Juliette Kayyem

former assistant secretary for homeland security under President Barack Obama, and chair of the homeland security program at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government

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Juliette Kayyem is the founder of Kayyem Solutions, which which provides strategic advice in technology, risk management, mega-event planning and cybersecurity. The faculty director of the Homeland Security Program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, she is also a national security analyst for CNN. Kayyem is the author of Security Mom: An Unclassified Guide to Protecting Our Homeland and Your Home, and host of the WGBH News podcast Security Mom.

Kayyem is a former member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council and former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security. She is also a former advisor at the Department of Justice, and a former columnist for the Boston Globe.

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The Secret Service’s new acting director testified before Congress today that he was "ashamed" of the organization's failure to protect former President Trump from an assassination…

Trump assassination attempt: Secret Service acting chief admits mistakes

The Secret Service’s new acting director testified before Congress today that he was "ashamed" of the organization's failure to protect former President Trump from an assassination…

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After Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis in an attack at the Gaza border over the weekend, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to respond with unprecedented force.

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