House Republicans Vote to Cut Budgets of FBI, ATF, DOJ
House Republicans are now the ones defunding the police.
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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 Agents Association: Looming Cuts Will Make It More Difficult to Fight Crime, Terrorism
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Budget cuts are going to have a big impact on the FBI’s ability to fight crime and terrorism, according to a group that represents 12,000 active and former special agents, Govexec.com reports. The FBI Agents Association warned at a press conference Wednesday of the effects of looming furloughs, an ongoing hiring freeze…
FBI, Other Feds Face Budget Cuts That Could Mean Fewer Personnel
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Budget cuts in 2014 could mean fewer FBI agents and other reductions to federal law enforcement agencies, CNN reports. “What we’re going to see is really tough decisions, really cutting into the bone of programs,” said Scott Klinger, director of revenue and spending policies at the Center for Effective Government, a budget…
Federal Government Can’t Cut Most Homeland Security Employees
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A vast majority of Homeland Security employees cannot be forced off the job because of a government shutdown, the Washington Post reports. About 86% of the department’s 231,000 employees are considered “essential,” which means they must remain on the job for the “safety of human life or protection of property,” regardless of…
FBI Crime Lab in Quantico, Va., Helps Track Down Terrorists Who Used IEDs
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A little-known FBI crime lab near Washington played a critical role in convicting two men who helped target American soldiers in Iraq with improvised exploding devices, the Los Angeles Times reports. Waad Ramadan Alwan and Mohanad Shareef Hammad pleaded guilty to smuggling Stinger surface-to-air missiles and money to terrorists in Iraq from…
U.S. House Lawmakers Question Why Homeland Security Did Not Better Prepare for Sequestration
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. House lawmakers criticized Homeland Security officials Tuesday for not reducing costs on the lead up to the March 1 sequestration, the Washington Post reports. Homeland Security Undersecretary of Management Rafael Borras said he didn’t believe the automatic cuts would take place. Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said…
Border Patrol Workers Face Up to 40% Pay Cuts under New Budget Reductions
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol employees will lose up to 40% of their pay if they are forced to take 14 days of unpaid leave and eliminate overtime, Tucson News Now reports. The agency released a statement: “In order to address the more than half a billion in budget cuts imposed by sequestration, U.S. Customs…
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