January 2011

by Greg Mortenson The incredible journey of Greg Mortenson who, though his work, is building peace from the ground up by educating girls in the remotest regions of Pakistan.  www.threecupsoftea.com...

by Rita Katz The story of Rita Katz who went undercover in the U.S. Muslim community to identify terrorist cells and help thwart possible attacks....

by Margaret MacMillan Recommended by Frances Fragos Townsend during her talk with WHS Paris 1919 describes the decisions and divisions that created the world -- and its challenges -- as we know it today....

by Aayan Hirsi Ali Somali born Aayan Hirsi Ali went from an arranged marriage to the Dutch parliament by escaping her native country.  Read her amazing journey in this amazing book....

WHS thanks Booz Allen Hamilton's Janet Lyman and Catherine Nelson for their silver sponsorship of our organization.  Amy Scheuer of Booz Allen Hamilton has also added tramendous value to the group.  We look forward to working with them in the new year!  For information on...

Thanks to Chair, Barbara Moffatt of New Dimensions Consulting and WHS' No Greater Sacrifice Committee Chair Janet Kephart, Women in Homeland Security raised over $17,000 for the No Greater Sacrifice Foundation.  Thanks to generous gifts from our members, our first Holiday Auction was a huge...

Join us for lunch with Tina Gabbrielli, Director, Office of Risk Management & Analysis, DHS 11:30am - 1:00pm CACI 2800 Crystal Drive  9th Floor Crystal City, Virginia (Parking directly across the street, 9 blocks from Crystal City metro) To try and protect everything from everyone:  ludicrous.  To judiciously analyze and assess...