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Are You Down With Ppp? A Look At Prohibited Personnel Practices In The United States Government, Ibpp Editor
Are You Down With Ppp? A Look At Prohibited Personnel Practices In The United States Government, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article discusses the prevalence of identified proscribed personnel practices, and the power dynamics of such identifications among federal employees.
Spot Off: The Gao Takes On The Tsa’S Behavior Detection Program, Ibpp Editor
Spot Off: The Gao Takes On The Tsa’S Behavior Detection Program, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recently Issued Efforts to Validate TSA’s Passenger Screening Behavior Detection Program Underway, but Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Validation and Address Operational Problems (May 2010, GAO-10-763). This IBPP article will describe and comment on the main GAO findings and additional data on which the findings are based. The article will end with some basic challenges to behavior detection as a useful security measure.
Trends. The Federal Bureau Of Investigation Reform Act Of 2003 (S.1440): A Polygraph Update, Ibpp Editor
Trends. The Federal Bureau Of Investigation Reform Act Of 2003 (S.1440): A Polygraph Update, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses The Federal Bureau of Investigation Reform Act of 2003 (S.1440), and the continuing popularity of the polygraph with security bureaucracies.
Trends. Espionage And Sex: A Commentary On Personnel Security Criteria, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Espionage And Sex: A Commentary On Personnel Security Criteria, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses one aspect of sexual orientation – homosexuality - in a security and intelligence context.
Trends. Disclosure Of Post-9-11 Arrestees And Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Disclosure Of Post-9-11 Arrestees And Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses the Maslowian hierarchy of needs in the context of 9-11 terrorist attacks and the relationship between executive and judicial branches of American government.
The Societal Costs Of Surveillance: An Alternative View On Civil Liberties Constraints, Ibpp Editor
The Societal Costs Of Surveillance: An Alternative View On Civil Liberties Constraints, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article explores some psychological phenomena bearing on the consequences of civil liberties constraints.
Trends. Fetishism, Secrecy, And Security, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Fetishism, Secrecy, And Security, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article discusses the Federation of American Scientists’ Secrecy News and how it characterized the Bush Administration’s stance towards the President’s Daily Brief as “fetishism.”
Trends. Personnel Security And Counterintelligence: No Evidence Of Racial Bias As Racism, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Personnel Security And Counterintelligence: No Evidence Of Racial Bias As Racism, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article discusses the concepts of race and racial bias in the context of espionage investigations carried out by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Trends. Border Security Legislation, Terrorism-Sponsoring Nations, And Evil, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Border Security Legislation, Terrorism-Sponsoring Nations, And Evil, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The IBPP editor discusses limiting temporary visas for visitors from alleged terrorism-sponsoring nations as a way of "tightening" the security of national borders.
Trends. Homosexual Politics And Security: The American Psychological Association (Apa) Brief Of Amicus Curiae No. 99-699, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article discusses the American Psychological Association's (APA's) brief of amicus curiae, which the APA submitted in order to provide a context for the Supreme Court of the United States to review the policy of the Boy Scouts of America and Monmouth Council, Boy Scouts of America, which involved the Boy Scouts, homosexuality, and claims about discrimination against homosexuals.
A Textual Analysis Of Security: The Republican Platform As Propaganda, Ibpp Editor
A Textual Analysis Of Security: The Republican Platform As Propaganda, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article comments on international security appraisals and pledges contained in the United States (US) Republican Party platform at the 2000 Republican National Convention.
State Security And Affairs Of State, Ibpp Editor
State Security And Affairs Of State, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article elaborates on an intractable conflict among two types of security Issues facing a foreign ministry.
Trends. Wanted: Russian Nuclear Security And A Primer On Russian Psychology, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Wanted: Russian Nuclear Security And A Primer On Russian Psychology, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses whether or not the United States Government (USG) tax payer's dollars-if any-should be expended towards nuclear security in Russia.
Trends. A Strategic-Moral Calculus: For The Mathematically Or Morally Challenged?, Ibpp Editor
Trends. A Strategic-Moral Calculus: For The Mathematically Or Morally Challenged?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the strategic-moral calculus that confronts the United States Government (USG) on many fronts.
Blowing Smoke: Tobacco Companies, Anti-Tobacco Tax Policies, And International Security, Ibpp Editor
Blowing Smoke: Tobacco Companies, Anti-Tobacco Tax Policies, And International Security, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article illustrates how governmental tax policymakers are an insignificant threat to tobacco companies. Security implications are alluded to--viz., company relationships with illicit trafficking organizations, the health of populations, and tax policies towards illegal drugs if the last were to become legal.
Trends. A Strategic Defense Initiative Against Biological Warfare: Sense? Nonsense? Mal Vu, Mal Dit?, Ibpp Editor
Trends. A Strategic Defense Initiative Against Biological Warfare: Sense? Nonsense? Mal Vu, Mal Dit?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) that was initiated by United States (US) President Ronald Reagan during his first term.
Trends. Encrypting Encryption: Some Comments On S. 909, Secure Public Networks Act, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Encrypting Encryption: Some Comments On S. 909, Secure Public Networks Act, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses The use of technology and telecommunications being employed by people in the commission of crimes, viz., terrorism and organized crime.