GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: NORTHCOM Striking Military Emergency Response Deal With Governors

 

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: HS Today

08April2011 6:00amEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: The Department of Defense (DoD) is negotiating with state governors to set rules for more extensive use of the US military during a national disaster, including the activation of Army Reserves, the commander of US Northern Command (NORTHCOM) revealed Tuesday.

DoD has the authority to activate the Reserves on an involuntary basis, said US Navy Adm. James “Sandy” Winnefeld, the NORTHCOM commander during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, but state governors have resisted the notion in the past as they like to maintain control of armed forces operating within their states during a disaster. (read full report)

"GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE" is an intelligence briefing presented by Griffith Colson Intelligence Service, and provided to the public for informative purposes only. All subject matter is credited to it's source of origin, and is not intended to represent original content authored by GCIS, it's partners or affiliates. All opinions presented are those of the author, and not necessarily those of GCIS or it's partners.

GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Obama Weighs Tapping Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Counter Oil Price Spike

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: Fox News

07March2011 7:00amEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: The Obama administration is considering releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help Americans facing a spike in oil prices as a result of unrest in the Middle East, Obama Chief of Staff William Daley said Sunday.

The administration is considering all options when it comes to preventing the U.S. economy from backsliding as a result of recent increases in oil prices.

"The issue of the reserves is one we're considering. It is something that only is done — and has been done in very rare occasions. There's a bunch of factors that have to be looked at. And it is just not the price," Daley said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

"I think there is no one who doubts that the uncertainty in the Middle East right now has caused these tremendous increases in the last number of weeks. … All matters have to be on the table when you … see the difficulty coming out of this economic crisis we're in and the fragility of it," he added.

Oil prices have skyrocketed in recent weeks, climbing to nearly $105 per barrel on Friday from about $90 one month ago. That puts the price of a gallon of gas at a national average of $3.50, according to AAA. (read full report)

"GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE" is an intelligence briefing presented by Griffith Colson Intelligence Service, and provided to the public for informative purposes only. All subject matter is credited to it's source of origin, and is not intended to represent original content authored by GCIS, it's partners or affiliates. All opinions presented are those of the author, and not necessarily those of GCIS or it's partners.