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Morenoff calls for Michigan state prison reform

Mar 23, 2025
The Ford School's Jeff Morenoff advocated for legislation that would reduce long sentences for incarcerated people in Michigan. In an opinion piece published in the Detroit Free Press, Morenoff explained that Michigan's average prison sentence...
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Shaefer on community violence intervention in Detroit

Mar 6, 2025 Michigan Public
Luke Shaefer, Ford School professor and directory of Poverty Solutions, talked about the community violence intervention program in Detroit called FORCE (Faithfully Organizing Resources for Community Empowerment) as well as others including...
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Moynihan raises alarms over Musk's seize of government IT systems

Feb 5, 2025 Vox
As DOGE leader Elon Musk taps into government IT systems, it is unclear what the exact intent is for gaining access to information from agencies such as the Treasury, Office of Personal Management, and Small Business Administration. "Just from an...
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How federal employee cuts are impacting national security - Ali

Feb 5, 2025 The Cipher Brief
Speaking with The Cipher Brief, the Ford School's Javed Ali stated national security agencies are witnessing and "unprecedented moment" due to federal job cuts in civil service. Ali noted, "I can't remember a time when the bureau was under this much...
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Why extremism is so difficult to detect in America - Ali

Dec 15, 2024 Pittsburgh-Post Gazette
With the recent arrest of Luigi Mangione in Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette has turned to the Ford School's Javed Ali for insights on extremism in the state. Ali told the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette that combatting extremist attacks in the...
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Ali explains the history of FBI and role of FBI director

Dec 13, 2024
Javed Ali, Ford School professor and former senior official at FBI, the National Intelligence Council, the National Counterterrorism Center, and the National Security Council, wrote on The Conversation about the what the FBI does, its history and...
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Ali comments on increase in "swatting"

Nov 27, 2024 The Telegraph
Javed Ali, associate professor of practice at the Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy, who is a former FBI agent, said swatting was used to “intimidate or actually try to physically threaten somebody”.“Sometimes it could just be retaliation for...
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Ali on CIA official leaking classified documents

Nov 13, 2024 USA Today
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, says “This is not a good-news story for the CIA,” about a CIA official being charged with leaking documents about Israeli strike on Iran. Ali also highlighted the vulnerabilities in the US system of keeping...
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Unrest possible after election - Ali

Nov 5, 2024 ABC News
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, discussed the preparations law enforcement agencies were taking to prepare for the aftermath of the election. He said, "individuals who believe that the election was rigged, stolen, or unfairly decided could decide...
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Ali on possible security threats after election

Oct 17, 2024 States Newsroom
Javed Ali, Ford School professor talked with States Newsroom about the possible security threats after the 2024 election. He said, “Unfortunately, you can never have 100% security." However, he thinks the likelihood of violence “I still think it’s...
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US does not want to get involved in Israel - Ali

Oct 7, 2024 Exame
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked with Exame about US involvement in the conflicts in Israel. Ali said, "We are not seeing, from the US side, a response like the one we saw after 9/11, with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This...
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5 leadership tips from former military aide Matt Maasdam

Mar 1, 2024
Matt Maasdam, a former Navy SEAL and former military aide to President Obama, joined Javed Ali and 15 students for a lunchtime event, “Leadership through Teamwork.” In a lunch-time chat hosted by the Ford School Leadership Initiative, Maasdam shared...
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Yurtayeva calls for action against Russian cyber attacks

Dec 12, 2023
Russia is using “cyberaggression” as an essential element in its invasion of Ukraine. Cyber attacks have been targeted at critical infrastructure, at Ukrainian government agencies, and have been used to disseminate disinformation about the war...
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Leaked documents were "highest-level" intelligence - Ali

May 5, 2023 The Christian Science Monitor
Javed Ali, The Christian Science Monitor: The documents Mr. Teixeira posted on Discord were J2 briefing slides, the highest-level intelligence product America’s intelligence community creates every day, says former Defense Intelligence Agency and...
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Ali on intelligence leak: reevaluate clearances and procedures

May 2, 2023 Federal Newswire
Javed Ali, Federal Newswire: It's a pretty remarkable story when you think about it, and it's so brazen. But what I thought about when I was in government, and now that I've been out for the last few years, [is that the] system is pretty fragile....
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Cartels should be seen as terrorist orgs - Ali

Apr 27, 2023 The Why
Javed Ali, The Why: This is not a separate authorization to use military force. And I think that's getting lost in the debate about this. But certainly when it comes to just giving folks in that counterterrorism in law enforcement world, more tools...
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Automated License Plate Readers widely used, subject to abuse

Feb 22, 2023
Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are being used by a growing number of public and private entities to track drivers’ movements and location. The use of the technology is almost entirely unregulated and can be subject to abuse, so some...
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