The House today passed H.R. 549, The National Bombing Prevention Act, which would establish the Office for Bombing Prevention in the Department of Homeland Security.

You mean – they didn’t already have one? I hope that there are sub-bureaus for suicide-bombing prevention, truck-bombing prevention, car-bombing prevention, shoe-bombing prevention, etc.

Actually, that wry comment raises an important security point: If you find yourself chasing tactics, you’re doing it wrong. While you’re fighting the battle you’re prepared for (and looking for your keys under the lamp post because the light is better there), your adversary is outflanking you with a new attack.

But anyway, one Office of Bombing Prevention, coming to a Department of Homeland Security near you.

Here’s the current vote on H.R. 549, The National Bombing Prevention Act. Click to vote, comment, learn more, or edit the wiki article about the bill.