Archive for May, 2011
Morning Security Brief: Lawmakers Discuss Border Issues, DHS Warns Oil Industry, and the Patriot Act Extended
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
♦ In a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, lawmakers urged government officials to step up efforts to protect the Northern border of the United States from terrorist activity as well as the smuggling of drugs, guns, and people. Committee Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), expressed concern the shifting of resources to the Southern border has left the Northern border with few resources. Witnesses, including John Morton, assistant secretary for U.S.
Morning Security Brief: Immigration Program Scrutinized, Medical Marijuana Mixes with Handguns, and Border Searches Questioned
Saturday, May 21st, 2011Think Tank Recommends Frank Discussion About Individual Responsibility During Disasters
Friday, May 20th, 2011
The federal government has to have a "frank discussion" with the American people about what constitutes an acceptable amount of risk as it invests in resiliency strategies to recover from terrorist attacks and natural disasters, according to a report from The Homeland Security Policy Insitute (HSPI) (.pdf).
Senator Introduces Update to Key Electronic Privacy Law
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Morning Security Brief: Vulnerability Demo Canceled, NYC gets DHS Funding, Failure to Encrypt, Hotel Security
Thursday, May 19th, 2011U.S. Ends Program Targeting Muslim Men
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
The United States has quietly discontinued a post-9-11 program that required men who came to the U.S. from Muslim countries to register with federal authorities, according to the Montreal Gazette.
Supreme Court Declines "State Secrets" Case
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case in which five men were suing a CIA contractor for its role in kidnapping them abroad and taking them to secret interrogation locations in other countries.
Morning Security Brief: Electronic Searches Criticized, Full-Body Scanner Controversy, FCC Web Site, More Rail Security Needed
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011Morning Security Brief: Lapses at Northern Airports, Blackwater Founder Starts Private Army, and How Poverty Relates to Guns
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
♦ With homeland security efforts focused on the southern border, drug dealers are routing their cargo through small airports on the U.S. border with Canada. The Associated Press reports that some of these airports have significant security lapses. For example, no flight plans are required and the airports are unmanned during overnight hours.
