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2010-03-15: Headlines

  • Independent: Cynthia McKinney: Leaders' lack of respect for rule of law makes us all ... 2010-03-15
    ... to which the policies of President Obama would mirror those of his predecessor, including the renewal of the Patriot Act and commission of war crimes.
  • USA Today: Whistle-blowers' rights get second look 2010-03-15
    In 2003, as the Department of Homeland Security was alerting personnel to intelligence signaling an imminent terrorist suicide hijacking thre ...
  • USA Today: Congress passes more laws in election years, study shows 2010-03-15
    Lawmakers reauthorized the USA Patriot Act in 2006, revamped the nation's campaign-finance system in 2002 and changed welfare in 1996.
  • Scotsman: Security overkill 2010-03-15
    Are we saying that the billions spent on sending our Scots battalions to fight and die in Afghanistan isn't enough to protect the homeland security of our ...
  • Greenville News: Pagan-Laureano: Latinos watch their political future evolve 2010-03-15
    A recent report released by the Department of Homeland Security states that more than 800000 of the estimated 12 million undocumented aliens in the United ...
  • Concord Monitor: State watching rivers closely 2010-03-15
    The river has risen five feet since this morning, said Katya Brennan, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
  • SunHerald.com: MEMA misspent almost $18M, say auditors Homeland Security looking into ... 2010-03-15
    The bill produced by the US Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General includes money spent to manage grants and overpayments to local ...
  • Straits Times: Terror warning system extended 2010-03-15
    A HIGH-TECH early warning system originally developed to help spot impending homeland security threats to Singapore like terrorist plot ...
  • UW Badger Herald: Off-campus census forms arrival begins 2010-03-15
    It doesn't go to law enforcement or homeland security, so everyone can fill it out with confidence,” Lucas said. Ryan said his biggest concern is student ...
  • Trading Markets: IDO Security Introduces New MagShoe 3G 2010-03-15
    IDO Security, Inc., a provider of solutions for the homeland security market, announced that it showcased its MagShoe 3G Shoe Scanning Device (SSD) at ...
  • North Country Gazette: Ain't No Sunshine 2010-03-15
    ... by William Howard, former assistant secretary for Homeland Security in the Spitzer Administration to manufacture documents to be used to smear Bruno.
  • Fort Worth Business Press: Science fiction meets business at Arlington conference 2010-03-15
    They gained notoriety a few years ago when the Homeland Security Department tapped the group for advice. “We want to help save mankind, each other ...
  • KKCO-TV: Census employee: Pot next door creating hazardous working conditions 2010-03-15
    Homeland Security's Federal Protection Services sent two investigators, one from hazmat, to the local census office. Copelan says they confirmed a potent ...
  • Ethiopian Review: Louisiana Businessman Convicted on Corruption and Gun Charges 2010-03-15
    ... Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General; and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Criminal Investigations Division.
  • Beckley Register-Herald: Search continues for missing firefighter 2010-03-15
    Manchin toured the hard-hit areas Saturday with Jimmy Gianato, director of the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management ...
  • The Herald-Mail: High water plagues Tri-State area 2010-03-15
    Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Services. Some areas along the Potomac River, such as Little Georgetown and Honeywood, were experiencing flooding ...
  • Infosecurity Magazine: Former TSA worker indicted for tampering 2010-03-15
    The TSA's Office of Inspection and IT Security work closely with the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General.
  • HSToday: Drug Cartels Target US Officials 2010-03-15
    Thomas M. Frost, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, US Department of Homeland Security, explained that border related corruption is not limited ...
  • Chattanooga Times Free Press: Census surveys in mail 2010-03-15
    "But we have been assured that the Patriot Act or any other law will not or cannot ever trump confidentiality." This year's census is one of the shortest ...
  • Platform Nation: New Standards In Communications 2010-03-15
    These initiatives will stimulate economic growth, spur job creation, and boost our capabilities in education, healthcare, homeland security and more.
  • myCentralJersy.com: Sunshine Week shines light on government secrecy 2010-03-15
    Some of the provisions of the Patriot Act were a flashpoint in the debate, as evidenced by the reaction to even minor elements such as allowing government ...
  • AFP: US embassy staffer flees S.Korea amid fraud probe 2010-03-15
    "The Department of Homeland Security employee departed the country without informing the embassy and is currently absent without leave.
  • Trading Markets: Wired.com Features Geospatial in Article 2010-03-15
    Drummond continues, "Little surprise, then, that homeland security firms are also interested. Geospatial announced a partnership today with Ridge Global ...
  • Charleston Gazette: Two lost to floodwaters 2010-03-15
    ... there were no large-scale evacuations, said Laverne Stout, operations officer for the state Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
  • Charleston Gazette: Flood cleanup, search for firefighter continue 2010-03-15
    Laverne Stout, an operations officer for the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, said agency director Jimmy Gianato was assessing ...
  • Ethiopian Review: President Declares Emergency for North Dakota 2010-03-15
    WASHINGTON, DC — The head of the US Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Craig Fugate today announced that federal ...
  • WorldNewsVine: FEMA | North Dakota, Disaster Relief Approved 2010-03-15
    Washington DC (Mar 14) – The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) office has announced that federal disaster aid ...
  • WTAP-TV: Search for Firefighter Temporarily Suspended 2010-03-15
    Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Jimmy Gianato said darkness prompted searchers to stop for the night Sunday evening.
  • iTWire: CIOs speak: Is cloud email a bumpy ride? 2010-03-15
    “In our case the data is not in Singapore, it's in the US,” says Meikle, noting the university had received “the usual questions about the US Patriot Act” ...
  • The Associated Press: US diplomat flees South Korea amid fraud probe 2010-03-15
    The suspect, a 50-year-old official with the Department of Homeland Security, is accused of taking 220 million won ($194000) from a widow he had known since ...
  • Danbury News Times: Danbury area dries out 2010-03-15
    "I held a conference call earlier this morning with the leaders of the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Department ...
  • Dallas Morning News: Some think of deporting foreign-national inmates 2010-03-15
    Federal Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials declined to comment. However, the American-Statesman reported that other state ...
  • WSAZ-TV: Search Efforts Temporarily Suspended for Firefighter 2010-03-15
    Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Jimmy Gianato says darkness prompted searchers to stop for the night Sunday evening.
  • SteelGuru: South Korea makes debut for local made bullet trains 2010-03-15
    AFP reported that South Korea's locally built bullet trains made their debut in March beginning, six years after the country introduced high speed tra ...
  • Pocono Record: March 27 is National Passport Day 2010-03-15
    ... a US passport card or other special travel documentation approved by the Department of Homeland Security when entering the United States by land or se ...
  • Chronicle of Higher Education: Federal Agency May Be Looking Into Stevens Institute's Spending 2010-03-15
    State officials told the network that they had been contacted by investigators with the US Department of Homeland Security who want to make sure that nearly ...

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