FEMA urged to increase accountability — GovExec.com The Federal Emergency Management Agency and lawmakers considered less error-prone courses for the organization’s future during a Senate hearing Thursday. “We want to make sure FEMA has a culture of accountability,” said Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark. “I think they’re trying hard to get that accountability back.”
U.S.-citizen children of immigrants protest higher tuition rates – Florida – MiamiHerald.com U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants must pay out-of-state tuition in Florida. A lawsuit has been filed to overturn the policy.
TSA grounds air cargo screening deadline – The Hill’s Transportation Report The Transportation Security Administration is postponing a deadline for scanning all cargo aboard airplanes that had been scheduled for December. The deadline was opposed by the International Air Cargo Association, which said in a statement it commended TSA for the decision. “We fully recognize […]
Legislation could expand Reserve role in homeland security | Army News at DefenseTalk Legislation being considered by both houses of Congress could provide the Army Reserve broader authority to call up troops for homeland security and also allow the force to deploy units for operations lasting 120 days or less.
The TSA Blog: How To Sign Up To Participate in TSA Pre✓™ We’ve been getting a lot of interest and rave reviews since rolling out TSA Pre✓™ earlier this month and travelers have been asking how they can sign up.
eSoft, Inc. | Cyber Security Awareness – Cyber Crime Cyber Crime is this weeks’ topic for National Cyber Security Awareness Month. A recent study by Norton calculated the annual cost of global cybercrime at $114 billion dollars. Add in the time expense in dealing with cyber crime experiences and this amount surges to $388 billion […]
U.S. Isn’t Ready for Large Biological Attack, Officials Say – Businessweek The U.S. isn’t prepared to respond to a pandemic or large biological attack, federal officials said. “We’re not ready for a global catastrophe involving” a pathogen, Tara O’Toole, undersecretary for science and technology at the Department of Homeland Security, said today at a Senate […]
ICE removes most illegals in agency history – Washington Times U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removed 396,906 illegal immigrants from the United Statesin fiscal 2011, the largest number in the agency’s history. Nearly 55 percent of them were identified as having been convicted of felonies or misdemeanors.
DHS – Anonymous Interested in Hacking Nation’s Infrastructure : Homeland Security News The hacker collective known as Anonymous has expressed interest in hacking industrial systems that control critical infrastructures, such as gas and oil pipelines, chemical plants and water and sewage treatment facilities, according to a Department of Homeland Security bulletin. But DHS doubts the […]
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