By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Recession? Layoffs? Downsizing? Not here. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection became the latest federal law enforcement agency to announce a major hiring campaign. It said it hopes to fill about 11,000 law enforcement and support jobs this year. Over the weekend, the agency hosted open houses at 15…
Baseball star Roger Clemens could often be trusted on the mound to do great things. But the latest DNA tests may renew a big question: Can he be trusted to tell the truth? By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Scientific tests have linked Roger Clemens’s DNA to blood in syringes that…
As Atty. Gen. Eric. H. Holder Jr. takes over, we may see some of the secret and controversial actions of the Bush Justice Department that will provide more insights to what happened in the past eight years. By Jeff Stein Spy Talk WASHINGTON — “Far more secret memos” on hard interrogations, detention and warrantless wiretapping…
Quotas are seldom a good idea, particularly in law enforcement. By AMY TAXIN Associated Press Writer SANTA ANA, Calif. — The U.S. Border Patrol on Monday ordered an investigation of allegations by agents in Southern California that they were given arrest quotas and threatened with punishment if they failed to meet them. Jeffrey Calhoon, El…
The recruits have impressive backgrounds. But is it better to dip back into the past for talent or find fresh talent? By David Ingram and Joe Palazzolo Legal Times WASHINGTON — Eric Holder Jr. and David Ogden, two men who have split their time since the mid-1990s between Main Justice and Big Law, are drawing…
As long as there’s a demand, the drug cartels will find innovative ways to get the drugs into the U.S. Here’s the latest example of that. By Solomon Moore New York Times TUCSON — Drug smugglers parked a car transport trailer against the Mexican side of the border one day in December, dropped a ramp…
Sure the FBI saw this mortgage mess way back when. And sure it was clear it didn’t have enough resources to deal with it. But back then it wasn’t a disaster. Now it is. And that’s our nature: we seldom address things until they become a crisis. Now we’ve got us a real crisis. Now…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It’s official. The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Eric. H. Holder Jr. Monday night as the 82nd Attorney General of United States, replacing Michael Mukasey who was tasked with repairing the damaged reputation of the department. The vote was 75-21. Holder, a well-liked figure in Washington, becomes the first black Attorney…
