Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama’s nomination for second in command at the Department of Homeland Security fended off allegations Thursday that he helped Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s brother get a special visa for foreign investors, The Los Angeles Times reports. The nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas is important because he could become the temporary…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama’s nominee for the No. 2 job at Homeland Security is under investigation following allegations that he obtained a special visa after the initial application was denied by the U.S., the Associated Press reports. The department’s inspector general warned Congress in an email that Alejandro Mayorkas is under investigation for allegedly…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The acting inspector general of Homeland Security is accused of mismanagement and nepotism, the New York Post reports. Documents obtained by the Post show that Charles Edwards took at least four jaunts on the taxpayers’ dime and employed his wife. Never mind that Edwards’ job is to protect the agency from violating…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama soon will have to replace Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano after she announced Friday that she’s resigning to head the University of California system, the Washington Post reports. Napolitano plans to resign in September, which gives Obama a little more than a month to find a replacement. The White…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Janet Napolitano, who had been a steady hand in the Obama administration for more than four years, announced Friday she was stepping down as head of the Department of Homeland Security to take a job as president of the University of California system. “For more than four years I have had…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com While many federal agencies are getting the budget ax, the House of Representatives on Thursday approved a nearly $1 billion increase in the Department of Homeland Security’s $39 billion budget, Reuters reports. The Republican-controlled chamber voted predominately along party lines, 245-182. But the budget plan faces a possible veto from President Obama…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Homeland Security special agent assisting in a multi-agency narcotics operation in Washington state was hit by a car and then shot the fleeing driver, The News Tribune reports. The suspect’s condition was unknown at the time, but the agent suffered a minor injury and is expected to fully recover, The News…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com South Dakota Homeland Security Director James Carpenter plans to retire after serving state government for 35 years, the Associated Press reports. Director since 2010, Carpenter plans to retire June 8. His plans? Hunting, fishing and spending time with his family, the AP wrote. The Department of Public Safety is expected to…
