By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — You may think those TSA security folks look bored and really never find much these days. Think again. Just in a week’s time, from Nov. 3 to Nov. 9, 9 passengers were arrested because of suspicious behavior or fraudulent travel documents, according to the Transportation Security Administration. Plus, TSA…
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that Larry Austin, a former Florida Highway Patrol commander, has been named federal security director for Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans. “Larry’s hands-on experience in law enforcement and his demonstrated ability to lead will be an asset to TSA’s operations in New Orleans,” Lee Kair,…
The defense in the Ft. Dix terrorism trial is punching some holes in the government case. The big question is: Will the government’s case hold up? By George Anastasia PHILADELPHIA Inquirer CAMDEN, N.J.–The chief FBI informant in the Fort Dix terrorism investigation said yesterday that at least one of the defendants in the case considered…
By Chris Battle Security DeBrief WASHINGTON — John Torres, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is expected to take the helm after yesterday’s announcement that Assistant Secretary Julie Myers is stepping down. For More Also Read 10 Most Important Jobs to be Filled at the Dept. of Homeland…
Hiding money in Swiss banks may not be what it’s cracked up to be, or for that matter, be worth the risk. By David S. Hilzenrath Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has chipped new holes in the secrecy of Swiss bank accounts, obtaining the names of American clients of the banking…
For the second time in less than a week we learn that the FBI kept tabs on a famous writer. Last week, the FBI released files on the late journalist David Halberstam. Now the Washington Post has obtained files on the late Norman Mailer. And last month, the FBI released its files on the late…
Texas is probably not the first place someone might look for a former IRA militant. But here you have it. By Christopher Sherman Associated Press Writer RAYMONDVILLE, Tex.(AP) –A former IRA militant and escaped political prisoner who has lived in immigration limbo for 25 years in California may see it all unravel from inside a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — First off, the persistent rumor that Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (D) might get the Attorney General job in the Obama administration simply isn’t worth much. That’s what his press secretary Gordon Hickey told ticklethewire.com on Monday. “He will not leave his job for any cabinet appointment in the Obama…
