Readers frequently ask me why I write historical fiction rather than works set in the present (both my books — DEVIL’S DEN and TIME FALL — center on historical events.) I suppose much of the reason is simply my personal passion; I’ve been intrigued by the past for much of my life, and I’m constantly astounded by how much […]
Archives for July 2013
MIA Forensics Lab Opens–Bravo!
“OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE — A forensics lab has opened at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha with a special mission: identify the remains of missing soldiers, sailors and airmen from past wars. The lab has been constructed inside a section of the massive former Martin bomber plant on the base, which is where the […]
NSA
While I served as a senior political appointee in the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations with two top secret security clearances, I had routine access to classified information. The current level of electronic spying was inconceivable in those days. Since the passage of the Homeland Security Act in 2002 — legislation that was […]