Center to Advance Security in America (CASA)

Background

The Center to Advance Security in America is a watchdog organization that seeks to keep the public informed about the actions of the U.S. government and its officials, especially as they relate to public security and safety. It purports to be nonpartisan in analysis and intention.  ¹ CASA claims that terrorist, cyber, and economic threats to constitutional rights, civil liberties, and citizens’ privacy are no longer limited to foreign adversaries, making it even more important to hold the U.S. government accountable to Americans. ²

CASA uses whistleblower support, research, Freedom of Information Act requests, and legal actions to shed light on government actions that affect peace and security, democracy, civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy.  ¹

Activities

Center to Advance Security in America appears to have begun its operations during the Biden administration, and started to publish press releases in early 2022. CASA announced its concern over the Department of Homeland Security’s National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin issued on February 7, 2022, which prioritized “false or misleading narratives” as a top domestic security threat. CASA claimed this Bulletin had the potential to infringe on Americans’ First Amendment rights, especially as it concerned the expression of legitimate protest and dissent. ³

CASA focused much of its early work on Biden administration immigration and national security policy, including a series of FOIA requests about the administration’s approach to U.S.-China relations during the time of the “diplomatic boycott” at the Beijing Olympics; FOIA requests to the Department of Defense concerning the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021; and FOIA requests to the Department of Homeland Security regarding the establishment of its Disinformation Governance Board in 2022. ⁴

CASA has continued to submit FOIA requests to federal agencies including the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, the U.S. Army, Department of Health and Human Services, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In cases where the agencies failed to respond to these requests, CASA filed lawsuits against them in D.C. District Court. ⁵

Leadership

As of 2026, James Fitzpatrick was the director of the Center to Advance Security in America. Fitzpatrick is an Army veteran and a partner with Zimolong LLC, a law firm that supports Republicans through litigation, appeals, and political consulting. Fitzpatrick has served as counsel to the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee, the Pennsylvania House Republican Campaign Committee, and various conservative nonprofit organizations. Fitzpatrick formerly held senior government positions at the U.S. Department of Labor during the first Trump administration and in the office of then-U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA). ⁶

As of 2026, Curtis Schube was serving as the director of research and policy at CASA. Schube was a former executive director of the Council to Modernize Governance and a former attorney with the state of Missouri, the Pennsylvania Family Institute, the Fairness Center, and the Dhillon Law Group.  ¹

Adam Turner was formerly a director at CASA. As of 2026, Turner was deputy director of government relations at the Zionist Organization of America. ⁷