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Monument Policy is often called upon by the Congress, the news media, and various stakeholders for expert commentary. Follow the links on the left for more information.

Articles About Monument Policy Group Team and Its Partners

• June 7, 2008 | Jessica Herrera-Flanigan Announcement, National Journal
• June 2, 2008 | Business & Lobbying : Selling a plan to sell America, The Hill
• February 25, 2008 | NBTA Raises Lobbying Spending, Hires D.C. Firm, Business Travel News Online
• January 21, 2008 | Campaigning for Winners Can Give Lobbyists a Leg Up, Dallas Morning News
• December 28, 2007 | Stewart Verdery, Guiliani for President Immigration Advisor, C-SPAN
• November 13, 2007 | White House Stocks K Street, The Politico
• June 13, 2007 | Lobbying World, The Hill
• April 13, 2007 | NBTA secures services of government relations firm, Travel and Tourism
• February 27, 2007 | Suite Talk: Hirings and Firings, The Politico
• January 29, 2007 | Monument policy group adds two partners, Travel Daily News, PR Week
• January 26, 2007 | People on the Move, CQ, Homeland Security (subscription required)
• January 26, 2007 | Monument Policy Group Expansion, National Journal, People (PDF)
• October 3, 2006 | Business and Lobbying Profile, C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., The Hill
• September 10, 2006 | Lobbyist Moves, TimesDispatch.com
• September 7, 2006 | Special Interests: Verdery Parts Ways With Mehlman Vogel, The Washington Post
• September 7, 2006 | Solidarity for Now, Roll Call
• June 19, 2006 | Company Ties Not Always Noted in Security Push, New York Times
• September 14, 2005 | Capitol Living: Balancing Parenting and Work, The Hill
• August 3, 2005 | Isonics Corporation Names Former U.S. Assistant Secretary For Homeland Security C. Stewart Verdery Jr. To Board Of Directors (PDF)
• May 25, 2005 | Verdery Joins CSIS to Focus on Visa and Immigration Policy, CSIS
• February 3, 2005 | Outgoing Homeland Security official cites need for better planning, GovExec.com
• March 1, 2004 | Profile of C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., GovExec.com

Monument Policy Group In the News

2008 Articles

• May 13, 2008 | Hoteliers armed with knowledge, Hotel and Motel Management
• May 13, 2008 | Global Entry - Risk Management Alive and Well At CBP, Security Debrief, Adfero Group
• April 23, 2008 | Analysis: New DHS airline fingerprint plan, UPI
• April 22, 2008 | Pointing fingers over fingerprinting, Politico
• April 21, 2008 | TSA Is Looking Good, Security DeBrief blog, Adfero Group
• April 10, 2008 | Global Trade Exchange – RIP, Security Debrief blog, Adfero Group
• March 24, 2008 | Airlines, Homeland Security Tangle Over Fingerprint Rule, Congress Daily
• March 15, 2008 | Air traffic system overhaul stuck in holding pattern, Cox News Service
• March 11, 2008 | The Skies Are Opening Up, Meeting News
• March 6, 2008 | Registered Traveler Program Finally Hitting Its Stride, Kiplinger Letter
• March 6, 2008 | DHS Strains As Goals, Mandates Go Unmet, The Washington Post
• March 5, 2008 | DHS at 5: Mistakes of the past Point the Way Toward Challenges of the Future, CQ Homeland Security (subscription required)
• March 5, 2008 | Lawmakers say fence project comes up short, Politico
• February 8, 2008 | NJ Senators Hold Up Sturgell's FAA Nomination, Business Travel News
• January 31, 2008 | Feds score lower in use of travel IT, Government Computer News
• January 29, 2008 | When Your Name Is Mud at the Airport, System to Help Innocent Fliers Get Off Terrorist Watch Lists Hasn't Lived Up to Promise, Wall Street Journal
• January 14, 2008 | TIA, NBTA Urge CBP to Start Intl RT Effort, Aviation Week
• January 14, 2008 | The License To 'Reconfigure A Society', National Journal Technology Daily
• January 10, 2008 | States Will Get More Time for Secure ID Plan, Washington Post
• January 3, 2008 | Registration to ease international travel, Federal Computer Week

2007 Articles

• November 26, 2007 | European security treaty raises worry, Boston Globe
• November 15, 2007 | Staying on Track, Government Executive
• November 5, 2007 | Biz Groups Say U.S. Effort Lags On Foreign Air Travelers, Congress Daily PM (subscription required)
• October 8, 2007 | A surfeit of RFPs? Government Computer News
• October 4, 2007 | Homeland security tests lobbyist patience, The Politico
• September 28, 2007 | DHS traveler screening system under fire from privacy advocates, GovExec.com
• August 16, 2007 | Bill Bennett Morning in America
• August 1, 2007 | U.S., E.U. Partner on New Security Measures, The Transnational
• July 26, 2007 | Importers attack US bill to scan containers, Financial Times
• July 6, 2007 | Privacy Concerns Surround PNR Deal, Business Travel News
• July 5, 2007 | U.S. Seeks to Tighten Int'l Air Security While Promoting Inbound Travel, The Transnational
• July 5, 2007 | Old citizenship rates going, going..., National Public Radio Marketplace
• June 27, 2007 | NBTA lauds EU-U.S. deal on passenger data, Travel Daily News
• June 20, 2007 | Land, Sea Passport Requirements Delayed Until Summer ’08, Congressional Quarterly Homeland Security (subscription required)
• June 14, 2007 | Passport Requirement Language in Spending Bill Draws Administration’s Ire, CQ Today (subscription required)
• June 11, 2007 | Analysis: Voinovich urges visa waivers, United Press International
• June 11, 2007 | Breach Shows Borders Still Vulnerable: Inspectors' Workload Is Cited as Factor, The Washington Post
• June 6, 2007 | Immigration amendments offered by Durbin, Reid stir Olympic hopes, The Hill
• June 1, 2007 | Homeland Security could face transition problem, National Journal
• May 31, 2007 | Advocacy groups provoke compromise on immigration reform, PR Week
• May 21, 2007 | DHS, Industry Wrap Up Sector Plans to Prevent Terrorism, Congressional Quarterly Homeland Security (subscription required)
• May 9, 2007 | DHS Entry-Exit Plan Alienates Airlines Over Fingerscans, Congressional Quarterly Homeland Security (subscription required)
• April 13, 2007 | Homeland security panel demands plan for visitor tracking project, National Journal’s Technology Daily
• March 29, 2007 | New Hampshire Set to Reject Federal IDs, National Public Radio
• March 12, 2007 | Letters to the Editor, The New York Sun
• March 4, 2007 | Fortress America: Part 1, The Denver Post Crossfile under Homeland Security, Immigration and Border Security, Denver Post
• March 1, 2007 | Former DHS Officials Urge Lawmakers to Provide at Least $1 Billion to States for Real ID, Congressional Quarterly Homeland Security (subscription required)
• February 28, 2007 | Former DHS Officials Urge Lawmakers to Provide at Least $1 Billion to States for Real ID, Congressional Quarterly Homeland Security (subscription required)
• February 22, 2007 | Letter to the Editor, Get REAL with IDs, Sacramento Bee (subscription required)
• February 21, 2007 | XM-Sirius Merger Hinges on FCC Ownership Rule, The Washington Post Crossfile under Intellectual Property, Technology
• February 21, 2007 | Letter to the Editor, Get REAL with IDs, Miami Herald
• February 21, 2007 | XM-Sirius Merger Hinges on FCC Ownership Rule, Washington Post
• February 5, 2007 | Proposed Increase to U.S.-VISIT Funding Insufficient to Plug Program’s Deficiencies, CQ Homeland Security (subscription required)
• January 31, 2007 | Visitor Tracking Program’s Pitfalls Extend Beyond Lack of Exit Program, GAO Says, CQ Homeland Security (subscription required)
• January 31, 2007 | DHS to face tough questions on biometrics, UPI
• January 18, 2007 | CQ, Homeland Security, Lawmakers Puzzled by DHS Plan to Merge U.S.-VISIT, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection(subscription required)
• January 1, 2007 | Questions About Reliability Persist as Transport Workers ID Rolls Out, World Trade Magazine

2006 Articles

• December 19, 2006 | DHS Official Rebukes Notion That Privacy Concerns Outweigh Benefits of ATS Screening, CQ, Homeland Security (subscription required)
• December 18, 2006 | Tourism Group Pushing for Security with a Smile, CQ Weekly (subscription required)
• December 15, 2006 | Funding for Exit portion of U.S.-VISIT May Be Tied to Immigration Overhaul, CQ Homeland Security (subscription required)
• December 8, 2006 | Chertoff: Traveler screening program wasn't a secret, GovExec
• December 7, 2006 | Six Foreign Ports to Receive Radiation Detection Devices, CQ Homeland Security (subscription required)
• November 22, 2006 | U.S. trying to hit original deadline on passports, The Brooks Bulletin, World News
• November 9, 2006 | Some GOPers want immigration reform now, UPI
• October 1, 2006 | Retail to the Rescue, GovExec.com
• September 22, 2006 | Real ID is not a threat, security expert says, Concord Monitor
• September 21, 2006 | Plenty of Holes Seen In a 'Virtual Fence', The Washington Post
• August 12, 2006 | Federal officials re-evaluating airport security, Baltimore Sun
• August 7, 2006 | Immigration reform bills at standstill, Mercury News
• June 9, 2006 | Port Security Needs Risk Management, Not Silver Bullets, American Chamber of Commerce in Denmark
• June 2, 2006 | Security industry largely approves of SAFETY Act, Government Security News
• June 1, 2006 | Hopes grow for deal on airline passenger data, Financial Times
• May 16, 2006 | The Immigration Debate: The Reaction; Plan Met With Warnings That It Won't Be Enough, New York Times
• May 3, 2006 | Comment on TSA frequent flier program spurs industry alarm, GovExec.com
• April 24, 2006 | Security Fever, Journal of Commerce
• April 8, 2006 | Experts say stick needs carrot to work, The Press-Enterprise
• February 22, 2006 | Security Issues Cloud Port Deal, Wall Street Journal
• February 6, 2006 | Scholars to Chertoff: Bolster DHS policy office, Washington Technology
• January 3, 2006 | European visitors drawing U.S. scrutiny, Boston Globe

2005 Articles

• September 29, 2005 | First Privacy Officer Calls 'Experiment' a Success, Washington Post
• June 28, 2005 | Panel cites security gaps, creeping complacency, GovExec.com
• June 22, 2005 | Committee: Fingerprint beats face, Federal Computer Week
• June 20, 2005 | U.S. officials favor global RFID standard, Federal Computer Week
• June 15, 2005 | Hong Kong trade talks will be tough, Southeast Farm Press
• June 13, 2005 | U.S. still debating rule for $1 security seals for cargo, Palm Beach Post
• June 1, 2005 | U.S. Chamber of Commerce Advances ASIS Guidelines, ASIS International
• May 13, 2005 | Hong Kong trade talks: The beginning of the end? Delta Farm Press
• May 1, 2005 | Second stage review at DHS nears completion, Government Security News
• May 1, 2005 | DHS Seeks to Limit Liability Lawsuits, Government Security News
• April 29, 2005 | Homeland Security to Limit Liability Suits, San Francisco Chronicle
• April 25, 2005 | Small Business Security From Microsoft And Chamber Of Commerce, Security Pro News
• April 25, 2005 | Microsoft, Q&A: Microsoft and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Team to Help Small Businesses Make Security a Higher Priority, Microsoft.com
• April 8, 2005 | Air Security Agency Faces Reduced Role, Washington Post
• April 4, 2005 | New push for Safety Act fixes, Washington Technology
• March 30, 2005 | Foreign-truck dealers squawking over retaliatory chicken tariff, The Hill
• February 18, 2005 | New Rules Ease Scientific Exchanges, Science
• February 18, 2005 | U.S. Exporters to get more help, U.S. Global Leadership Campaign

2002 - 2004 Articles

• November 5, 2004 | Think Fast! Atlanta Business Journal
• October 11, 2004 | Flying High?: Long the innovation leader, the U.S. now has serious competition from abroad. Is America's research lead in danger? Business Week
• September 24, 2004 | Homeland Security and Business Organizations Launch Ready Business, Occupational Hazards
• July 8, 2004 |Feds Drag Feet on Cybersecurity, PC World
• June 28, 2004 | Business Technology: Privacy Isn't The Only Thing That's Important, Information Week
• June 7, 2004 | An E-ZPass for airports? U.S. News and World Report
• May 28, 2004 | Europe And United States Agree To Share Airline Passenger Info, Associated Press
• April 1, 2004 | RFID adoption could boost homeland security, Washington Technology
• February 18, 2004 | New technology drives changes in border policy, GovExec.com
• December 17, 2003 | U.S. and Europeans agree on sharing of airline passenger data, New York Times
• June 12, 2002 | Hollywood, Techies Square Off Over Copy Locks, PC World