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Bush Likely to Prevent Aides' Testimony

President Bush is expected to claim executive privilege to prevent two more White House aides from testifying before Congress about the firings of federal prosecutors.

ITT Fined $100M for Illegal Tech Exports

ITT Corp. has agreed to pay a $100 million penalty for illegally sending classified night-vision technology used in military operations to China and other countries, U.S. Attorney John Brownlee announced Tuesday.

U.S. Can't Account for 600,000 Fugitives

Teams assigned to make sure foreigners ordered out of the United States actually leave are grappling with a backlog of more than 600,000 cases and can't accurately account for the fugitives' whereabouts, the government reported Monday.

Nuclear Plant's Safety Rating Takes Hit

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday downgraded the safety rating of the nation's largest nuclear plant, subjecting it to a level of scrutiny shared by just one other plant in the nation.

Bush Issues Medical Emergency Directive

President Bush issued orders Wednesday for how federal medical personnel should respond to a nuclear, radiological, biological or chemical attack, saying authorities should focus on threats that can be dealt with medically.

U.S. Rates Travelers for Terror Risk

Without their knowledge, millions of Americans and foreigners crossing U.S. borders in the past four years have been assigned scores generated by U.S. government computers rating the risk that the travelers are terrorists or criminals.

When Does 9/11 Become Funny?

During the movie Eagle vs Shark, the protagonist demonstrates his affinity for candle-making by showing a "Twin Towers" candle, with several wicks sticking out of the sides, near the top, while saying "I could sell this to the Muslims." I laughed. Very hard.

CRS: Satellite surveillance raises privacy questions

Source: washingtontechnology.com

Congress might want to evaluate whether the Homeland Security Department's plan to use domestic spy satellites for counterterrorism and law enforcement is worth the cost and the risks to privacy, according to a new report from the Congressional Research Service.

Homeland Security bans IBM indefinitely from US Federal Contracts

Source: federaltimes.com

IBM and several of its employees have been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury on interactions between Environmental Protection Agency and IBM employees, a company spokesman said today. The subpoenas, which were issued March 28 by the U.S.

Mystery pooper strikes Minnesota Homeland Security offices

Source: The Minneapolis Star Tribune

St. Paul police say it's unlikely that a man who entered a Minnesota government office building Sunday and defecated in several rooms will be caught.

US-VISIT immigration system spent $15 million per crook caught

Source: Boing Boing

The US-VISIT program subjects visitors to the USA to a humiliating round of being mug-shotted and fingerprinted, and has cost at least $15 billion.

Homeland Security Issues Alert on Itself: Bribery, Drugs, Conspiracy

Source: MiamiHerald.com

Arrests of Homeland Security agents on bribery and drug charges have a top executive of the agency worried. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is supposed to stop these types of crimes.

'Virtual Fence' Along Border To Be Delayed

Source: The Washington Post

The Bush administration has scaled back plans to quickly build a "virtual fence" along the U.S.-Mexico border, delaying completion of the first phase of the project by at least three years and shifting away from a network of tower-mounted sensors and surveillance gear, federal of …

Holes in the Wall - As DHS Seizes Private Property To Build The Boarder Fence, The Haunts and Homes of the Wealthy Make Holes in America's "Defenses"

Source: texasobserver.org

As the U.S. Department of Homeland Security marches down the Texas border serving condemnation lawsuits to frightened landowners, Brownsville resident Eloisa Tamez, 72, has one simple question.

California Rail Line Deploys Strix System For Critical Communications

San Diego California - today critical locomotive data is delivered via high-speed secured track-side and on-board mesh WiFi system designed for railroad operations.

Finally, the Super-Official Truth about What Really Happened on 9/11

Source: whatreallyhappened.wikia.com

According to the ever truth telling government of the US and the ever accurate US media, the 9/11 attacks were planned by a sickly man hiding in a cave who just so happened to be a "former" CIA employee.

U.S. Security Agencies warn Americans to be on Guard against Pregnant Women

Source: CNN

Terrorists increasingly favor using women as suicide bombers to thwart security and draw attention to their causes, a new FBI-Department of Homeland Security assessment concludes.

Securing the Cities No Easy Task: Developing System for Detecting 'Dirty Bombs' Hits Snags, Criticism

Source: The Washington Post

A New York City Police Department helicopter with an ultra-sensitive radiation detector affixed to its tail whipped through a wintry sky over Lower Manhattan last month, hunting block by block through the concrete canyons of Wall Street for a black SUV containing the components o …

New travel document requirements for USA citizens

Source: The Practical Nomad

More bad news...

One illegal border crossing is too many — except when it's not

Source: Security Debrief Blog

Members of Congress call for tougher border security in one breath and then demand that tougher policies be dismantled in the next. Next up: Demands for more short people who are tall.

S 1959 Is Still In Committee, Yet It Is Becoming Operational. Is This Legal?

Source: justanothercoverup.com

most of America thought HR 1955/S 1959 was in committee pending further review until it was brought up for a vote in the Senate; None of us were aware that this Bill is taking on a life of its own, and some parts of this measure are already being implemented! I found an article f …

Time to Grow Up - DHS Advances on Border Security and the 9/11 Commission Recommendations

Source: Security Debrief Blog

As of January 31, 2008, all individuals seeking to enter the U.S. at land borders will have to present documentary proof of citizenship.

Living in Fear and Paying a High Cost in Heart Risk

Source: The New York Times

Which is more of a threat to your health: Al Qaeda or the Department of Homeland Security?

Another five-year-old on the no-fly list: meet Sam Adams

Source: Boing Boing

Ted Adams -- the publisher of IDW comics -- named his little son "Sam Adams," a good, solid patriotic name. It's also a name on the TSA's no-fly list, and the five-year-old has spent his young life being harassed by airport security goons who think he's a terrorist.

Dual Citizenship -- Should we be worried?

Source: Viewzone Magazine

Someone wrote and asked me, "Why are there Israeli- but not Mexican-American Dual Nationals?" Well, here's my take on this. I'd also like your views and opinions.

DHS Announces New License Security Standards: Real ID Program Has Drawn Criticism From States, Privacy Groups

Source: ABC News

If you were born after Dec. 1, 1964, be prepared to face something in addition to that long line at the Department of Motor Vehicles in the next few years: more scrutiny.

Real ID Act is coming to town

Source: CNET News.com

WASHINGTON--If the Bush administration gets its way, all Americans will be required to present Real ID-compliant identification documents--or risk facing "inconveniences" at airports and federal buildings--by 2017.

Illegal alien activity tracking system

Source: http://illegal.globalincidentmap.com

This is an interesting site. It shows real time tracking of illegal alien alien activity

Apache Indians rise to defend homelands from Homeland Security

Source: UN OBSERVER & International Report

Apache land owners on the Rio Grande told Homeland Security to halt the seizure of their lands for the US/Mexico border wall, during a national media conference call Monday.

Cocaine Jet That Crashed in Mexico Part of Cowboy Government Operation, DEA Sources Claim

Source: narconews.com

The Gulfstream II jet that crash landed in the Mexican Yucatan in late September carrying close to four tons of cocaine was part of an operation being carried out by a Department of Homeland Security agency, DEA sources have revealed to Narco News.

DHS SAFETY Act Deserves Recognition

Source: Security Debrief Blog

Passed in 2002 by one vote, the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act provides limited liability protection to companies and/or organizations that have technologies, products or services that could be used to combat terrorism.

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