On the eve of the 8th anniversary of one of the most dreadful days in American history, Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano puts it best: “We have come a long way, but we have a ways to go.” By Lois Romano Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — On the eve of the anniversary of the…
In a state where the economy just plain old sucks, this will help out a little. And besides, these prisoners have to be held somewhere. By JOHN FLESHER Associated Press Writer STANDISH, Mich. — Federal and state officials visited a maximum-security prison in rural Michigan on Thursday to begin assessing its suitability to house Guantanamo…
Canada continues to express skepticism about U.S. Homeland Security. Here’s the latest shot. By the Montreal Gazette In this sad “security trumps trade” era of United States border protection, we in this corner have more than once used the word “paranoid” about certain government policies of our friends to the south. But the latest news…
It’s not good p.r. when someone from your own agency sues because of a goof. In Arizona, the U.S. Attorney’s Office is trying to make this go away via a legal motion. In the end, the government might just have to end up forking some money over to make it vanish. By Dennis Wagner The…
Being tech-savvy shouldn’t be an option these days. All the federal agencies need to jump in the pool. By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department relaunched its Web site Wednesday and became the first Cabinet-level agency to follow the tech-savvy White House directives on social media. President Barack Obama’s aides have been…
These attacks certainly aren’t catastrophic — at least not yet. But they are scary and are a reminder that we need to do more to protect our computers. By Brian Krebs and Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON — A widespread and coordinated cyberattack during the past few days has targeted Web sites operated…
Some say we’re losing a tool in the war on terrorism. Civil liberty groups say it was a violation of our privacy. Apparently the latter won out. By SIOBHAN GORMAN The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON — The Obama administration plans to kill a controversial Bush administration spy satellite program at the Department of Homeland Security,…
The good news is that Homeland Security is continuing to work on airport security. The question is how effective this will be and how long will it take to carry this effort out nationwide? And so far the airlines have refused to participate in this. By Chris Strohm CongressDaily WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department…
