Auditors: DHS lacks cost justification for $780 million spent on border network – NextGov
For half a decade, the Homeland Security Department did not collect cost-justification information for invoices from contractor Boeing Co., before paying the company for services rendered on a $1 billion failed, virtual border fence, federal auditors concluded.
Homemade cyberweapon worries federal officials – Washington Times
Two security researchers, working at home in their spare time, have created a cyberweapon similar to the sophisticated Stuxnet computer worm that was discovered last year to have disrupted computer systems running Iran’s nuclear program.
FEMA Gears Up For Coming Hurricane Season – HSToday
With the nation’s attention riveted by killer floods and tornadoes, the latest onslaughts of an historic spring for natural catastrophes, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) this week sought to prepare the public for the imminent start of the summer hurricane season.
Arizona Wins Big in Supreme Court Immigration Ruling – The Foundry
Arizona won a spectacular victory today in the Supreme Court in its ongoing efforts to do something about the hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens who reside in the state and cost Arizona taxpayers an estimated $1.3 billion a year.
Is Preparedness Pointless? – Homeland Security Watch
Watching coverage of the devastation wrought by the EF5 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri over the weekend, I have been pondering the theme of the Washington State Emergency Management Association’s conference scheduled for later this year: “Preparedness: It’s Not a Mystery.” As catchy as that may sound, I find it hard to accept.
Experts Weigh Likely Terror Attacks, Future Of Al Qaeda After Death Of Bin Laden – HSToday
Authorities should prepare for a higher short-term threat to the US homeland after the death of Osama bin Laden but the long-term outlook for al Qaeda is weakening, experts told the House Homeland Security Committee Wednesday.
Public-safety network tees up House, Senate showdown – Hillicon Valley
Lawmakers are laying the groundwork for a showdown between the chambers on the question of how to build a communications network for police and firefighters, a key recommendation of the 9/11 Commission that has not been realized.
Obama’s Cybersecurity Plan Would Burden Industry, Lawmaker Says – Bloomberg An Obama administration proposal for bolstering the nation’s defenses against a cyber attack would give the Homeland Security Department too much power over private industry, a U.S. lawmaker said today. The administration’s proposal released May 12 calls for Homeland Security to work with industry to […]
FBI: Corrupt US border agents a ‘serious’ threat – KHOU
New figures show 122 current or former U.S. federal agents and employees of the Customs and Border Protection agency have been arrested or indicted for corruption since October of 2004. It is a trend that has both the FBI and key members of Congress concerned.
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