Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama lauded new Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson as “a strong leader” who will “play a leading role in our efforts to protect the homeland against terrorist attacks.” The statement follows Monday’s Senate confirmation of Johnson, a former general counsel at the Pentagon. The president’s full statement: “I am pleased the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama’s pick for the No. 2 job at the Department of Homeland Security advanced to the next stage after getting approval from a Senate panel, the Los Angeles Times reports. Now Alejandro Mayorkas, head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, needs confirmation from a majority of the Senate. Republicans have objected…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Investigations into the U.S. Secret Service have been bungled by senators and plagued with nepotism allegations against an inspector general, according to congressional and government sources, the Washington Times reports. Despite allegations of sexual misconduct against a Secret Service agent, Sen. Claire McCaskill has demanded an end to the investigation, and Deputy…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Washington Times has sued Homeland Security after federal agents seized a reporter’s notes, the Associated Press reports. The suit accuses federal agents of illegally seizing the materials during a search warrant over a gun and potato launcher allegedly possessed by the reporter’s husband. Now the newspaper wants the notes back and…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Homeland Security employee who is an outspoken black nationalist who preached about the “unavoidable, inevitable clash with the white race” is still on the payroll, The Blaze reports. Ayo Kimathi was called out in August by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate groups. “(I)n order for Black people to…
Michael McCaul The Wall Street Journal President Obama recently announced the long-overdue nomination of Jeh Johnson, the former general counsel of the Defense Department, as the fourth secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. If confirmed, Mr. Johnson will immediately face a major obstacle: Over 40% of the department’s senior leadership positions are either vacant…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com If the surveys are true, the Homeland Security Department can be a miserable place to work. Morale at the department plummeted at a greater rate than the rest of the government, according to a new survey by the Office of Personnel Management, Fierce Homeland Security reports. While worker satisfaction declined steadily across…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security employees are helping themselves to unearned overtime, costing the federal agency a lot of money, whistleblowers are reporting, according to the Washington Post. The overtime can add as much as 25% to a paycheck and is used as an incentive for new employees, the Post reported. The federal Office of…
