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Budget Cuts Dramatically Reduce Spending on Homeland Security Headquarters
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A new Homeland Security headquarters in Washington will be much smaller than initially conceived because of budget cuts approved by the House on Wednesday, the Washington Post reports. Instead of having $354 million for the HQ, the agency will have about $155 million. The Republican-Controlled House Appropriations Committee described the bill as…
Was California Man Retaliated Against for Shooting Cell Phone Video of Border Patrol Agent?
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A California man says he was arrested in retaliation for shooting cell phone video of a Border Patrol agent appearing to use excessive force while trying to arrest an undocumented worker, ABC 10 News reports. “I think this is a classic example of what we call excessive use of force in its…
Ex-Fed Prosecutor James Baker Named General Counsel for FBI
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com James A. Baker, a former federal prosecutor, has been named the general counsel for the FBI. Baker, a University of Michigan Law School graduate, clerked for U.S. District Court Judge Bernard A. Friedman in Detroit before joining the Department of Justice with the Criminal Division through the Attorney General’s Honors Program…
David T. Resch Heads Up FBI’s Little Rock Division
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com David T. Resch, who most recently served as chief of the Tactical Operations Section in the FBI’s Operational Technology Division in Quantico, Va., has been named special agent in charge of the FBI’s Little Rock, Ark. office. Resch became an agent in 1996, and was first assigned to the Houston Division,…
Obama’s Nominee for Civil Rights Post in Justice Department Faces Heated Criticism from Foes
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama’s nominee for head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has drawn strong criticism from opponents of the appointment of Debo Adegbile, Fox News reports. They’ve described the former NAACP lawyer as “radical,” “dangerous” and “outside the mainstream.” Now he’s being criticized for playing a role in overturning the death…
Local, State, Federal Authorities Increasingly Using Drones to Spy on Americans
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies are increasingly using drones to spy domestically, the Washington Post reports, citing newly released documents. The agencies are borrowing drones from Border Patrol in what could become more commonplace in the future, the Post wrote. CBP has the largest domestic drone fleet and flew…
FBI Director Comey Makes Terrorism, Sequestration His Top Priorities in 2014
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director James Comey said the agency’s priorities this year are combating terrorism and dealing with deep budget cuts, ABC 33/40 reports. “One of the first challenges I’ve faced as FBI director was the impact of budget sequestration on the bureau,” Comey said during a visit to Birmingham. Budget cuts have…
FBI Rushed Trenton Mayor Mack Investigation Because of Suspicions from Inner Circle
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI rushed its investigation into Trenton Mayor Tony Mack because agents were worried the administration knew about the probe, the Trenton Times reports. A city carpet salesman, who was Mack’s fraternity brother, warned the mayor of an investigation, prompting the FBI to scurry for search warrants. “We needed to execute immediately…