Homeland Security
Report: ICE Agents Could Have Blown the Whistle on Bungled Fast & Furious Investigation
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com ICE agents along the Arizona border became aware that ATF was allowing illegal guns to cross the border as part of the bungled Fast & Furious investigation, the Washington Guardian reports. But ICE agents, who were concerned and talked to local ATF officials about the unusual probe, never took the complaints to…
Homeland Security Spied on Occupy Wall Street Protests in about a Dozen U.S. Cities
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A division of the Department of Homeland Security spied and kept records on the Occupy Wall Street protests, even when they were peaceful the Huffington Post reports. More than 250 records obtained by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund show the federal government was keeping close tabs on protesters. “Taken together, the…
President Obama to Name First Female Secret Service Director
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Obama will name Julia Pierson as director of the U.S. Secret Service, the first female to head that agency, USA Today reported. An official announcement is expected Tuesday afternoon. Pierson, 53, now serves as the service’s chief of staff, USA Today reports. Other women who head law enforcement agencies include…
Congress Blasts Homeland Security for Failing to Produce Better Method to Assess Border
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Democrats and Republicans expressed frustration this week that Homeland Security officials never made good on a promise two years ago to produce more reliable standards to assess border security, the New York Times reports. Not only did Homeland Security fail to devise an accurate method to evaluate the border, it isn’t even…
Opinion: Homeland Security Buys Up Expensive Assault Rifles, Armored Assault Vehicles
Don Gilleland Florida Today In 2008, presidential front-runner Barack Obama called for a “civilian national security force” as powerful as the U.S. military. Nobody seemed to pay much attention to that suggestion at the time. Much has happened since then that should concern us. Recent news reports indicate our Department of Homeland Security has bought…
U.S. House Lawmakers Question Why Homeland Security Did Not Better Prepare for Sequestration
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. House lawmakers criticized Homeland Security officials Tuesday for not reducing costs on the lead up to the March 1 sequestration, the Washington Post reports. Homeland Security Undersecretary of Management Rafael Borras said he didn’t believe the automatic cuts would take place. Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said…
San Francisco Homeland Security Agent Faces Child Porn Charges
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A San Francisco Department of Homeland Security Agent faces child pornography charges after police say he had an elaborate computer set-up with more than 85 images and videos of child porn, according to KGO-TV ABC 7. The investigation of Agent Gilbert Lam began in 2011 and ended last week. “It was quite…