Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), the ranking member of the House subcommittee on cybersecurity, told Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials in an oversight hearing on Thursday that she was concerned over the string of departures of senior cybersecurity officials in the past six months.
A daily summary of what else is being said about homeland security and terrorism issues across the media and blogosphere:
DHS pleased with immigration info-sharing pilot program
May 21st, 2013 - by Media Watch
The first phase of a coordinated entry/exit data exchange trial between U.S. and Canadian border agencies reconciled about 95 percent of the immigration records it transmitted, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Fine Print – The press and national security
May 21st, 2013 - by Media Watch
Whoever provided the initial leak to the Associated Press in April 2012 not only broke the law but caused the abrupt end to a secret, joint U.S./Saudi/British operation in Yemen that offered valuable intelligence against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
Improvements Seen In Public-Private Collaboration On Cybersecurity
May 20th, 2013 - by Media Watch
Cybersecurity initiatives dependent upon collaboration with the private sector at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have advanced rapidly in the past year, DHS officials told Congress last week.
OSI Systems Expects Federal Notice in Body-Scanner Case
May 20th, 2013 - by Media Watch
OSI Systems Inc. said its security division—its largest by revenue—expects to receive a proposed debarment notice from the Department of Homeland Security in connection with the termination of a deal for software used in airport scanners.
Rising cyberattacks boosts security tech sales
May 20th, 2013 - by Media Watch
Rising cyberthreats are translating into booming business for companies supplying technologies that help secure networks and protect sensitive data.
Lawmakers move to limit domestic drones
May 17th, 2013 - by Media Watch
Drones are coming to a police station near you, prompting lawmakers to craft legislation designed to limit what they see as the potential for a previously unthinkable level of Big Brother-style surveillance by the government.
You Know What Really Risks National Security? Leak Investigations
May 17th, 2013 - by Media Watch
A year ago, The Associated Press discovered a foiled al-Qaida plot. Worried about the safety of an informant in the case, the CIA asked the AP to delay publishing the story until their spy could be secured. The AP agreed. As a seasoned AP team of reporters and editors made final edits to their scoop, the CIA backtracked and asked the AP to delay the story one more day. New national security concerns? Nope. The only concern was about public relations.
Justice Department faulted over terrorist identities
May 17th, 2013 - by Media Watch
The Justice Department failed to provide the names of some terrorists in the witness protection program to the center that maintains the government’s watch list used to keep dangerous people off airline flights, the department’s inspector general said in a report Thursday.
SAFETY Act Program Near 600 Counterterrorism Products, Services
May 16th, 2013 - by Media Watch
And so Congress established the SAFETY Act in the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to limit liability exposure for companies that receive an assessment from DHS S&T. The program received reached a milestone of certifying 599 products and services, placing it on the precipice of its 600th certification since its establishment.
Draft 2014 Homeland bill reverses Obama cut to bomb prevention
May 16th, 2013 - by Media Watch
House appropriators on Wednesday released a draft 2014 Homeland Security bill that rebuffs Obama administration cuts to bombing prevention in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing.
McCaul wins committee approval of ‘tough’ border security legislation
May 16th, 2013 - by Media Watch
House Republicans led by Texas Rep. Michael McCaul are making gains in their effort to require the Obama administration to develop a yardstick for measuring federal law enforcement agencies’ “operational control” of the U.S. border before spending more money on border security.
How I ‘stole’ $14 million from a bank
May 15th, 2013 - by Media Watch
In early 2010, Nish Bhalla sat down at his computer with one objective: steal a huge amount of money from a bank. It wasn’t a typical heist.
Homeland Security cuts off Dwolla bitcoin transfers
May 15th, 2013 - by Media Watch
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed it has initiated legal action that prompted the Dwolla payment service to stop processing bitcoin transactions. Nicole Navas, a representative for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, confirmed the legal action to CNET this afternoon.
‘Home-Grown,’ Spectacular Jihad Growing Problem, Authorities Fear
May 15th, 2013 - by Media Watch
The threat of “homegrown” and foreign jihadist groups and individuals plotting mass casualty attacks on US soil has not weakened, despite degradation of Al Qaeda Central (AQC), senior US counterterrorism officials and authorities told Homeland Security Today in recent wide-ranging interviews.
AP SCANDAL RAISES SPECTRE OF BIG BROTHER
May 14th, 2013 - by Media Watch
If the three-strikes rule were in effect, President Obama would be heading for the dugout, bat in hand. First the alleged Benghazi cover-up, then the kerfuffle about the I.R.S. targeting conservative groups, and now the revelation that earlier this year the Justice Department secretly seized two months of phone records involving editors and reporters at the Associated Press.
Homeland Security ups number of illegal immigrants ‘re-detained’
May 14th, 2013 - by Media Watch
On March 7, five Republican members of Congress from Georgia sent a letter to Janet Napolitano, secretary of homeland security. They wanted details on an Associated Press report that more than 2,000 illegal immigrants had been released since mid-February to cope with budget cuts demanded by the sequestration process.
Saudi Man With Pressure Cooker Arrested in Detroit
May 14th, 2013 - by Media Watch
A citizen of Saudi Arabia, Hussain Al Kwawahir, was arrested Saturday with a pressure cooker at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, less than one month after two bombs made with pressure cookers exploded at the Boston Marathon.
Too many questions remain on border security, CFR study shows
May 13th, 2013 - by Media Watch
Beefed-up border security has been responsible for only a third of the recent drop in illegal immigration, while economic changes account for the rest, according to a new independent study released Monday that could derail the Senate immigration debate.
Top U.S. admiral puts cyber security on the Navy’s radar
May 13th, 2013 - by Media Watch
Cyber security and warfare are on par with a credible nuclear deterrent in the defense priorities of the United States, the U.S. Navy’s top admiral said on Monday, after the Pentagon accused China of trying to hack into its computer networks.
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