Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A vast majority of Homeland Security employees cannot be forced off the job because of a government shutdown, the Washington Post reports. About 86% of the department’s 231,000 employees are considered “essential,” which means they must remain on the job for the “safety of human life or protection of property,” regardless of…
By Theodoric Meyer ProPublica Getting the agencies responsible for national security to communicate better was one of the main reasons the Department of Homeland Security was created after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But according to a recent report from the department’s inspector general, one aspect of this mission remains far from accomplished….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Holiday travelers this month were packing more than presents when heading off to the nation’s airports. The Transportation Security Administration reported that 31 firearms were found at airport checkpoints the week of Dec. 19 to Christmas Day. The weekly TSA tally of guns found at airport checkpoints normally ranges during the…
