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 After eight years of using BlackBerrys, the more than 17,000 employees at Immigration and Customs Enforcement are making the switch to the iPhone, the New York Times reports. The $2.1 million contract with Apple suggests that law enforcement no longer considers BlackBerrys to be more secure, New York Times reported. In fact,…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Americans who have trouble getting prescriptions from doctors for narcotic medications often find no problem accessing the drugs from illicit online sites. It will be more difficulty under a crackdown led by ICE and the Department of Justice, which have seized 686 websites accused of selling fake or illegal drug over the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The frustrated family of a Border Patrol agent killed nearly two years ago along the Arizona-Mexico border said they want the truth about what happened, Fox 10 News reports. “If the truth comes out and they tell me the truth, I’ll be happy with that, but I don’t want to just sit there…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An ICE official accused of sexual harassment, retaliation and lewd behavior is moving into settlement talks with the federal government, Fox News reports. Former Ice Chief of Staff Suzanne Barr, who resigned last week, has come under criticism from male employees who claimed she was running a “frat-house”-style agency. The deadline…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An ICE agent whose house in Vermont was raided over firearms has retired as investigators continue to study the case, the Burlington Free Press reports. Special Agent Richard Bernholz stepped down from his federal job Friday, about 13 months after ATF seized more than 155 firearms from his home in Franklin County,…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Ten ICE officers filed a lawsuit in federal court last week in hopes of invalidating President Obama’s new initiative to defer the removal of 1.8 million young illegal immigrants who meet certain requirements for at least two years, according to the Heritage Foundation. The lawsuit claims the agents have been ordered…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Three employees at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have made sexual harassment complaints against a longtime aide to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, new court records show, according to the Associated Press. The employees accuse Suzanne Barr, the agency’s chief of staff, of sexually harassing male subordinates. The complaints range from offering…
