Border Patrol to Hire 1,000 New Agents in Largest Hiring Spree in Nearly a Decade
Border Patrol is taking up to 30,000 applications for field agent jobs, marking its largest recruitment effort in nearly a decade.
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Las Vegas Review-Journal: Another Failure of Drug War is Lack of Accountability
Each year, the United States spends more than $51 billion on the war on drugs — a war we’re clearly losing.
DEA Rarely Fires Agents Who Commit Serious Misconduct
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com DEA agents who have lied to authorities, falsified records, dealt drugs and committed other serious misconduct have been allowed to stay on the job, USA Today reports. The discovery comes after lawmakers expressed frustration that agents were never fired for attending “sex parties” in Columbia. Records from the DEA’s disciplinary files…
Less Than Half of U.S.-Mexico Border Is Under ‘Operational Control,’ Agents Say
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Think the Mexico-U.S. border is safer. Think again. So says Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, who told Congress Wednesday that only 40% of the border is under “operational control,” The Washington Times reports. Judd also said that 20% of illegal immigrants who were captured had criminals records….
Encounter a Rude or Abusive TSA Agent? Launch a Complaint on Yelp
Travelers can now report TSA agents who are abusive or rude.
Troubled Secret Service Seeks to Hire 1,000 New Employees
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service is on a hiring spree following embarrassing scandals that threatened to undermine the effectiveness of the agency that protects the president and other high-profile officials. The agency plans to hire an additional 1,100 officers and agents, the USA Today reports. The plan is to hire 400 agents and…
Hiring More Women As Border Patrol Agents Is About More Than Equality
The Border Patrol’s unprecedented campaign to hire more women is not just about equality.
House Passes Bill to Reform Beleaguered Secret Service with More Oversight, Agents
The U.S. House approved legislation Monday aimed at reforming the beleaguered Secret Service, which has been beset by lax security, poor management and scandals.