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G20 Protests – ”It won’t happen here”

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September 22, 2009

Perhaps the most compelling feature of the Pittsburgh preparations for G20 has been the apparent attitude in Pittsburgh of, “It won’t happen here.” This attitude is dangerous – the local government can argue that it took all necessary precautions to warn people of the threat, but even with less than a month to go the warnings and preparation advice was basically to, “prepare as though it’s a snow day,” and to “have pre-drilled boards available for the windows” just in case.

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DHS: Border port funding transparent

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September 21, 2009

Leadership Journal: Fact vs. Fiction: Correcting the AP on Port Infrastructure Funding The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provided critical funding to improve security along our borders at our land ports of entry. Customs and Border Protection, part of the Department of Homeland Security, is utilizing $420 million in Recovery Act funding to replace […]

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AP: Politics impacting funding of DHS port projects

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September 21, 2009

The Associated Press: AP IMPACT: Secret process benefits pet projects Despite Obama’s promises that the stimulus plan would be transparent and free of politics, the government is handing out $720 million for border upgrades under a process that is both secretive and susceptible to political influence. This allowed low-priority projects such as the checkpoint in […]

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The Signals & Colors of Reality

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September 16, 2009

With the completion of the Task Force’s Report on the Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS) now done we have a pretty good idea of how of the oft-maligned terror warning system is going to be restructured. In the eight years since 9/11 and the anthrax attacks, we are finally beginning to put the hard-earned lessons into policies, protocols and operations that can better guide current and future homeland leaders of every sector.

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Border Patrol Begins Construction on SBInet Technology on Northern Border

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September 11, 2009

Border Patrol Begins Construction on SBInet Technology on Northern Border – CBP.gov U.S. Border Patrol began construction Wednesday on the deployment of eleven Remote Video Surveillance Sites in the Detroit Sector as part of Customs and Border Protections initiative to enhance the use of technology in securing the northern border against illegal cross-border activity. The […]

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A Day to Remember – A Day to Recognize Those Who Protect Us – Adopt a Station

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September 11, 2009

On this 8th Anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, across America people will stop and reflect on where they were, what they were doing and how their lives changed because of the events of that tragic day. Whenever that next “bad day” event occurs, it is NOT the US Department of Homeland Security that will be the first to arrive at the scene. It will be the local first responders – police, fire, emergency medical and rescue personnel – who will be there first.

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DHS GRANTS – ROSS ASHLEY'S PEACEFUL TENURE COMES TO A CLOSE

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September 7, 2009

Remember during the early years of the Department of Homeland Security when the distribution of federal homeland grants was a source of frequent and major controversy? Now think about the last time you heard about a major grants controversy? It’s been a while.

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States Praise DHS's New Management, Engagement

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September 2, 2009

States Praise DHS’s New Management, Engagement | Security Management In the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) post-Hurricane Katrina years under the Bush administration, state officials cited renewed engagement by their agency partners who worked with them directly at the regional level. States remained less impressed, however, with their DHS partners in the nation’s capital, […]

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Immigration Advocates Pressure Obama and DHS on 287g

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August 31, 2009

Homeland Security Today – preparedness and security news – Immigration Advocates Pressure Obama and DHS on 287g In addition to the renewed criticisms from immigrant advocates who find them inadequately committed to rectifying civil rights abuses of the immigrant enforcement system, Secretary Napolitano and the President also face mounting criticism from hard-liners who find them […]

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Nice Guys Finish Last

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August 25, 2009

The Department of Homeland Security’s new focus seems to target well-intentioned employers and neglect the rest. In tough economic times, DHS should focus on ensuring a level playing field for honest businesses, and regulating unscrupulous firms who use illegal workers to cut costs and gain a competitive advantage.

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