Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An effort is afoot to make Syracuse University the first college with a curriculum based around emergency management and homeland security. One of the leaders of the effort is Sen. John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, who said he has been quietly nudging Gov. Andrew Cuomo and SU to embrace the idea, Syracuse.com reports. “It…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com If NSA leaker Edward Snowden hopes to get clemency, it won’t be from Janet Napolitano, CNN reports. The Homeland Security secretary said on “Meet the Press” Sunday that Snowden caused significant damage to U.S. intelligence-gathering. Snowden is charged with three counts of violating the Espionage Act. OTHER STORIES OF INTEREST Dallas County…
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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Florida man was arrested for impersonating a Homeland Security officer after he pulled over a Tampa police officer in a traffic stop, ABC Action News reports. Police said Jonathan Charles Stevens, 24, activated flashing red-and-blue emergency lights on his white Chevy Tahoe. Stevens even called dispatch to report the pullover. It…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An American citizen arrested on allegations of possessing marijuana died in the custody of the Border Patrol, the Los Angeles Times reports. Authorities said the man “became incoherent and unresponsive”while in a holding cell on Christmas Day at the agency’s Campo Station in San Diego County. The Homeland Security’s Office of Investigator…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Every day, thousands of federal law enforcement agents wake up, grab their gun and badge and a cup of java, orange juice or tea and go out into the world to protect the public and enforce the laws. Unfortunately, every year, a few step over the line — way over the…
New York Times Editorial The Senate has confirmed Jeh Johnson, once the Pentagon’s top lawyer, to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Johnson brings a sharp legal mind and reputation for probity to the job. He will need both to manage the department, a daunting agglomeration of agencies and missions and chronic management problems….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As Homeland Security’s watchdog, Charles K. Edwards was tasked with exposing wrongdoing. That was until Tuesday, when officials said Edwards, the department’s inspector general, was transferred because of allegations that he abused his position, the Los Angeles Times reports. Among the accusations: He hired his wife, misused travel funds and tried to…
