher Suzanne Kelly recently welcomed the Director of CIA's Open Source Enterprise Randy Nixon, to the virtual studio for a special briefing to talk how CIA uses OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) in its daily analytic tradecraft. He also talked about a new tool CIA just launched to help IC analysts better navigate the vast amounts of open source information flowing in each day. Listen in to the briefing, which drew fascinating questions from former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence The Hon. Susan Gordon, former Deputy Director of Analysis for CIA, Linda Weissgold, and chief product officer at Janes, Ben Conklin.
In this compelling episode of "The Rational Egoist," host Michael Leibowitz sits down with Alex J. Pollock, a senior fellow at The Mises Institute and former Principal Deputy Director of the Office of Financial Research in the U.S. Treasury Dept. Together, they delve into the fascinating yet fraught world of the Federal Reserve, an institution often misconceived as a central economic manager. The Federal Reserve, in its simplest form, comprises 12 regional banks attempting to regulate the U.S. economy. Its original mandate was to inject liquidity into the financial system during times of crisis. However, as Michael and Alex point out, the persistent and unrestrained expansion of money supply even after crises have been resolved has converted this mechanism into an ongoing problem, rather than a solution. The conversation takes a historical turn when they discuss the U.S. government's suppression of the gold standard and its unilateral ban on citizens owning gold. Remarkably, while American civilians were barred from gold ownership, the U.S. government continued to accumulate large reserves of gold by purchasing it overseas.But the real kicker comes when our experts examine the ramifications of divorcing the U.S. dollar from gold in 1971. This shift has led to a monetary system with virtually no constraints on the amount of currency that can be printed, setting the stage for escalating inflation and subsequently, complex political challenges. Despite its numerous failings, the power of the Federal Reserve continues to grow, becoming increasingly centralised. The paradox is as disconcerting as it is true: the more mistakes the Federal Reserve makes, the more potent it becomes. Join Michael and Alex as they unravel these complicated threads, offering keen insights into an institution whose influence stretches far and wide but whose true impact remains poorly understood. This episode is not just an analysis but a cautionary tale, highlighting the perils of placing too much power in the hands of a single entity. Michael Leibowitz is a renowned philosopher, political activist, and the esteemed host of the Rational Egoist podcast. Inspired by the philosophical teachings of Ayn Rand, Leibowitz passionately champions the principles of reason, rational self-interest, and individualism, seeking to empower others through his compelling work. His unwavering commitment to these ideals has garnered him a dedicated following of like-minded individuals.Leibowitz is a versatile author, co-authoring the thought-provoking book titled "Down the Rabbit Hole: How the Culture of Correction Encourages Crime." This groundbreaking work delves into societal attitudes surrounding punishment and rehabilitation, shedding light on how misguided approaches have contributed to the rise of crime and recidivism. Additionally, he has authored the book "View from a Cage: From Convict to Crusader for Liberty," offering an intimate portrayal of his personal journey while exploring the philosophies that influenced his transformation.As you embark on your intellectual journey, join Michael Leibowitz as he advocates for reason, individualism, and the pursuit of self-interest, inspiring others to embrace a philosophy that empowers and uplifts the human spirit. For a deeper exploration of his ideas and insights, don't miss the opportunity to read "Down the Rabbit Hole: How the Culture of Correction Encourages Crime," co-authored by Michael Leibowitz. And also, delve into his book "View from a Cage: From Convict to Crusader for Liberty." Both books are available for purchase using the following links: "Down the Rabbit Hole": https://www.amazon.com.au/Down-Rabbit-Hole-Corrections-Encourages/dp/197448064X "View from a Cage": https://books2read.com/u/4jN6xj
#USA: Patrick Daly: Pat Daly is the Principal Deputy Director/COO of SCN, the Secure Community Network. Malcolm Hoenlein. https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-more-us-synagogues-targeted-by-fake-bomb-threats-ahead-of-high-holidays/ 1900 Jerusalem
Sue Gordon is the former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. She had a 30+ year career with the CIA, as well as serving as Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Auren and Sue discuss shifting global power dynamics and the nature of modern intelligence in an ever-evolving world. They delve into the realm of cyber defense and Sue gives an overview of the expanding threat landscape that stretches far beyond government borders. They also discuss open source intelligence (OSINT) and the cutting-edge world of satellite technology and geospatial intelligence.Sue and Auren also explore the dynamics of coalitions and how they've challenged established perceptions about military invasions and global power dynamics in the wake of the Ukraine invasion. They also discuss the inner workings of INQTEL, the CIA's technology investment arm, and get a firsthand account of Sue Gordon's extensive experience at the helm of various CIA departments.World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph & Flex Capital. For more episodes, visit safegraph.com/podcasts. You can find Auren Hoffman on Twitter at @auren and Sue Gordon on LinkedIn.
Sue Gordon served in the CIA for 20 years, and was the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence under President Trump. She resigned from that position, citing “patriotism” as her one of her reasons. She is now speaking out against the former president, and highlighting the risks he poses to America's security. Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687 Support our sponsor, Storied Hats, here: www.storiedhats.com, and use code BOATS at checkout for 15% off the first hat, 50% off the second. Credits: Producer and Co-Host, Ken Harbaugh Producer, Mikel Ellcessor Associate Producer, Isabel Robertson Theme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon Hyun Theme music produced by Tony Morales Motion Designer, Joe Vaccarino
Sue Gordon, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, joins host Ken Harbaugh to talk about national security, cybersecurity threats, and what intelligence information holds the most value. Sue served as Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence and Deputy Director of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency after having spent more than two decades at the CIA. She is currently an advisor to a number of organizations in the national defense and security space, including CACI International, with a special focus on information security.
Bethany Alcauter, Director of Research and Public Health Programs at the National Center for Farm Worker Health, is focused on local action when it comes to rural health infrastructure; an ASTHO online briefing discussed the coming RSV season; and this episode marks the second anniversary of the ASTHO newscast and features the first newscast interview with Dr. Nirav Shah, Principal Deputy Director of the CDC. National Agricultural Worker Health Program: Combating Covid-19
Today, on Breaking Barriers: Understanding the AI Revolution, Morgan Viña speaks with Sue Gordon, the former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. In this episode, Morgan and Ms. Gordon help break down how AI impacts U.S. interests and the current capabilities of AI in the defense sector.What does the future of the IC and the defense sector look like with the emergence of AI? What defense capabilities are enhanced by the incorporation of AI? How is artificial intelligence impacting U.S. relationships with both allies and adversaries? Tune into Fault Lines all summer to hear from more AI experts as part of, Breaking Barriers: Understanding the AI Revolution!Want to learn more about this topic? https://www.defense.gov/Spotlights/Artificial-Intelligence/Follow our experts on Twitter:@morganlroachLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe.And don't forget to follow @masonnatsec on Twitter! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
0:00 - Mayor Lightfoot sat down with ABC 7's Craig Wall, blames "anger bubble" for election loss 10:51 - Dan & Amy take listener reaction to Lightfoot's interview with Craig Wall 30:57 - Dan & Amy report on the AP Calculus class at Evanston Township H.S. "...the course is restricted to students who identify as Black, all genders." "...the course is restricted to students who identify as Latinx, all genders." Neo-segregation is the absurdity of identitarianism taken to its logical end. 49:36 - Professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan, Carpe Diem blogger for the American Enterprise Institute & Title IX watch dog, Mark Perry, shares the federal civil rights complaint he filed with the Chicago Office for Civil Rights against ETHS for their AP Calculus class 01:04:22 - Senior Research Fellow for Defense Programs at The Heritage Foundation, Dakota Wood, on the unraveling of Epstein and the Ukraine offensive 01:19:03 - Highlights from the WHCA Dinner 01:23:18 - Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute, served as the Principal Deputy Director of the Office of Financial Research in the U.S. Treasury Department and former President and CEO, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, Alex Pollock, on the duping of Jerome Powell and the Fed absolving itself from the Silicon Valley Bank. Check out Alex' most recent book Surprised Again!―The COVID Crisis and the New Market Bubble 01:39:23 - The New face of Hate: Liam Morrison of Middleborough, MS 01:59:56 - Dan & Amy react to Lori Lightfoot's letter to TX Gov Abbott See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Auburn University's McCrary Institute, FDD, and CSC 2.0, hosted a virtual event on the cyber risks in space. The event features former Chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Mike Rogers; former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Sue Gordon; Skycorp CEO Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Steven L. Kwast; CSC 2.0 Executive Director and Senior Director of FDD's Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery. Moderated by McCrary Institute's Frank Cilluffo, the conversation discusses the best path forward in addressing cybersecurity challenges unique to space systems, cybersecurity as a tool to support new and emerging space-based missions, and ways to enhance the public-private partnership model with genuinely shared risk management responsibilities.
It looks like the bill is finally coming due after decades of reckless monetary policy and out of control federal spending. After 40 years of relatively stable prices, we now have raging inflation. Interest rates have risen dramatically. Mortgage rates have more than doubled. And commercial banks are now sitting on more than $600 billion of unrealized bond losses. Of course, and as expected, with the Silicon Valley Bank bailout, the Regulators have pulled out their default playbook declaring yet another institution systematically risky, taking another step toward the federalization of our banking system. But there's also something new to worry about: regulatory mission drift. The Fed's historical mandates are to 1) promote price stability and 2) full employment and a safe and sound banking system. But instead, the Fed - and the Treasury - have changed their priorities to promote the progressive policies of climate change and equity. Joining me to talk all this through are Alex Pollock and Steve Dewey. Both are grizzled veterans of the banking and regulatory world, which, as Alex points out, has been hit by a major crisis every decade since the 1970s. Together we have many decades of experience in financial markets. Alex and I have been conversing with each other, and interrupting each other, for almost fifty years. Alex is a Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute and was Principal Deputy Director of the Office of Financial Research of the U.S. Treasury Department in 2019 and through 2021. He was also my second boss in the commercial banking world almost 45 years ago and was on my board at Allied Capital Corporation as we worked through the 2008 crisis and its aftermath. Steve Dewey worked for several years in Asia during the Asian financial crisis and for the FDIC during and after the 2008 financial crisis where he was involved in the resolution of failed banks. According to Alex, “We are still living in the aftermath of the long manipulation of interest rates and financial markets by the Federal Reserve and the club of central banks worldwide: the vast expansion of money and suppression of interest rates to an abnormally low level. Now we're seeing the results.” Meantime, rather than being the above-the-fray dispassionate wise actor, the Federal Reserve has become part of the problem: Just in the last six months, the Fed itself lost $44 billion which exceeds its capital of $42 billion. A big portion of its $8.7 trillion in assets are highly vulnerable to rising interest rates. Ironically, the Fed's interest rate risk is similar to SVB's. So, what's going to happen next? The Fed and the Treasury seem likely to take more control in the name of risk management. The banking system holds $17 trillion of deposits and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently declared that these would be de facto insured by the Treasury, the Fed and the FDIC. But consider this: the FDIC's deposit insurance fund is $128 billion, which is - putting it mildly - a little short of $17 trillion. Also, if the Fed continues losing money on its mortgage-backed securities, it will be losing over $100 billion a year. Republican Senator Everett Dirksen, the Minority leader during the 1960s Kennedy-Johnson years, once said “a billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon we're talking real money.” Now we're talking trillions. Has the banking system become to big to save? Will the “solution” be a nationalized bank and a digital currency to prevent a collapse of the system? Or something else? How do the woke climate and equity agendas figure into this? There's a lot to speculate about here. Join in our conversation for our take on the crisis. As always, we try to make complicated things easier to understand and nothing right now seems more complicated than our money.
In this week's State Secrets Podcast, Host Suzanne Kelly talks with The Hon. Susan M. Gordon, a career Intelligence Officer, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence and current member of the Defense Innovation Board, about Balloons, China, Ukraine, Russia and the new world order as well as the role that AI plays in all of it.
Neil Wiley has lead some of the US Intelligence Community's most important analytical functions. His career in intelligence began as a Naval Intelligence Officer in an operational intelligence center focused on support to critical operational naval missions. He would later serve joint intelligence missions in Europe, would rise to lead all analytical activities at the Defense Intelligence Agency and in DoD Combatant Commands, and would later serve as the Chairman of the famed National Intelligence Council (NIC). Also served as a senior leader at ODNI, including leading the entire intelligence community as the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence from May 13, 2020 until February 2021. In this OODAcast we learn some of what made Neil tick, diving into his education, his early career intent, the role of serendipity in helping him transition to the intelligence community, and his approach to leadership and management. We also dive into big issues of optimizing intelligence including ways organizations can help guard against cognitive bias. Neil provides insights into his approaches to: – Training analytical methods and understanding which methods should be applied to which situations – Ways to teach analysts to spot their own cognitive bias and seek to mitigate, and ways to use the benefits of teams to help spot and mitigate analytical flaws – Ways to avoid deception by adversaries – Methods that can improve mental models – The mission of the National Intelligence Council and its key products, including those available to the public – Ways to find balance between the need to serve policy makers and military leaders without being captured by and influenced in appropriately by them – The role of the ODNI, what it is and what it should be – The thesis that the US is about to enter and age of abundance and what this means for the US and the world – What CEOs need to know about geopolitical risk
Chrissie Juliano, Executive Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, says the Community Safety Campaign is about making sure people who live in communities have livable wages, and affordable and safe housing; Carolyn McCoy, ASTHO's Senior Director of Federal Government Affairs, shares how ASTHO is keeping a close eye on changes in leadership on committees that direct public health policy and funding; ASTHO's Immediate Past President Dr. Nirav Shah will attend the President's State of the Union address tonight in Washington D.C. as he gets ready to become the Principal Deputy Director at the CDC; and ASTHO's latest Insight and Inspiration event is coming up on Wednesday, February 22nd. Big Cities Health Coalition Webpage: Community Safety Campaign Local Today News Article: Dr. Shah is attending State of the Union as he prepares for his new federal role ASTHO Webpage: Insight and Inspiration: Conversations for Public Health Leaders
0:00 - Dan & Amy react to yesterday's NFL playoff results 9:37 - Police bodycam video of Paul Pelosi's attack. Anybody still think these two are lovers? 20:21 - Kara Lynne: fired from gaming company for social media follows 26:23 - Dan & Amy offer reaction to the Tyre Nichols videos 01:06:20 - Vice President of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies at The Heritage Foundation, Lt Col James Carafano, weighs in on Ukraine/Russia and Durham Report/FBI. For more from Jim @JJCarafano 01:26:27 - Beauty & The Bingo in Princeton, TX 01:38:16 - DuPage County Sheriff, James Mendrick, shares his thoughts on the Memphis Police and explains why he isn't enforcing Pritzker's weapons ban 01:57:53 - Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute, served as the Principal Deputy Director of the Office of Financial Research in the U.S. Treasury Department and former President and CEO, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, Alex Pollock: How to pay all of the Treasury's bills without raising the debt limit. You can also check out Alex's book Finance and Philosophy—Why We're Always SurprisedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In August, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. The IRA allocates around $370 billion over ten years to invest in renewable energy, make EVs more affordable, address climate inequities, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help mitigate the climate crisis. But like any law, the way the money is doled out matters, and the law's implementation will ultimately determine its success. Some of the IRA money moves through state governments, including some that are outright hostile to the law. Consumers will have access to a suite of rebates and credits designed to electrify their lives, if they can get the necessary support to take advantage of them. How can government agencies, companies, investors and individuals take the law from words on a page to real functioning programs? Guests: Carla Frisch, Principal Deputy Director, Office of Policy for the U.S. Department of Energy Ryan Panchadsaram, Advisor to the Chairman at Kleiner Perkins Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, Berkeley Law Dan Bowerson, Senior Director, Energy & Environment, Alliance for Automotive Innovation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In August, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. The IRA allocates around $370 billion over ten years to invest in renewable energy, make EVs more affordable, address climate inequities, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help mitigate the climate crisis. But like any law, the way the money is doled out matters, and the law's implementation will ultimately determine its success. Some of the IRA money moves through state governments, including some that are outright hostile to the law. Consumers will have access to a suite of rebates and credits designed to electrify their lives, if they can get the necessary support to take advantage of them. How can government agencies, companies, investors and individuals take the law from words on a page to real functioning programs? Guests: Carla Frisch, Principal Deputy Director, Office of Policy for the U.S. Department of Energy Ryan Panchadsaram, Advisor to the Chairman at Kleiner Perkins Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, Berkeley Law Dan Bowerson, Senior Director, Energy & Environment, Alliance for Automotive Innovation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
0:00 - Dan & Amy take a look at the latest in the Mar-a-Lago raid and the left's new political hit job against Trump in New York 7:47 - Dan & Amy react to the class-action lawsuit against DeSantis over Martha's Vineyard 29:28 - Dan & Amy give an update on Stephen DeFilippis harassers John Ruder & Robert Shumacker 50:12 - Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute who served as the Principal Deputy Director of the Office of Financial Research in the U.S. Treasury Department and former President and CEO, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, Alex Pollock: The Fed's Tough Year 01:01:31 - National political reporter, Salena Zito, shares the difficulties and realities of covering John Fetterman. Check out Salena's always timely book The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics 01:18:52 - Defending the Willie Wilsonization of politics 01:36:18 - Hall of Fame Chicago Bears Linebacker, Brian Urlacher, shares what he learned from his recent trip to the nation's border 01:53:31 - Karol Markowicz, columnist for the New York Post: Continuing COVID craziness shows it was never about the science. Karol is a great follow on twitter @karolSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sue is currently the Director at CACI International which provides the unique expertise and distinctive technology that address customers' greatest enterprise and mission challenges. She was the fifth Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) from August 2017 to August 2019. As PDDNI, Sue was a key advisor to the President and National Security Council and led the 17-member Intelligence Community. With more than three decades of experience in the IC, Sue has served in a variety of leadership roles spanning numerous intelligence organizations and disciplines. Prior to the DNI, Sue served as the Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency from 2015 to 2017, helping the director lead the agency and manage the National System of Geospatial Intelligence. Before joining the NGA, she served for 27 years at the Central Intelligence Agency, rising to senior executive positions in each of the Agency's four directorates: operations, analysis, science and technology, and support. In 1998, she designed and drove the formation of In-Q-Tel, a private, non-profit company whose primary purpose is to deliver innovative technology solutions for the agency and the IC. She is the recipient of numerous government and industry awards, including the Distinguished Intelligence Medal and the Distinguished Presidential Rank Award. Sue earned a Bachelor of Science from Duke University. A trusted authority on strategy, innovation and leadership, Sue is currently a consultant on global risk, technology, cyber and space issues and a member of the Board at Pallas Advisors, a Washington D.C.-based consultancy. Summary:In this week's episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Sue Gordon, Director at CACI International and former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, to discuss the future of the defense industrial network. In the first part of the podcast, Sue touches on inefficiencies in the defense acquisition system and the procedural and cultural barriers one must overcome when innovating. One of the most promising avenues Sue highlighted was increased collaboration with the private sector, an area which has seen increased activity in part spurred on by the urgency of the Ukraine crisis. Hondo, Lauren, and Sue go on to discuss a variety of topics, including:Public/private collaboration in the intelligence communityLeadershipWork/life balance when in high pressure jobsHow the national security sector needs to improve its talent acquisition practicesMentorship
This week, we take our listeners back to November 18, 2021, when we were just starting Chatter, to bring back one of our very special episodes.David Priess's guest that day was former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI) and longtime intelligence officer Sue Gordon, who shared stories about her experiences in team sports, lessons on leadership, her role in creating the CIA's non-profit venture capital firm (In-Q-Tel), what it was like interviewing with Donald Trump for the PDDNI job, and more.Enjoy this archive episode, and we will return next week with an all new conversation.Chatter is a production of Lawfare and Goat Rodeo. This episode was produced and edited by Cara Shillenn of Goat Rodeo. Podcast theme by David Priess, featuring music created using Groovepad. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
0:00 - Aaliyah Ivory (CCW holder) on being shot 6 times on Xway (I-57 & Vollmer) 8:37 - Dan & Amy check in on JB Pritzker as he travels to Florida 27:28 - Barstool: Ranking The Chicago Highways 45:28 - Dan & Amy remark on the good samaritan who saved lives at Indiana mall 01:01:05 - Author of The Coming Collapse of China and The Great U.S.-China Tech War, Gordon Chang: China's Economy Is Now In Free Fall. Gordon has contributed to a new book The CCP is at War with America and is a must follow on twitter @GordonGChang 01:17:03 - President of Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, does a stop, look and listen as Illinois state elections near in November. Check out Ted's latest at wirepoints.org 01:33:38 - Alex Pollock, senior Fellow with the Mises Institute, served as the Principal Deputy Director of the Office of Financial Research in the U.S. Treasury Department, former President and CEO, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, explains why economics is not a science. For more from Alex on the “tyranny of the experts” check out his book Finance and Philosophy—Why We're Always Surprised 01:50:01 - Rev. Terrell Scott, pastor of Passion-Life Church in McDonough, Georgia, shares his journey from crime boss to ministry. For more on Passion-Life Church visit passion-life.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Alex J. Pollock is a Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute, previously the Distinguished Senior Fellow at the R. Street Institute, and the former Principal Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Financial Research. He is also the former President and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. Holding advanced degrees from the University of Chicago, and Princeton University, he is the author of the legendary book, Finance and Philosophy: Why We're Always Surprised.
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