Tickle The Wire » Allan Lengel Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Jr. is an honorable man. So I believe him when he tells Congress he didn’t know about ATF’s Operation Fast and Furious until the controversy exploded in 2011. The problem is that he needs to take responsibility for it. Period.
US Congress Proposes Voluntary Air Cargo Screening – Food Logistics The US Senate Subcommittee on Transportation Security has proposed a new Transportation The proposed air cargo advanced screening (ACAS) program encourages cargo carriers to provide shipment level data for air cargo bound for the US, enabling the TSA to target and inspect high-risk cargo at […]
U.S.-Canada Perimeter Security in 2011 – Council on Foreign Relations Nearly a decade after the United States and Canada set the early template for cross-border cooperation in the post-9/11 era with the 2001 Smart Border Accords, the two governments finally appear ready to take the next step towards a genuine system of “perimeter security.” The […]
Why Obama Should Take Out Iran’s Nuclear Program | Foreign Affairs According to the recent IAEA report, Iran is closer to having nuclear weapons that was widely assumed. Once it does goes nuclear, Tehran will be almost impossible to stop. To prevent it, the Obama administration must use military force–and soon.
Are Zombies and Preparedness a Perfect Match? Agencies that cater to emergency preparedness are jumping on the undead bandwagon by encouraging the public to prepare for the zombie apocalypse. Why? Preparing for a zombie attack requires the same planning as emergencies like natural disasters — from putting together a disaster kit to creating an emergency […]
Tickle The Wire » Hoover Had it Out for LA Times Reporter Jack Nelson: Feared He Would Report He was a Homosexual As this week’s release date of the movie “J. Edgar” approaches, more info seems to be surfacing about the legendary FBI director.
Auditors blast DHS’ $1.5 billion border plan – Nextgov Federal auditors slammed a $1.5 billion border security program expected to replace a failed virtual fence in Arizona that already has cost taxpayers $1 billion. Customs and Border Protection “has not yet demonstrated the effectiveness and suitability of its new approach for deploying surveillance technology in […]
DHS | Modeling Airborne Chemical Releases: Ninety Tons of Trouble Blowin’ in the Wind How do DHS experimenters release 4,000 pounds of deadly gas in 1 minute? Very, very carefully.
‘Disasters’ strain FEMA’s resources – USATODAY.com The federal government is turning hundreds of relatively low-cost storms into federal disasters — draining billions of dollars in scarce FEMA aid and tying up millions more for years. Those factors have helped to deplete the federal disaster-relief fund six times since 2003, stopping thousands of reconstruction projects for […]
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