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…
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…
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…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has finally been given access to a man suspected of being involved in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, sources close to the case told the Washington Times. Sources told the Times that the suspect is being detained and questioned. Authorities found the man, Farai…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks revealed flaws in the U.S.’s national security. So on March 1, 2003, Congress passed the Homeland Security Act, which created the Homeland Security Department. Homeland Security Director Janet Napolitano described it as “the largest reorganization of the federal government since the Department of Defense,” wrote Fox News. The…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com If sequestration cuts aren’t restored, they will cost the Homeland Security Department about $3.2 billion this fiscal year, Fierce Homeland Security reports. To make up for the lost money, the department, which reached 10 years old March 1, would need to cut more than 5% across the board. Other federal agencies face…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security released more than 2,000 illegal immigrants facing deportation because of looming budget cuts, not a few hundred as originally reported, Catholic Online writes.Since Feb. 15, about 1,000 illegal immigrants considered low risk have been released each week, according to Catholic Online. The Obama administration said it was not aware of…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Department of Homeland Security has begun to empty out some immigration jails ahead of the looming mandatory budget cuts, the Associated Press reports. The AP wrote that ICE has reviewed hundreds of cases and began removing an undisclosed number of illegal immigrants, who were “placed on an appropriate, more cost-effective form…
