Leahy Sets Cyber Privacy Agenda
Leahy Sets Cyber Privacy Agenda – NextGov
Sen. Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious agenda for changing the country’s privacy laws to keep pace with the digital age.
Sheriff Dupnik's politicization of Arizona shootings a sad day for politics, law enforcement and the pursuit of justice
What kind of law enforcement professional would blithely discuss possible motives about a heinous and shocking crime to the media, to national television, while the investigation was ongoing? What kind of law enforcement professional would do such things without a shred of evidence? And, most important, what kind of man would make such an incendiary, partisan and politicized charges in the midst of chaos and grief when nineteen people had been killed or wounded during a tragedy that has led to national mourning?
Key lawmaker wants to limit full-body screening at airports
Key lawmaker wants to limit full-body screening at airports – NextGov
A key lawmaker wants to prohibit the Transportation Security Administration from using full-body scanners for primary screening at airports, a congressional staff member said Thursday.
U.S. terror watch list streamlined, updated instantaneously
U.S. terror watch list streamlined, updated instantaneously – Homeland Security Newswire
Now a single tip about a terror link will be enough for inclusion in the watch list for U.S. security officials, who have also evolved a quicker system to share the database of potential terrorists among screening agencies.
Napolitano: Invasive scans, pat-downs unlikely to change
Napolitano: Invasive scans, pat-downs unlikely to change – The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Sunday that controversial new airport security procedures are likely to remain in place since they have been effective.
Laws to Keep Out Terrorists Also Block Refugees, Groups Say
Laws to Keep Out Terrorists Also Block Refugees, Groups Say – CQ Homeland Security
A group of security analysts and officials from religious groups gathered Monday to reiterate a point they’ve been making for more than a decade — that the anti-terrorism laws passed after Sept. 11, 2001, have come with the inadvertent consequence of delaying or prohibiting some refugees from escaping to America.
I Spy: Controversial PatriotApp Lets Citizens Alert the Feds
I Spy: Controversial PatriotApp Lets Citizens Alert the Feds – Security News Daily
A safe and secure society is at the heart of the new PatriotApp for iPhones, and while it’s quickly gaining popularity, it’s also attracting scorn from people who disagree with the controversial law on which it is based.
Holder tells Muslim audience 'no apologies' for sting operations
Holder tells Muslim audience ‘no apologies’ for sting operations – The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room
Attorney General Eric Holder told a Muslim and Arab-American audience Friday that law enforcement sting operations are not entrapment, calling the arrest of a would-be terrorist in November a “successful undercover operation.”
MPAC Trains TSA Screeners
MPAC Trains TSA Screeners – The IPT Blog
An Islamist organization whose stock in trade is criticizing U.S. counter-terrorism efforts has been invited to train Transportation Safety Officers at Los Angeles International Airport.
SNL's 1-800-TSA-Sexy Skit
Sorry, we couldn’t resist. If you haven’t already seen it, you’ve definitely heard about it … SNL’s skit on 1-880-TSA Sexy.
