Counterterrorism chief underscores Yemeni cleric’s power to radicalize Americans online – NextGov
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the alleged mastermind behind a thwarted October plot to bomb U.S.-bound planes, represents the greatest threat to the U.S. homeland and its leader is the most influential proselytizer on the Internet, the national counterterrorism center director said on Wednesday.
Terror Threat Highest Since Sept. 11 Attacks, Napolitano Says – Bloomberg
Radicalized U.S. residents willing to carry out attacks with “little or no warning” have helped create one of the biggest terrorist threats in years, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said today.
House GOP Leaders Blindsided By Patriot Act Defeat – It’s All Politics
If the House’s new Republican leaders were going to fail to pass any particular piece of legislation, you wouldn’t expect it to be an extension of several Patriot Act provisions. The Patriot Act, a Bush Administration legacy, has typically been more strongly supported by Republicans than Democrats.
Today’s unexpected news that Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) is departing the US House of Representatives to take over as the new Director of the Woodrow Wilson Center is a tremendous blow to the Congress and in particular House Democrats. By far one of the most powerful and influential voices on national security, homeland security and intelligence matters, Harman has been one of the real leaders in the Congress on all of these issues and has not been afraid to speak her peace regardless of whose feathers she might ruffle.
Senate split over how to extend the Patriot Act’s surveillance authority – The Hill’s Floor Action Blog
Senate Democrats and Republicans are in a three-way split over how to extend the legal authority to conduct surveillance and information-gathering activities under the USA Patriot Act.
The Future of SBInet – HSToday
The Secure Border Initiative-Network (SBInet), the controversial effort to build a “virtual fence” across the southwest border, will add another chapter to its long saga this year when Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano receives an analysis of the security options for the entire southwest border. That analysis could be delivered as early as March.
There’s a long standing rule that if you want to bury a news story, release it on a Friday afternoon. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today its answered to the long-drawn out question over TSA screeners and collective bargaining rights. The answer is yes but with very firm barriers – more like electrified barb-wired jersey walls.
On a teleconference today at 3:45 EST, the administrator for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), John Pistole, will announce a framework allowing Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to vote on union representation.
Sweeping overhaul of Canada-U.S. security – Homeland Security Newswire After months of secret negotiations, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama will today (Friday) authorize the most sweeping overhaul of Canada-U.S. border and security cooperation in decades. The agreement will be signed at a White House meeting. It will open the way to a […]
Lawmaker proposes ban on TSA collective bargaining – GovExec
A Senate lawmaker wants to bar transportation security officers from collective bargaining rights, citing national security concerns.
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