How CIA Left Behind Explosives in School Bus for Special-Needs Students
The CIA left explosive material in the engine compartment of a school bus for special-needs students after a bomb-sniffing exercise.
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The TSA is looking for homes for its furry companions.
FBI Agent Shot by Own Gun at Firearms Training in California
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent was shot in the leg by his own gun Thursday during a firearms training in California, U-T San Diego reports. Officials said they still aren’t certain if the gun malfunctioned or was accidentally discharged. The unidentified agent was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The accident happened about 10 a.m….
Secret Service Agents Spent Average of Just 25 Minutes Training in 2014
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One reason the Secret Service is making so many embarrassing blunders may have something to do with the lack of training. The Fiscal Times reports that the Secret Service’s uniformed officers trained for an average of just 25 minutes in fiscal 2013, a significant decline over previous years The Secret Service…
FBI Searches for ‘Ethical’ Hackers to Help Combat Increasing Cyber-Attacks
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The level of sophistication of today’s hackers has made it difficult for the FBI to combat cyber-attacks. With attacks on the rise, the bureau announced it’s looking for technology experts – even people with experience in “ethical hacking” – to become “cyber special agents,” the Chicago Tribune reports. “Cyber permeates every aspect of…
FBI to Help Train 30,000 Officers to Handle Active Shooters in Public Places
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI plans to train 30,000 officers nationwide how to handle an active shooter in schools, businesses and other public places, the USA Today reports. More than 200 agents are helping with the training, which was hatched after the 2012 Newton, Conn., school massacre. “We have found a block of training…
Retired FBI Agent Publishes Book That Blasts Quality of Bureau’s Training Academy
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A retired FBI special agent has published a book in which he describes his inadequate training at a new agent class at the academy in Quantico, Va., the Officer.com reports. Entitled “FBI: Animal House,” the book alleges that the training was subpar and didn’t rise to the level of education by…
FBI, Other Law Enforcement Train for Active Shooter Exercise at Alabama Mall
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com This is the kind of training you hope to never have to use. Nearly 200 members of various law enforcement agencies converged on a mall in Mobile, Alabama on Sunday for an active shooter exercise, FOX 10 reports. The scenario at Bel Air Mall was a shooter on a rampage after a…