Department of Homeland Security

“I just can’t believe they’re going to deny a member of Congress the right of reviewing how they plan to [govern] after a significant terrorist attack,” The Oregonian’s Jeff Kosseff quotes Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., declaring upon being denied access to White House continuity of government docs. A GOP lawmaker proposes an amendment to defund enforcement of the prison sentences levied against two Border Patrol agents convicted of lying about shooting a fleeing suspect in the back, The Washington Times’Jerry Seper says. A provision to shield U.S. citizens from being sued for reporting possible terror-related activity was rejected in a Senate vote late ... Read Full Story

Money Approved for Explosives Detection, Related Training, Counter IED Initiatives, & More American Innovations, Inc. is committed to helping law enforcement, first responders, corporations, and non-profit entities close security gaps.   Providing explosives detection equipment, training, and other technologies and services in support of counter terrorism initiatives is the company’s primary focus.   This document has been prepared to help you understand the federal Grants that may be available to your agency, corporation, or non-profit entity.    Every applicable Grant has been summarized and links have been provided to help you quickly assess what pools of money are available to your respective entity.   ... Read Full Story

Many moons ago in a country far away I lived and worked like any ordinary citizen, but in many respects my duties and responsibilities were far from ordinary. During a discussion with the CEO of the corporation where I worked, he made an unusual request. He asked me to discretely contact a young lady who worked for a rival corporation and ask her if she was interested in joining us at an elevated position with a handsome salary and an attractive allowance. According to my boss she had a reputation for competency and he was anxious to fill an important vacancy. I contacted the ... Read Full Story

Holly Kuzmich, deputy chief of staff for the U.S. Department of Education, testified before the House Homeland Security Committee to discuss ways the federal government can help keep our nation's schools and college campuses safe learning environments. Read Full Story

“President Bush has approved a new counterintelligence strategy that calls for expanding operations against foreign spies and terrorists worldwide and stepping up coordination among US agencies,” The Washington Times’Bill Gertz leads. Covert “black”special ops forces in Iraq have conducted as many as 300 “takedown” operations of specific insurgents or terrorists, The Washington Post’s William Arkin blogs. Read Full Story

Finally, a unique job I could apply for. Except that I'd have to get off my sofa and away from my computer terminal. I'll start working out tomorrow. See you at the range, maybe, too. © 2007 Anna Szatai All Rights Reserved. Read Full Story

An aide to Sen. James Webb, D-Va., pleaded not guilty yesterday to allegedly trying to carry a loaded gun into a Senate office building Monday, The Washington Post’s Allison Klein and Henri E. Cauvintells — while The New York Times’Michael Luo finds Webb himself denying reports that he had given the weapon to the aide, but otherwise deflecting questions at a press pile-on. Read Full Story

An aide to Sen. James Webb, D-Va., pleaded not guilty yesterday to allegedly trying to carry a loaded gun into a Senate office building Monday, The Washington Post’s Allison Klein and Henri E. Cauvintells — while The New York Times’Michael Luo finds Webb himself denying reports that he had given the weapon to the aide, but otherwise deflecting questions at a press pile-on. Read Full Story

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced that the greater Los Angeles area is eligible to receive up to $7 million to enhance security measures for the region’s public transportation infrastructure. Under the Department’s FY 2007 Infrastructure Protection Program, funding would become available for a wide range of transit security measures, including strengthening the bus and rail system against explosive attacks, preparedness training, equipment purchase, training exercises, security management and administration costs. Metro will soon present a complete application for the funding. Grants are scheduled to be awarded this Spring. The funding represents a 14 percent increase over Homeland Security’s previous year allocation ... Read Full Story

A “world-class” summit of U.S. and European intel experts gathered in Gotham this week to “brainstorm ways of identifying the seeds of radicalization in order to thwart future terrorist plots and attacks,” the NYPD commish tells WNBC 4’s Jonathan Dienst. The United States, the United Kingdom, China and Russia are “endemic surveillance societies,”New Scientist’s Phil McKenna relays from a study examining privacy protection around the world that ranked the four nations at the bottom — and see Wilton D. Alston in The New American. Working with the host countries during President Bush’s eight-day Middle East tour, the Secret Service is maintaining a wide perimeter ... Read Full Story