White House official: Cyber attacks are risk of doing business – NextGov
The White House official tasked with coordinating the country’s response to cyber threats said Wednesday that the risk of such attacks is often overblown.
TSA will provide a tracking number for those calling to report suspicious activity – Homeland Security Newswire
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), through a notice in the Federal Register, yesterday announced that individuals who contact the TSA Contact Center (TCC) to report suspicious activity will now receive a tracking number as confirmation of their phone call or e-mail – thus fulfilling a key requirement of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 and providing improved follow-up tools for both TSA and the reporting individual.
Janet Napolitano clarifies immigration program – San Francisco Chronicle
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Monday acknowledged a storm of criticism from lawmakers and immigration-rights supporters over a federal effort targeting criminal immigrants, saying there has been confusion over whether local communities can choose not to participate in the program known as Secure Communities.
Arizona Gov. Presses For Extension Of National Guard’s Border Security Mission – HSToday
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer wrote to President Barack Obama to appeal for an extension of the border security mission of the National Guard along the US southwest border, her office revealed Tuesday.
Detainees Transferred Or Freed Despite ‘High Risk’ – NPR
An NPR investigation of secret military documents from the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay details the system used to assess how dangerous the detainees would be if released.
Terrorists Could Exploit Hurricane in U.S., Report Warns – GSN
An extremist entity might take advantage of the disorder produced by a hurricane in the United States, through actions such as striking emergency exit routes, launching computer attacks, or noting emergency response measures for planning a later assault on an atomic plant or other site, experts warned in a U.S. Homeland Security Department “red cell” report made public on Friday.
After DHS Secretary Napolitano announced the new terror alert system, National Public Radio covered the event and called on contributor to Security Debrief Kevin McCarthy to help explain the issue. Here is a brief excerpt from a story. Check out the full story to read more about McCarthy’s comments.
Working Together to Create a 21st Century Immigration System – White House Blog
President Obama remains deeply committed to reforming our immigration laws to meet our 21st Century economic and security needs. In his State of the Union address, the President asked Republicans and Democrats to work with him to take on this issue.
FEMA’s operating systems don’t communicate effectively, despite major IT investments – NextGov
The Federal Emergency Management Agency still doesn’t have the information technology capacity to deal with a major disaster response six years after Hurricane Katrina exposed weaknesses in the system, according to an audit released on Tuesday.
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