The TSA and the aviation industry acknowledge the unrealistic goal of screening 100 percent of all air cargo that enters, crosses or leaves the country. Some members of Congress, never to miss an oversimplified political solution to a complex problems, call for even more screening than we already (don’t) have.
GOP 12: Jindal hits TSA policy In the context of an attack on Barack Obama’s foreign policy — which he calls “dumb” and “dangerous” — Bobby Jindal adds his name to those scoffing at the TSA’s security procedures.
The last several months in D.C. have witnessed a series of Executive Orders, proposed legislation, bureaucratic action and public bickering over how to “defend” cyberspace. This dividing up of provinces of responsibility in cyberspace is interesting. It is a lovely 20th century way of dealing with a 21st century problem. Setting boundaries in the boundless frontier. Those seeking to harm cyberspace must be laughing up their collective sleeves or Guy Fawkes masks.
The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security held a hearing on how DHS and law enforcement agencies could take advantage of technology used by the Department of Defense. Many DoD systems have a significantly higher cost for civilian agencies than other technologies due to operational complexity and crew requirements. What better example do we have than the CBP’s use of the Predator UAV, which some estimates say costs $32,000 per illegal alien apprehended.
American citizens love their soldiers, a phenomenon that sometimes mystifies people from other countries. For those who offer their service and their life to defend and advance our interests, Americans are quick to offer thanks and praise, as they should. Our veterans and active duty troops deserve it. Yet, for a country that so clearly respects and appreciates its military, we sometimes forget that after the service is done, our veterans must have access to the opportunities, jobs and rewards they fought to protect. This, unfortunately, is not always the case.
The treatment of protestors as the enemy at National Significant Security Events is the most counter-productive action law enforcement could think of. If one is running a policing effort during a NSSE, surely the principal information tool during the final hours before an event and during that event is the population itself. However, by treating all protestors as potential terrorists and critical threats, police significantly reduce the likelihood that protestors will “see something, say something,” because the police have chosen a confrontational relationship rather than a collaborative one.
Why Americans Won’t Do Dirty Jobs – BusinessWeek Skinning, gutting, and cutting up catfish is not easy or pleasant work. No one knows this better than Randy Rhodes, president of Harvest Select, which has a processing plant in impoverished Uniontown, Ala. For years, Rhodes has had trouble finding Americans willing to grab a knife and […]
Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL): Abstract “The purpose of this paper is to provide greater awareness and understanding of the appropriate role of law enforcement in events and demonstrations where First Amendment rights are involved. This paper provides guidance and recommendations to law enforcement officers as they prepare for, respond to, and follow up with […]
Blogger on cartel beheading – Cannot kill us all : Homeland Security News Another blogger has been decapitated, purportedly in retaliation for postings about drug cartels, prompting users of social network sites to unite in their stance against the gangs.
Protection costs for Walker, Kleefisch more than double – JSOnline The costs of protecting the state’s top two leaders have more than doubled since Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch won election – a product of the state’s increasingly polarized politics and the changing circumstances of the state’s first family. A top official […]
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