EXCLUSIVE: Arizona Sheriff Cites Flood of Border Agents Confirming Feds’ No-Apprehension Policy – FoxNews.com An Arizona sheriff says he has been flooded with calls and emails of support from local and federal agents who back his claims that the U.S. Border Patrol has effectively ordered them to stop apprehending illegal immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexican border. […]
Cybersecurity Bill Slow To Materialize In House, Counsel Says – HSToday
The House of Representatives has no timetable for taking up cybersecurity legislation, said the senior counsel to the House Homeland Security Committee Tuesday, and the chamber would not be likely to take up a prominent Senate bill in its current form due to its costs.
On April 5, I testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement on a bill that would eliminate the Diversity Visa lottery (DV) program. The hearing was specifically on the SAFE for America Act, and is sponsored by Rep. Goodlatte (R-VA), who has been seeking to do away with the visa lottery for years. This was the first time Goodlatte has received a legislative hearing on this bill.
In an announcement yesterday, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) “lowered its outlook for America’s long-term credit rating to ‘negative’ from ‘stable.'” In other words, we went from “we’re tolerable” to “we stink,” and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen pointed out a year ago, our growing debt is a national security concern.
Republican Bill Would Expand Use Of Private Airport Screeners – HSToday
Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee introduced a bill Friday to expand the use of private screeners at US airports that choose to hire a commercial company rather than rely on the federal workforce of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
With all of the budget battling on Capitol Hill lately, some people may have missed that the Secure Facilities 2011 bill has been re-introduced by Senator Lieberman. In some of our eyes this bill is equally important not only to the great men and women of the Federal Protective Service (FPS) but to all of the federal employees housed and members of the public that visit our 9000 federally owned and leased facilities.
Senators Seek to Extend Port Security Programs – GSN News
A pair of U.S. senators on Thursday unveiled legislation to renew programs aimed at thwarting potential transfers of weapons of mass destruction and other illicit cargo through U.S. seaports.
Obama admin to unveil secure online ID strategy Friday – Hillicon Valley
The Obama administration will unveil its strategy for creating a marketplace in secure online credentials on Friday at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
FDA says border check system back on track – NextGov
A system to aid the examination of food and drug imports will be running nationwide by the end of this year after a software glitch held it up for months, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg told Congress on Wednesday.
GAO: TSA’s behavior screening program has no scientific proof that it works – Homeland Security Newswire
Last week a Government Accountability Office (GAO) official testified before Congress stating that the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) behavioral analysis program contained critical flaws and was unable to identify terrorists at least twenty-three times as they boarded aircrafts.
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