James Powell

Not too long ago, I contacted a friend who is still in the community. He and I keep in regular contact, so the fact that I was calling was not out of the ordinary. The reason for my call, however, was. “Hey man, I have someone that I believe your employer might be interested in.” […]

I recently had the opportunity to interview Anthony Hassan, Ed.D, LCSW, President and CEO of Cohen Veteran’s Network, an organization founded with the mission to “strengthen mental health outcomes and complement existing support, with a particular focus on post-traumatic stress.” This is a simple but encompassing statement that sums up Cohen Veterans Network and Dr. […]

Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 here. OK, so now it is time to hit that SEND button. So far, we have looked at some of the in’s and out’s of USAJOBS, the online venue that most folks use to search and apply for U.S. government jobs. Two things should be noted here. First, […]

President-elect Donald Trump added to the growing list of nominees to fill his cabinet when it was announced that he had named Congressman Mike Pompeo (R-KS) as his pick to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Pompeo is the latest in a list of controversial (to some) nominees that include Jeff Sessions (R-AL, […]

Aaanndd we’re back. Previously, we looked at the administrative details of the USAJOBS announcement, including the salary and location. This time, we will get to the meat-and-potatoes (you have my word that I will never use terms that my grandparents did again) of the announcement and – next to the salary – the part that […]

Sometimes while I am working I like to throw in my wireless headphones and either listen to music or watch movies on my non-exploding Samsung Note 5 Android. Most of the time, I am content with really just listening while I work, even to movies, if I have seen them before. (I am on my […]

Yeah I know, another article on resumes. But I had to write this one. You see, when I ended my time at CIA, I lounged around for a while before landing a job as a civilian recruiter for the Department of the Navy, more specifically for the Office of Naval Intelligence. I have seen a […]

Early on Sunday morning, armed militants gained entry to an Indian military base in Uri, approximately 65 miles from the capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir and Jumu. In the ensuing chaos and gunfire, 18 Indian soldiers were killed. A few hours later, a shootout took place between an Indian Army unit and four militants, in which […]

“Our 9/11.” That’s what some Russians were (and still are) calling the September (9, 13, and 16) 1999 bombings of four apartment buildings that left close to 300 dead, more than 1,000 injured, and became the spark that reignited a brutal war with repercussions that have lasted to this day. Soon after the attacks, a device similar […]

Although the agreement is being praised on one hand, some in the Indian government are deriding the move as being detrimental to the nation’s military and political future.

We have our own experiences, we have advice from family and friends, then some of us have The Monster and the Field Tradecraft Course. Whatever works.

The suspect had allegedly been in the final stages of a plan to carry out a suicide attack in a crowded area during rush hour.