By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security has so much congressional oversight that it’s damaging morale and making the work more difficult, the Washington Post reports. Consider the number of committees and subcommittees that oversee DHS – more than 90, which exceeds the number that has jurisdiction over the Defense Department by nearly three fold. “It makes…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI and Homeland Security are warning that ISIS-inspired Americans or visitors may try to launch a domestic attack in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes against extremists in Syria, CBS News reports. The agencies issued bulletins that urged law enforcement to “be vigilant.” ISIS and other terrorist groups have been recruiting Americans….
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com CBP needs more than 4,300 new officers to adequately protect the borders, acting Customs and Border Patrol Assistant Commissioner John P. Wagner, from the Office of Field Operations, told PJ Media. With the increased dangers of ISIS and the influx of immigrants, Wagner said a lot more manpower is needed….
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director James Comey said he’s worried that more Americans are at risk of being kidnapped by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, CBS News reports. “We are deeply concerned about the safety and security of American citizens worldwide,” Comey said in his written testimony ahead of a hearing in…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director James Comey expressed no patience with reported turf battles between the FBI and other federal agencies, Politico reports. Comey said he was rattled after reading a memo about the turf battles. “That report made my head explode,” Comey said at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Wednesday. “I shared…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Thirteen years ago today, I was walking down Connecticut Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., on my way to work, about to get on the subway, when I ran into a friend who asked if I had heard about a plane crashing into the World Trade Center. I hadn’t. By the time…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Although Homeland Security has received $47 million to prepare for potential pandemics, federal authorities are far from ready and properly trained, according to a federal audit, the Washington Post reports. The Homeland Security inspector general found numerous problems, including the imminent expiration of antiviral drugs and a failure to find personal…
The Department of Homeland Security spent up to $49 million on vehicles that were underused, according to a new report from the agency’s inspector general, according to Government Executive. The audit by the DHS inspector general found that the agency lacks a system to properly maintain and track a fleet to avoid wasting money. According…
