Homeland Security Warns That Recreational Drones Could Be Used in Domestic Attacks
Store-bought drones are becoming very popular to even amateur photographers and videographers.
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Ohio Homeland Security Chief Dies After Decades of Helping Residents
Ohio Homeland Security lost its leader.
Congress Mulls Plan to Create Separate Unit to Investigate Terrorism
Fearing that Homeland Security is not equipped to combat violent extremism, key lawmakers in Washington passed legislation Wednesday that would create a single office dedicated to focusing solely on terrorism.
House Republicans Lash Out at Homeland Security After Pier Killing
House Republicans expressed outrage over the Obama administration’s release of an immigrant who is accused of later murdering a woman in San Francisco, The Associated Press reports.
Dallas Morning News: Time to Hold Border Patrol More Accountable
By Editorial Board The Dallas Morning News Thousands of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers face a difficult mission as they work daily to halt illegal immigration and drug smuggling on America’s southern frontier. But there’s no excuse for the dozens of suspicious shootings and other abuses in recent years by minimally accountable border officers….
Secret Service, Obama, Former Presidents Celebrate Agency’s 150th anniversary
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama and other four former presidents joined Secret Service officials to celebrate the agency’s 150th anniversary. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and Secret Service Director Joe Clancy gave brief speeches at the small, private gathering inside the National Archives building Tuesday, CNN reports. The nation’s four living former presidents – Jimmy…
Bill Would Help Justice Department Combat ‘Violent Extremism’
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department is moving forward on its promise to combat “violent extremism.” Reason.com reports that Rep. Michael McCaul has introduced a bill, Countering Violent Extremism Act, that would create a federal Office of Coordination for Countering Violent Extremism. The office would be house at Homeland Security. The bill covers a…
Border Patrol Slammed in Report for Corruption, Coverups, Excessive Force
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol is so entrenched in corruption and coverups that it would take nearly 350 criminal investigators to adequately investigate the wrongdoings, according to a sharply critical report by the Homeland Security Department. The Los Angeles Times reports Border Patrol agents are vulnerable to “systematic corruption” by drug cartels and…