In truth the Fiasco on the Potomac was the sloppy result of various parties, all of whom deny having engaged in any sloppiness whatsoever except for the Coast Guard. So kudos to them.
How prepared is the U.S. for a bioterror attack? – Homeland Security News Wire The current U.S. bioterror detection program: A federally funded, locally run program with an $80 million annual budget, deploying a network of vacuum pumps that draw surrounding air through filters, sniffing for signs of biological agents
DHS information-sharing initiative stalls due to privacy concerns – Nextgov A proposed Homeland Security Department information-sharing initiative faces ongoing funding challenges, due to congressional concerns over privacy. For the third year in a row, Congress as part of the Homeland Security spending bill prohibited DHS from using appropriated funds to stand up the National Immigration […]
Tickle The Wire » Bernie Kerik to Stay Behind Bars For Now One-time national hero Bernie Kerik, the former N.Y. City Police commissioner, will remain behind bars in the Westchester County Jail for now. A 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals Judge in New York denied his request “to stay the revocation of his bail on […]
A recent policy from the Obama Administration directs federal prosecutors not to prosecute medical marijuana cases in states where medicinal use of the drug has been approved. This means that even though federal law conflicts with some state laws, those who act in compliance with state laws will not be prosecuted. The advance announcement providing assurance of no prosecution to a select group of people weakens the foundation of our effort to reduce the use of illegal drugs.
This week I filed a quick comment in the FCC’s broadband proceeding, urging the Commission to ensure that any wireless broadband plan included an opportunity for the use of standardized, low-bit-length messages in emergencies.
DHS: Secretary Napolitano Applauds President Obama’s Intent to Nominate Caryn Wagner as Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis Wagner currently serves as senior faculty at the Intelligence Security Academy—providing education and training in intelligence community and resource management to the U.S. government. Wagner previously held numerous positions involving oversight of the collection and analysis of […]
Alarmed by the spread of the H1N1 flu, hospitals throughout California and neighboring states restricted visitors this week, barring children and capping the number of visitors per patient.
Just over a month after extending the 9/11 national emergency for another year, President Obama announced another federal emergency on Saturday over the worsening H1N1, or swine flu situation.
ABC News’ Jake Tapper and Clayton Sandell report: In his continuing effort to thank the law enforcement personnel who stopped alleged terrorist plotter Najibullah Zazi, President Obama on Thursday called the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in Denver and spoke to FBI Special Agent in Charge Jim Davis and about thirty of his fellow JTTF members.
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