P.J. Crowley, Senior Fellow and Director of Homeland Security
Philip J. (P.J.) Crowley is a Senior Fellow and Director of Homeland Security at American Progress.
During the Clinton administration, Crowley was Special Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Affairs, serving as Senior Director of Public Affairs for the National Security Council. Prior to that, he was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs. In all, Crowley was a spokesman for the United States government and United States military for 28 years, 11 of those years at the Pentagon and three at the White House. He served for 26 years in the United States Air Force, retiring at the rank of colonel in September 1999. He is a veteran of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. During the Kosovo conflict, he was temporarily assigned to work with then NATO Secretary General Javier Solana.
Prior to joining American Progress, he served as a national spokesman for the property/casualty insurance industry, focusing on strategic industry issues that included the impact of terrorism on commercial insurance in the aftermath of the World Trade Center tragedy and to the effect of asbestos litigation on the broader economy. A native of Massachusetts, P.J. is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and an avid Red Sox fan and golfer. He is married to Paula E. Kougeas, also a retired Air Force colonel and now a teacher. They live in Alexandria, Virginia with their children, Mary and Christopher.
Articles by P.J. Crowley
- The Right Way to Remember 9/11 , September 11, 2008
- How the Next President Can Improve Homeland Security , July 20, 2008
- Securing Our Chemical Facilities Against Terrorism , June 12, 2008
- Five Years Later, Are We Safe at Home? , March 5, 2008
- A Not So Secure Border Initiative: The Failed Virtual Fence Project , February 28, 2008
- Reordering Our Priorities , February 25, 2008
- Safe at Home: A National Security Strategy to Protect the American Homeland, the Real Central Front , February 25, 2008
- Ask the Expert: P.J. Crowley on a New Homeland Security Strategy , February 25, 2008
- New U.S. Leaders to Withdraw Troops from Iraq to Improve Security at Home , February 5, 2008
- Changing To Meet New Challenges , February 1, 2008
- A Deadly Dance on Chemical Security Regulation , November 6, 2007
- Homeland Security for Dummies , October 11, 2007
- Insuring Against Terrorism , September 20, 2007
- Confronting Security Vulnerabilities , July 24, 2007
- Keeping Bombs Off Planes: Securing Air Cargo, Aviation’s Soft Underbelly , May 4, 2007
- Getting on the Security Train , February 27, 2007
- Lost Opportunities: Bush Defense Spending is Misplaced , February 6, 2007
- Refocusing Border Efforts , January 23, 2007
- Reenfocando esfuerzos fronterizos , January 23, 2007
- Time to Act: 14 Steps in 2007 to Further Implement the 9/11 Committion Recommendation , January 8, 2007
- Get on the Right Track , December 15, 2006
- Securing Our Ports , December 8, 2006
- Metrics of Failure , September 8, 2006
- Protectionism Wrong Solution to Port Threat , March 6, 2006
- From 9/11 to Iraq and 7/7 to New Orleans: Are We Safe At Home? , October 27, 2005
- Ignoring the Lessons from London , August 29, 2005
- This Isn't Enough , July 12, 2005
- Finding an Exit in Iraq , June 28, 2005
- Advice for Cheney Cadets, Nation Need Assurance , May 29, 2005
- Winning the Battles but Not the War , April 12, 2005
- Looking for Redemption , March 11, 2005
- When We Leave Depends on Why We Went , February 15, 2005
- Policy Malpractice , January 18, 2005
- Up In Arms Over Armor , December 15, 2004
- Up In Arms Over Armor , December 15, 2004
- Spending Presidential Capital on Middle East Peace , November 16, 2004
- Three Strikes on Iraq , October 21, 2004
- Transforming the Reserve Component , September 20, 2004
- Taking the Stress Off Our Troops , August 17, 2004
- Safety Second , August 8, 2004
- More Bureaucracy or More Dots , August 6, 2004
- Making Our Ports a Priority , July 1, 2004
- Staying - and Failing - the Course , May 25, 2004
- Better Answers On Iraq , April 14, 2004
- The WMD Sequel: Iraq, Afghanistan and Deficit Reduction , March 30, 2004
- Why We Went In: Version 10.0 , March 19, 2004
- Military Service and the Election , March 9, 2004
- What George T. Said to George W. , February 11, 2004
- David Kay's Final Act of Public Service , February 3, 2004
- Bush Goes to Baghdad , December 2, 2003
- Code Orange , January 6, 2003