FBI
Report Says Inauguaration Attractive Target For Terrorists but Authorities Know of No Specific Threats
The internal intelligence assessment offers no surprises. We all know the inauguration or any gathering of that magnitude — or for that matter any big sporting event like the Super Bowl or the Olympics — is an attractive target for terrorists. As NBC’s Chris Matthews would say: Tell me something I don’t know. By EILEEN…
Secret Service to Unveil Hybrid Limo for Obama
Good to see there’s some sense of energy conservation going on. By Mike M. Ahlers and Eric Marrapodi CNN WASHINGTON — As a candidate, Barack Obama promoted hybrid cars. As president, he’ll be handed the keys to one. Sort of. Shortly after taking the oath of office, Obama will climb into the Mother of All…
Ronald Ruecker to Head FBI’s Office of Law Enforcement Coordination
Ronald C. Ruecker has been named the Assistant Director of the FBI’s Office of Law Enforcement Coordination (OLEC). He replaces Louis F. Quijas, who retired to take a position in private industry, the FBI said. Prior to taking his new post, Ruecker was the Director of Public Safety for the City of Sherwood, Oregon, the…
Unsealed FBI Affidavit Provides More Gruesome Details in Blackwater Guard Killings in Iraq
By Allan Lengel Ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – An FBI affidavit unsealed Monday provides a few new details of gruesome allegations against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards charged in the 2007 shootings in Baghdad that left at least 14 Iraqi civilians dead and 20 wounded. Washington FBI agent John M. Patarini , in a 3-page affidavit, wrote…
The Job Market May Suck But There’s a “Hiring Blitz” at the FBI With About 3,000 Job Openings
By Allan Lengel Ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — In these gloomy days of cutbacks and layoffs and what not, it may sound a bit strange to hear an organization announcing a “Hiring Blitz”. Well, those are the words being bandied about at the FBI these days. The agency announced a “Hiring Blitz” Monday to fill more than…
The Troubled Life of Anthrax Suspect Bruce Ivins
The mystery behind the anthrax attacks lingers. Here’s more about the man the FBI believes was behind the fatal mailings in 2001. By Scott Shane New York Times FREDERICK, Md. – Inside the Army laboratory at Fort Detrick, the government’s brain for biological defense, Bruce Edwards Ivins paused to memorialize his moment in the spotlight…
Story of Texas Activist Who Worked As FBI Informant During Republican National Convention
By Renee Feltz Texas Observer Brandon Darby, a well-known Austin activist fingered as an FBI informant has acknowledged that he provided information leading to the arrest and felony indictment of two Austin men who participated in protests last September at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, MN. “The simple truth is that I have…
Feds Gearing Up For Biggest Security Event Ever on Jan. 20
Security issues are nothing new to Washington, which has seen every type of demonstration and gathering possible. Still, this presidential inauguration is being treated differently. By Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Authorities are organizing what appears to be the largest security operation ever for an inauguration, bringing in thousands of extra…