Millions allowed into U.S. without proper border documents – Homeland Security Newswire
A year and a half after the federal government strengthened rules on the documents needed to enter the country, millions of people are still being allowed to enter without passports or other hard-to-forge identification cards, a government audit has found.
Nation’s Public Health Preparedness Could be at Risk – Emergency Management
Harsh budget cuts from federal, state and local governments may weaken nearly 10 years of progress in how the nation prevents, identifies and contains public health emergencies, according to a national annual report released last week.
Eric Holder warns of homegrown terror – Politico
Attorney General Eric Holder says that the growing number of American citizens joining terrorist groups including Al Qaeda is “one of the things that keeps me up at night.”
Metro to begin random bag inspections – Dr. Gridlock (Washington Post)
Metro transit police announced this afternoon that they will, within a few days, begin conducting random inspections of carry-on items on the Metro system as a security measure.
Dunleavy Dismantles Entrapment Claims – The IPT Blog
Groups like MPAC are missing the forest for the trees when it comes to domestic radicalization.
Providing accurate coverage of any protest event, especially an event where there is violence, is difficult at the best of times; the media often misunderstand or misrepresent what actually happened. However, it is rare that the media coverage of an event is as inaccurate or misleading as some of the reports I have seen concerning the violence at the student protest in London yesterday. Much of what has been written and broadcast about yesterday’s incidents does not stand up to the facts. Without naming and shaming individual media groups, there were many glaring errors.
By Elaine Bussjaeger
The notion of the “citizen watch” is tried and tested. In communities throughout the country, neighborhood watch programs operate on a simple principle – you watch my back, and I’ll watch yours. In the ever-advancing technological age, how can this basic concept be modified for a new generation of smart phone-using, social media-minded citizens? The Department of Homeland Security, with its Small Vessel Security Strategy, has taken steps to rally citizens through social media as a kind of nautical “neighborhood watch.”
Border Agencies Having Trouble Keeping Up With Trafficking on Federal Lands – CQ Homeland Security
The rate of illegal entries into federal lands along the U.S.-Mexico border has outstripped the pace of Border Patrol apprehensions in those areas — and the threat shows no sign of abating, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
Gitmo Recidivism Rate Soars – The Weekly Standard Blog
150 former Guantanamo detainees are either “confirmed or suspected of reengaging in terrorist or insurgent activities,” according to a new intelligence assessment released by the Director of National Intelligence’s office on Tuesday. In total, 598 detainees have been transferred out of U.S. custody at Guantanamo.
Napolitano Continues to Push ‘See Something,’ ‘Homegrown Terror’ Message – CQ Homeland Security
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Monday reiterated a point she has made many times this year — that her department is counting on the help of citizens and local law enforcement to stymie terrorism plots on American soil.
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