David Olive, a homeland security blogger at Securitybrief.com and Principal at Catalyst Partners - as well as an ASF 2012 attendee, recently blogged about his experience at this year's Aspen Security Forum. Mr. Olive remarked on the forum stating it was "packed with insight from leading thinkers and past and present policy makers and influencers on the subject of national and homeland security[,]" moreover adding that the panels remained light and instilled a sense of hope for the future of America's security.

Fellow blogger, 2012 ASF attendee, and Senior Fellow at The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute David Trulio also remarked on the Forum's Opening Talk, which featured CNN and The Situation Room's Wolf Blitzer and Admiral William McRaven.