ImmigrationProf Blog: Introduction of the Legal Workforce Act of 2011 E-Verify is a web-based technology that allows employers to check federal databases to determine whether their employees—U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other foreign-born workers—are authorized to work in the U.S. While USCIS has made significant improvements in E-Verify, many problems still exist. An independent […]
GOP report says private airport screeners can do more for less (6/3/11) — GovExec.com On the heels of a successful charge in the House to cut funding for the Transportation Security Administration’s airport screening staff, a Florida Republican has unveiled a report claiming TSA screeners cost roughly twice as much as private screeners and […]
Tickle The Wire » N.C. Sheriff’s Deputy Assigned to U.S. Marshals Task Force Shot and Killed A sheriff’s deputy assigned to the U.S. Marshals Service task force was shot and killed Thursday while trying to serve an arrest warrant in a murder in Kinston, N.C., station WRAL reported.
Homeland Security rep to look at terrorist activity in prisons Witnesses will testify about findings that disaffected inmates are a “captive audience” for radicalization by charismatic Muslim extremists. Finding religion in prison brings comfort to many but can it lead to deadly consequences of mass proportions? That’s what Rep. Peter King (R-NY) will examine when […]
Last weekend a 100 minute videotape featuring several Al Qaeda leaders was released. The purpose, in part, was to eulogize Osama bin Laden Included were comments by the American born Adam Gadahn; On Wednesday FBI Director Robert Mueller spoke to the Senate Judiciary Committee; and on Thursday CIA Director Leon Panetta spoke to the Senate […]
The Center for a New American Security has published an excellent and comprehensive report titled “America’s Cyber Future: Security and Prosperity in the Information Age.” To be frank, the report is like a ready-made syllabus for cyber security. CNAS should be congratulated for the quality of the authors they have assembled, for letting them write effectively and openly, and for developing the chapeau to cover the lot.
Recently, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) issued due diligence guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-affected and High-Risk Areas. These guidelines are a necessary first step in helping the local populace, developing countries, and multi-national corporations meet international requirements. In a high-risk environment, corporations must have vibrant management systems that strongly communicate and actively demonstrate to employees and outside entities their commitment to a conflict-free supply chain.
White House Taking ‘Seriously’ Al Qaeda’s Eying Of America’s Gun Show Loophole – Huffington Post
The Obama administration says it’s taking “seriously” a statement from an al Qaeda spokesman that instructs sympathizers of the terrorist group to exploit soft spots in U.S. gun laws.
Denying safe havens to terrorists — and reporting about it – Homeland Security Newswire
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report discusses U.S. efforts to address terrorist safe havens. Terrorist safe havens provide security for terrorists, allowing them to train recruits and plan operations.
Mexicans turn to social media for news about drug crimes | McClatchy The messages brim with urgency as they pop across computer screens and into cell phones, made all the more stark by their brevity. “Gunshots heard along Guadiana Blvd,” one Durango resident reported on his Twitter account one recent night. “Three burned-out trucks along […]
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