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Security Debrief
Schedule for House Homeland Security Committee
Securing the borders and the FY 2012 DHS budget are on the agenda.
Pistole Comments on Collective Bargaining
With TSA’s Administrator John Pistole’s recent go-ahead for TSA workers to vote on collective bargaining, there have been questions about how this decision will affect the security and the agency. Here is piece from the Washington Post’s Federal Eye, where Pistole makes clear his thoughts on collective bargaining at TSA.
Pistole Announces Collective Bargaining Rights for TSA
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.
Under New Cybersecurity Legislation, President Kept from Pulling the Plug
When protests in Egypt began spiraling out of control, fueled and coordinated in part by social media use, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak shut down Internet communications. In light of that, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a statement about its pending cybersecurity legislation and how rather than expanding the Executive Office’s power to deny Internet access to U.S. citizens, it restricts it to all but the most dire circumstances. Here are some key points.
Jesse Ventura Files Suit Against TSA Citing Fourth Amendment
What is going on in this country? I see that TSA and Secretary Napolitano are being sued for doing their jobs. One-time wrestler and former-Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura has filed a law suit for screening him at airports as a violation of his Fourth Amendment rights. Funny, for a person who made a living running around without a shirt on TV and in movies, why would he be so concerned about someone screening him?
The Stupid Politician Trade: How to Profit from the Madness
By Doug Doan
Like many of you, I am often gobsmacked by the silly decisions coming out of our federal government. For every politician or senior government official with the courage and insight to focus national attention on the most pressing problems, there are many more, determined to push idiotic policies that erode American economic power and national security. Then I had a moment of epiphany. Instead of grousing about a politician, I needed to find a way to benefit from the consistent stupidity. Why not profit from boneheaded policies with a few selective trades?
Protests in Egypt, Jordan – Different Approaches to Policing Protest
As Egypt enters its fourth day of large scale protests and serious rioting, it is becoming increasingly likely that the Egyptian Government may fall in the same way that the Tunisian Government fell two weeks ago. Protests in Jordan have been better managed than those in Egypt, revealing important lessons for policing protest.
GAO: Federal Agencies Have Taken Steps to Improve E-Verify, but Significant Challenges Remain
GAO recommends, among other things, that USCIS disseminate information to employees on the importance of consistently recording their names, DHS components develop procedures to help employees correct inaccurate personal information, USCIS develop reliable cost estimates for E-Verify, and SSA assess risks associated with its E-Verify workload costs.
Intelligence-Led Policing Plays Strategic Role
Throughout my 25-year career as a sworn law enforcement officer, and having worked for the past five years internationally with law enforcement agencies on their intelligence management initiatives, I have challenged police executives to understand the key elements of Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP) and to employ this approach systematically. Today, as I travel around North America, I still find police agencies collecting volumes of information and – shockingly – not conducting the required analysis to incorporate this information into their strategic responses.
