Homeland Security
Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano Getting High Marks in Administration
Taking over an agency that is still a work in progress isn’t easy. But apparently she’s getting high marks within the Administration. Her name also pops up as a candidate for the Supreme Court or for Attorney General should Eric Holder ever leave. By Anne E. Kornblut The Washington Post BARCELONA — Janet Napolitano stood…
Sec. Napolitano Visits Africa to Discuss International Airline Security
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano met Sunday in Nigeria with top officials from Africa and the International Civil Aviation Organization to discuss ways to improve aviation security worldwide, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday. “The attempted terrorist attack on Dec. 25 demonstrated that international terrorist threats must be…
Ex-Homeland Chief Michael Chertoff Concerned Militias Could Copycat Terrorist Tactics
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Ex-Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Sunday he has concerns that local terrorist groups or militias could pick up ideas from violent groups overseas. “I agree with Sen. Lieberman, this is not of the order of magnitude of what we see global terrorists,” Chertoff said on Meet the Press….
Fed Agency Turf Battle Harming Probes Into Corruption of U.S. Border Workers
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI, the Inspector General for Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection are locked in a turf battle that seems to be delaying investigations into corruption among U.S. Border and immigration employees, according to the Center for Investigative Reporting. The journalism organization, which wrote the story for the…
Fed Agents Going Undercover on Social Networks like Facebook
By Allan Lengel For AOL News WASHINGTON — A Justice Department document asks the simple question: Why Go Undercover on Facebook, MySpace, etc.? Then it goes on to explain: “Communicate with suspects/targets” … “gain access to non-public info” … “map social relationships/networks.” The document, part of a Justice Department PowerPoint presentation, shows how some federal…
Ex-Homeland Security Official Convicted in Boston in Illegal Immigration Case
By Allan Lengel tickletheiwire.com A Boston federal jury on Monday convicted a former high ranking Homeland Security official in New England of encouraging her illegal immigrant housekeeper to stay in the country, the Boston Globe reported. Lorraine Henderson, 52, Boston’s port director for Customs and Border Protection, who testified last week that she had done…
FBI and Homeland Sec. Say Corruption of Federal Agents Along Border Rising
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It’s all pretty simple. The Mexican drug cartels have lots of money. And some federal law enforcement agents who patrol the Mexican border can’t resist the cash. Representatives from the FBI and Homeland Security testified before the subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security Committee about the “rising corruption among…