House Committee Grows Impatient with FBI, Justice Department’s Handling of Boston Bombing Case

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  If the U.S. wants to stop an attack similar to the Boston Marathon bombing, the Justice Department and FBI must do a better job sharing information with local law enforcement, officials told lawmakers Wednesday, The Hill reports. “We can no longer deal with this by not sharing information. We’re going to miss…

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Sen. Graham Blames Information Sharing on Failure to Detect Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects

Steve Neavling ticklthewire.com  U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham sharply criticized law enforcement’s information-sharing system during the probe into the deadly Boston Marathon bombings, Business Insider reports. Graham said the system should have picked up on the suspicious activity of bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Graham also urged federal agencies to “up our game.” “When one of these…

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ICE: Federal Immigration Program to Become Mandatory by 2013

By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Provisions which allowed local law enforcement officials more choices in complying with the federal Secure Communities immigration enforcement program will be “streamlined” or “eliminated,” bringing law enforcement groups in line with federal mandates, reports the LA Times. The information-sharing program between the FBI and local law enforcement, which allows the FBI…

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