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Transportation Security Officers Closer to Working Without Paychecks

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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com If Congress doesn’t fund Homeland Security by Friday, transportation security officers will be forced to go to work without pay. NPR reports that officers won’t get paid until lawmakers find a way to fund the department amid a budget showdown with President Obama over his immigration plan. http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2015/02/23/388338500/for-tsa-officers-congress-inaction-on-funding-could-hit-home DHS employees who…

FBI May Lose Critical Surveillance Abilities Because of NSA Controversy

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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s ability to covertly collect “books, papers, documents, and other items” with a court order is at risk. The Washington Times reports that the Section 215 of the Patriot Act is set to expire in June, and it’s unclear whether lawmakers will “renew it, reform it or let it expire.”…

Secret Service Agents Spent Average of Just 25 Minutes Training in 2014

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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One reason the Secret Service is making so many embarrassing blunders may have something to do with the lack of training. The Fiscal Times reports that the Secret Service’s uniformed officers trained for an average of just 25 minutes in fiscal 2013, a significant decline over previous years The Secret Service…

Republicans in Congress Reach Impasse on Funding for Homeland Security

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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security is within two months of running out of money, and Republican Congressional leaders acknowledge they don’t have the votes for their budget plan for the department. The New York Times reports that Republicans have reached an impasse after failing three times to pass a bill to finance Homeland Security….

Homeland Security Chief Warns of 30,000 Furloughs If Congress Doesn’t Reach Funding Pact

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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com If Congress fails to reach a funding agreement by the end of February, Homeland Security will furlough at least 30,000 workers in what could have far-reaching ramifications, the department’s head, Jeh Johnson, said. The Huffington Post reports that Johnson is stepping up his rhetoric in the face of a potential DHS…

Secret Service Unable to Make Reforms, Hire New Agents Because of Budget Impasse

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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Congressional dispute over Homeland Security’s budget means the Secret Service cannot hire new agents or reform the beleaguered agency until the impasse is over, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said, Reuters reports. Johnson expressed deep concerns about the impasse, saying a lot is at stake – the security of borders, airports…

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Newsday Editorial: Now Is No Time to Play Political Games with Homeland Security

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By Newsday Editorial Board The massacre in Paris last week by homegrown French terrorists and the ensuing dragnet to find those responsible have dramatically underscored the need for unstinting vigilance to keep the United States safe. But the Department of Homeland Security will run out of money by the end of next month if additional…

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Oversight Report Blasts Homeland Security for Failing on All Its Missions

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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security has failed on all five of its main missions, according to a scathing oversight report by U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, Fox News reports. “Ten years of oversight of the Department of Homeland Security finds that the Department still has a lot of work to do to strengthen our nation’s…