Border Patrol Agent: ‘I Was Shot at by State Trooper’ in Texas
A Texas state trooper fired his weapon near a federal agent because of poor communication between the Border Patrol and Texas Department of Public Safety.
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FBI Director: Encrypted Communications ‘Big Problem’ in Fight Against Terrorism
Encrypted communications are making it difficult for federal investigators to detect terrorism, FBI Director James Comey told a Senate committee on Wednesday.
Garland Police Say They Never Received FBI Warning of Threat
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One of the biggest criticisms of federal law enforcement in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, was the lack of communication that could have helped authorities foil the attack. But the communication lapses continue, most recently when police in Garland, Texas, never received an FBI bulletin that specifically warned of one…
Congressman to FBI: ‘Why Won’t You Come in And Talk to Us’
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. Rep. William Keating touched on a new FBI directive is urging the bureau to share information with local police about terrorist threats, the Boston Herald reports. He wants to talk to the FBI. “That’s news to me,” Keating, a Homeland Security Committee member, said. “If there’s something through these directives and…
U.S. Rep. King Blames Russia Over Communicating Radicalization of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. Rep. Peter King, a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, said Russia should have informed Washington D.C. about the radicalization of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects and his mother, the Associated Press reports. The New York Republican said better communication “definitely would have caused the investigation to go…
FBI’s Mueller Pushes to Expand Telecom Wiretap Laws
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III is pushing to update laws to help agents keep up with the rapidly changing technology so they can effectively conduct surveillance of communications in anti-terrorism and other cases. At a conference of intelligence experts in Washington, Mueller said there have been instances in…