Secret Service, Other Law Enforcement Prepared for Inauguration Day
With protesters and more than 800,000 people expected to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Secret Service has a daunting job of keeping the president and public safe.
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‘Largely Despised’ FBI Headquarters Offers Golden Opportunity to Redevelop Site
Supporters of reviving Pennsylvania Avenue can’t wait for the FBI to relocate the J. Edgar Hoover Building to a new suburban campus.
FBI Arrests Lone Gunman Accused of Shooting Spree in Washington D.C., Baltimore
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI arrested a man accused of at least five shootings in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area over the past two weeks. The New York Daily News reports that the suspect, whose name has not yet been released, also shot up the NSA building Tuesday. “We believe the subject responsible…
President Obama Was Angry with Secret Service for Handling of Shots Fired at White House
By Steve Neavling tickethewire.com Although President Obama recently expressed confidence in the Secret Service, his actions may speak louder. Boston.com reports that Obama and his wife were incensed with the Secret Service’s handling of what turned out to be shots fired at the White House in 2011. The news comes a little more than a…
Secret Service Was Tense As President Decided to Take Leisurely Stroll in Downtown Washington
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com What seemed like a leisurely stroll outside of the secured confines of the White House for President Obama was anything but leisurely for the Secret Service who is responsible for protecting the president. The Washington Post reports that Obama surprised many by leaving his usual bubble to greet people on the streets…
Cost Overruns, Delays May Kill $3 Billion Project to Build New Homeland Security Headquarters
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The news keeps getting worse for a massive new headquarters for Homeland Security in Washington. The Washington Post reports that the project is now 11 years behind schedule, $1.5 billion over budget and may never be finished. The call for a new, centralized headquarters came in the aftermath of the Sept. 11,…
The FBI’s New Special Agent in Charge in Oregon Takes Helm Monday
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Gregory T. Bretzing, a former accountant who joined the FBI in 1995, will take the helm at the FBI’s Oregon office on Monday. Bretzing will become special agent in charge after serving as inspector at the bureau’s Washington D.C. headquarters for the past 18 months. Bretzing, 47, also supervised a joint terrorism…
D.C. Businessman Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal, D.C. Campaign Finance Laws
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A D.C. businessman pleaded guilty Monday to felony charges in connection with secretly channeling more than $3.3 million in illegal campaign donations to at least 28 political campaigns, the FBI announced. Jeffrey E. Thompson, 58, pleaded built to two conspiracy charges – conspiring to violate federal campaign finance laws and failure to comply…