Ediotial New York Times It was no surprise that a fierce budget hawk like Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, pounced on ridiculous grants doled out by the Department of Homeland Security supposedly to help local police and fire departments prepare for terrorist attacks. Mr. Coburn’s recent report on the department’s decade-long, $7 billion program,…
By Theodoric Meyer ProPublica Getting the agencies responsible for national security to communicate better was one of the main reasons the Department of Homeland Security was created after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But according to a recent report from the department’s inspector general, one aspect of this mission remains far from accomplished….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama has assembled a feral partnership among law enforcement agencies to improve homeland security, Courthouse News Service reports. The White House Homeland Security Partnership Council and Steering Committee will include the Justice Department, State Department and Homeland Security. A total of 19 agencies will be represented, the Courthouse News Service wrote….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Department of Homeland Security is plagued with low morale, much more so than other federal agencies, according to a Department of Homeland Security report. The report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office urges the DHS to determine the reason for low morale and solve the problem. “GAO found that despite having…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Department of Homeland Security will test drones – small, unmanned flying spies – to see if they can be used for emergencies, law enforcement and border patrol, Wired.com reports. The testing grounds will be Fort Sill in Oklahoma, where drones will officials will experiment with drones for five days, according to Wired.com. The…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are warning of potential violence spreading to the U.S. following a satirical movie mocking the Prophet Mohammed, ABC News reports. The Joint Intelligence Bulletin warned that “the risk of violence could increase both at home and abroad as the film continues to gain attention.”…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Persistent budget cuts haven’t stopped the flow of money spent on technology and manpower to try and stop the flow of drug smugglers and illegal immigrants, NPR reports. Over the past 25 years, the government has spent hundreds of billions of dollars building fences and detention centers and pursuing suspects with Blackhawk…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Homeland Security Department is urging citizens to prepare for a zombie apocalypse. No, really. It was the government’s way of injecting a little humor into helping communities prepare for emergencies. The idea is to prepare citizens for genuine disasters and emergencies, which would take the same sort of preparation to fend…
