Executive Director Ed Tracy will discuss Ervin's recently released book, Open Target: Where America is Vulnerable to Attack and his first-hand experiences as former Department of Homeland Security Inspector General. The onetime top aide to Gov. George W. Bush in Texas came to Washington, only to see his Senate confirmation blocked. He nonetheless served as IG from January 2003 to December 2004. In his book,

Ervin gives a frank and often times explosive account of his personal experiences in the Bush administration and the state of homeland security in America today.