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MWC News: Obama Needs Only 14 More Delegates 2008-05-16

Obama also voted to place Michael Chertoff, the man responsible for the Katrina catastrophe, in charge of Homeland Security . Obama voted for Senate-Bill ...

San Francisco Chronicle: Feinstein, Lofgren use Iraq spending bill to push for guest-worker ... 2008-05-16

The Department of Homeland Security is refining the rule to get past court objections. United Farmworkers President Arturo Rodriguez said farming is facing ...

Reuters UK: Taliban man convicted in US for "narco-terrorism" 2008-05-16

Khan Mohammed, from Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan, is the first person to be convicted under a narco-terrorism provision of the USA Patriot Act th ...

OpEdNews: The Ides of May 2008-05-16

... Bill of Rights and Patriot Act . When I read the story I was wearing my tattered, too old, not-so-black-anymore T-shirt that read íSave the Bill ...

Blue Mountain Eagle: Drill prepares for flu pandemic 2008-05-16

Local emergency response workers and hospital staff took place in an emergency drill April 18 that was sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security ...

Mason City Globe Gazette: Inmates arrive at Cerro Gordo County Jail 2008-05-16

Arriving on a large white bus with a US Homeland Security logo on the side, the men were shackled until they were taken into the jail"s booking area.

Selma Times-Journal: SPECIAL TO THE SELMA TIMES-JOURNAL 2008-05-16

... the Summerfield area, but the damage was repaired quickly, said Pam Cook, director of Dallas County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency.

Deseret News: Holladay honors outgoing chief 2008-05-16

Precinct chief for four years, DeBry will be replaced today by Salt Lake County Sheriff's Lt. Chris Bertram, who worked in the homeland security division.

Jackson Clarion Ledger: County will resubmit siren-grant application 2008-05-16

County Emergency Operations Director Larry Fisher said he will resubmit the application to the Mississippi Department of Homeland Security by early next ...

EthanolMarket.com: The bill was introduced by Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN ... 2008-05-16

Agricultural Security: The conference agreement creates an Office of Homeland Security within the USDA to integrate and coordinate inter-agency response ...

Greenville News: Readers' letters: May 16, 2008 2008-05-16

In his letter to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff he said, "I am duty bound to comply with the laws of our state." As you may know ...

Minot Daily News: Hospitals can"t be prepared for every type of potential attack 2008-05-16

Administrators at 34 hospitals in big cities throughout the country could address homeland security -related criticism easily ë providing someone is willing ...

HPCwire: On the Edge 2008-05-16

The center is developing visual analytic tools for its sponsor, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The work is particularly interesting ...

Houston Chronicle: Some worry about border fence's ecological impact 2008-05-16

That slope would be the Rio Grande levee ë where the Department of Homeland Security plans to anchor a 16-foot-high border fence. The preserve is destined ...

Houston Chronicle: US citizenship to be checked in event of a storm 2008-05-16

State Director of Homeland Security Steve McCraw in 2006 said the highway checkpoints should be closed if the Valley needed to evacuate.

CQPolitics.com: House Panel Tries to Put a Fiscal Tack in DHS Program"s Balloon 2008-05-16

By Rob Margetta, CQ Staff After nearly a year of arguments between the Homeland Security Department and its House authorizing committee over an initiative ...

Tonawanda News: TOWN OF TONAWANDA: Help on two wheels 2008-05-16

The foundation has also helped make up the difference left when other paramedic uniforms and equipment were purchased with a $16000 Homeland Security grant.

Hutchinson News: Both Kansas senators vote for farm bill 2008-05-16

The bill also gives the Homeland Security Department authority to approve construction of a new biodefense facility outside the current location on Plum ...

Fort Worth Star Telegram: Texas border mayors plan federal lawsuit over fence 2008-05-16

The Texas Border Coalition plans to argue in a federal lawsuit that Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff abused private property rights of property ...

Myrtle Beach Sun News: In Our Towns 2008-05-16

The grant is from the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grants program. Four men and a juvenile are facing charges stemming ...

Asheville Citizen-Times: Decision unfairly penalizes illegal immigrants" children 2008-05-16

íThe Department of Homeland Security does not require any school to determine a student"s status,ì a statement from the US Immigration and Custom ...

Idaho Mountain Express and Guide: Hailey gets its carbon footprint 2008-05-16

Davis signed a letter granting the city authority to call for emergency aid from the US Department of Homeland Security in case of flooding during the next ...

Pacific Free Press: Kiss American Security Goodbye 2008-05-16

The porous new Department of Homeland Security , the NSA, the FBI, and other acronymic agencies were to lock down, surveil, and listen in on America.

Starkville Daily News: Starkville Area Business Briefcase 2008-05-16

Representatives from US fire departments, Homeland Security , Her Majesty's Inspectorate, several UK Fire Brigades, and other government official ...

Pakistan Dawn: US Muslims" concern over new report on "terrorism" 2008-05-16

... by Senator Lieberman, Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee and Senator Susan Collins, a member of the committee.

The Spokesman Review: Flood watch broadened 2008-05-16

Idaho's Homeland Security leaders spent most of the day touring North Idaho, where high waters were expected to have the most impact.

CQPolitics.com: Rocked by Recent Losses, House Republicans Struggle to Reframe Message 2008-05-16

Peter T. King of New York, ranking Republican on the Homeland Security Committee, said the security portion of the agenda would emphasize the need to clear ...

Providence Journal: CVS lawyers say Celona hired for public relations reasons 2008-05-16

Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania, later the director of the US Department of Homeland Security . McCusker testified that she received dozens of calls every year ...

eWeek: The Port of Richmond is Watching 2008-05-16

In fact, the whole Port project was enabled through a 2.5 million dollar grant from the Department of Homeland Security . In a nutshell, the Port deployment ...

New York Times: Red Cross Seeks $7 Million in Federal Money for Staffing 2008-05-16

Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut who is chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affair ...

San Jose Mercury News: Clean tech execs lobby Congress on tax credits 2008-05-16

... to allow foreign tech workers to receive green cards that went unused because of bureaucratic processing delays by the Department of Homeland Security .

Carolina Newswire (press release): State Board of Community Colleges supports Ralls" action ... 2008-05-16

The letter referenced the need for clarification of federal requirements from the Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security . Ralls said that while some ...

KCTV5 News: Undercover Producer's Actions Trigger TSA Investigation 2008-05-16

"The best form of Homeland Security is liberty and for the people to exercise that liberty, and when you start curtailing that liberty in the hopes ...

ACLU (press release): Government Rushes Guantánamo Cases While Delaying Detainee ... 2008-05-15

According to the Military Commissions Act , defendants must go before the military commission within 30 days of the formal filing of charges.

CounterPunch: Big Brother Close Up 2008-05-15

John Hoffman of the Department of Homeland Security gave a typical presentation. He spoke of a National Biosurveillance Integration System [3] that sh ...

NPR: Excerpt: 'Spies for Hire' 2008-05-15

... transformation initiatives and manage its classified and unclassified computer networks supporting homeland security and the global "war on terror.

Trinidad & Tobago Express: Oil not tool for political gain 2008-05-15

That assessment was carried out with the assistance of the United States Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defence ...

Center for Research on Globalization: Senate Moves Forward on Orwellian "Violent Radicalization ... 2008-05-15

The commission would be composed of appointees, one chosen each respectively by Bush, Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff, the Senate and House ...

MWC News: US Role in Iraq Threatens Security 2008-05-15

... senior fellow with the George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute, and an adviser on the Straus Military Reform Project.

Yahoo! News: Fallon for Congress 2008-05-15

... majority) has included terrible votes on key issues--notably his support for both the Iraq War and the Patriot Act in 2001 and its reauthorization in 2005.

USA Today: Enemies getting sensitive US night-vision gear 2008-05-15

The Pentagon joined the departments of Justice, Homeland Security , Commerce and State last year in a crackdown on illegal exports of combat-use military ...

USA Today: Looking ahead 2008-05-15

In the Senate, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee looks at nuclear terrorism. • Three Democratic committee chairmen are to announce ...

NOLA.com: Shreveport-Bossier City inundated by rain - The Times-Picayune 2008-05-15

The Shreveport-Bossier area's 24-hour record of rainfall was 12.44 inches, set in 1933, Homeland Security officials said. Although the city's drainage ...

Reuters: UPDATE 2-Verizon, AT&T win Homeland Security contracts 2008-05-15

N: Quote, Profile, Research), said on Wednesday it has won a contract with the US Department of Homeland Security worth around $678.5 million over 10 years.

CCTV News: Mango DSP distribution deal with Affair System 2008-05-15

Intelligent video servers provider in the video surveillance and homeland security defence markets, Mango DSP, have announced that they are to partner ...

Washington Post: Verizon wins $678.5 million Homeland Security contract 2008-05-15

N), said on Wednesday it has won a contract with the US Department of Homeland Security worth around $678.5 million over 10 years. Verizon Business said ...

International Herald Tribune: US seeks reports of foreign accounts 2008-05-15

But provisions in the USA Patriot Act aimed at stopping the financing of terrorists raised the maximum civil fine to $100000 or half of the amount in ...

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Verifiably mistaken 2008-05-15

The database is administered by Social Security and the Department of Homeland Security to check the immigration and work status of job applicants;

Library Journal: Blogs, Battles, & Bees 2008-05-15

US Dept. of Homeland Security , Citizenship & Immigration Services. purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS81039. 2007. 102p. illus. SuDoc # HS 8.2:C 49/2007.

Computerworld: Verizon snares $678 million federal network deal 2008-05-15

"The Department of Homeland Security is looking for a partner to help them build, manage and secure their global network for these 22 agencies," says Marl ...

innovations report: Emergency Links: Researchers Identify "Sweet Spot" for Radios ... 2008-05-15

The research is supported in part by the US Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security . Both reports will be available on NIST" ...

Wabash Plain Dealer: Four county deputies undergo training 2008-05-15

It was sponsored by the US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, the the US Department of Homeland Security . Sheriff's department instruct ...

Independent Florida Alligator: Early summer flicks prove to be hit or miss 2008-05-15

... Penn) run into every dilemma imaginable while on the run from Homeland Security after being arrested as alleged terrorists on a flight to Amsterdam.

Diamonds.net: Avi Paz Closes World Diamond Congress 2008-05-15

But this is only part of the equation, as is our insistence that our members comply with anti-money laundering legislation, like the Patriot Act in ...

Charleston Post Courier: Senate votes down immigration bill 2008-05-15

... to use state-issued driver's licenses or the US Department of Homeland Security's online database E-Verify to check the legal status of workers.

Media Newswire (press release): DHS Secretary, FEMA Chief Tour Storm-Damaged Midwest 2008-05-15

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Administrator Paulison toured storm and tornado-damaged areas of Oklahoma and Missouri May 13.

Media Newswire (press release): President Declares Major Disaster For Oklahoma 2008-05-15

WASHINGTON, DC -- The head of the US Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster aid ...

New York Times: IRS Seeks Reports of Foreign Accounts 2008-05-15

But provisions in the USA Patriot Act aimed at stopping the financing of terrorists raised the maximum civil fine to $100000 or half of the amount in ...

FCW.com: DHS faces human capital challenges 2008-05-15

By Ben Bain The Homeland Security Department"s acting deputy secretary told a Senate committee May 14 it is absolutely essential that DHS" top hum ...

FreshPlaza: Costa Rica Suspected of Having Bananas of Mass Destruction 2008-05-15

Homeland security has called for a red banana alert in some states. The American military says it is not prepared to invade now as conventional military ...

MPNnow.com: Macedon man admits to having child porn 2008-05-15

The plea was the culmination of an investigation by special agents of the Department of Homeland Security , the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

DarienNews-Review: Shays Seeks 12th Term 2008-05-15

He also sits on the Financial Services and Homeland Security Committees. Shays urged Republican voter turnout, in the face of potentially losing the last ...

San Diego Union Tribune: State to give $3.5 million to county transit agencies 2008-05-15

The Governor's Office of Homeland Security is making the grants, drawing on a 2006 voter-approved state bond measure that includes money for tr ...

The Tech Herald: Rapid7 adds SQL Injection testing to NeXpose 2008-05-15

... server and SQL Server and has hit over 500000 websites, including the United Nations, UK Government sites, and the US Department of Homeland Security .

Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier: NCC officials thought grounds for Homeland Security training 2008-05-15

... the board were under the impression that the grounds and facilities would be used by the Homeland Security Administration (HSA) for training purposes.

Chicago Daily Observer: Morgenthaler"s site tells us, 2008-05-15

As Frawley sought to revive the contract in spring 2006, Blagojevich"s chief of staff, John Harris, directed the state"s homeland security adviser ...

Greater Milwaukee Today: Waukesha could face $2.4 million budget shortfall 2008-05-15

... the budget when it was announced last week Waukesha"s request for a $500000 multi-year grant from the Department of Homeland Security had been denied.

RF Globalnet (press release): Cobham To Acquire M/A-COM For $425 Million 2008-05-15

Its products include a broad range of aerospace and defence, space, Force Protection and Homeland Security solutions, which are currently used on platform ...

AZ Central.com: Proposal to ease work restrictions for teenagers 2008-05-15

But she said congressional action might not be necessary because US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has some power to waive federal regulati ...

TMCnet: Verizon to Create Secure Network for US Homeland Security 2008-05-15

íThe Department of Homeland Security has entrusted Verizon Business to support its critical mission of protecting our country and its citizens,ì said John ...

Trading Markets (press release): Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records 2008-05-15

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 USC 552a, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is replacing a legacy system of records, Department ...

MSN Money: TransNet Reports Third Quarter and Nine Month Results 2008-05-15

... took steps to increase business with the federal government, 'FedNet,' concentrating on agencies involved with national defense and homeland security .

Stockhouse: Wall Street News Alert: Investment Watch: UDTT! May 15, 2008 2008-05-15

Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government market ...

Marianas Variety: Variations: Buzzkill 2008-05-15

But what PL 110-229 actually says is that: íThe Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security , and the Governor of ...

Marianas Variety: Special Feature 2008-05-15

After the September 11, 2001 tragedy in New York, the US Department of Homeland Security decided that the local enforcement divisions will need to focus ...

FederalNewsRadio.com: OPM works to streamline the hiring process 2008-05-15

... for Talent and Capacity Policy at OPM, testified about her agency's action before a Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs subcommittee.

Herkimer Evening Telegram: Sheriff's Department receives Homeland Security grant 2008-05-15

To help keep that vital element intact, the Herkimer County Legislature"s Public Safety Committee received a $24800 grant from the state Homeland Security ...

MLive.com: Advanced manufacturing makes gains in Michigan 2008-05-15

... low-cost loans to small, entrepreneurial firms in life sciences; alternative energy; homeland security and defense; and advanced manufacturing.

FOXBusiness: Universal Detection Technology Announces Sales of Radiati ... 2008-05-15

The Company on its own and with development partners is positioned to capitalize on opportunities related to Homeland Security . For example, the Company ...

Seeking Alpha: Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News 2008-05-15

Verizon Communications (VZ) won a contract to provide IP and security services to the US Department of Homeland Security worth about $678.5M over 10 years.

Business Spectator: Govt blames defence industry for delays 2008-05-15

Mr Combet, presenting a defence budget briefing at the Australian Homeland Security Research Centre, said the funding wasn't being cut and would be made ...

Canada Free Press: Finding Jihadists online requires the sleuthing of an Archangel 2008-05-15

And now just two months shy of one year later, the bipartisan report by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has been unveiled ...

eSchool News: One in four data breaches involves schools 2008-05-15

... the mood suddenly sobered as Gregory Garcia, assistant secretary of cyber security and communications for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

KC Community News: Overland Park ranks sixth âõ- in tornadoes? 2008-05-15

Nick Crossley, Johnson County interim director for emergency management and homeland security , said although Johnson County has seen tornadic activity ...

taz.de: íNetizen Journalism is getting back to the roots of journalismì 2008-05-15

The US Treasury Department under the US Patriot Act was able to be the accuser and then the judge and jury, to make the judgement and then have banks around ...

Carolina Newswire (press release): Cyberlux Receives New Orders as National Guard Expands Use ... 2008-05-15

The Military and Homeland Security products provide tactical covert and visible lighting capability and are designed as highly mobile, battery-powered ...

Journal and Courier: Griffin Analytical's parent company reports net loss, higher revenue 2008-05-15

based developer of advanced sensor technologies for homeland security , force protection and commercial applications recorded a net loss of $12.1 milli ...

Jackson Clarion Ledger: Mississippi a hotbed for twisters 2008-05-15

The area's 24-hour record of rainfall was 12.44 inches, set in 1933, Homeland Security officials said. The National Weather Service said 4.43 inches of r ...

El Paso Times: Border wall: Barrier tortures rule of law 2008-05-15

That's a solid argument, but rights mean nothing to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, who is using rights and laws to wipe his boots as he ...

Houston Chronicle: Mexican police seek asylum in US as violence escalates 2008-05-15

A senior Homeland Security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the asylum requests to the Houston Chronicle but provided no details.

2TheAdvocate: Our Views: Open access to records 2008-05-15

The apparent rationale for limiting public access to documents in the Governor"s Office of Homeland Security and the state Military Department is concern ...

DetNews.com: Metro/State briefs 2008-05-15

Applicants will be competing for up to $30 million for the areas of alternative energy, life sciences, advanced manufacturing, and homeland security ...

Financial News Online US: US races ahead to protect its strategic assets 2008-05-15

DP World reached a mitigation agreement with the US Department of Homeland Security and the deal was cleared by Cfius and supported by President Bush.

Chicago Daily Herald: Latino leadership at Harper College 2008-05-15

... proposal to create a pilot program offering bachelor's degrees in public safety administration and homeland security , and in technology management.

FOXBusiness: Verizon Business to Build and Manage Secure Global Network for U ... 2008-05-15

"The Department of Homeland Security has entrusted Verizon Business to support its critical mission of protecting our country and its citizens," said John ...

FOXBusiness: AT&T Wins Award From the Department of Homeland Security ... 2008-05-15

"The Department of Homeland Security is tasked with the critical mission of leading the unified national effort to protect our country from a wide variety ...

Lew Rockwell: The Immigration Question 2008-05-15

The intellectual ancestry of the now-ruling class of Neocon Commissars ê operating under such collectivist labels as Homeland Security ê suggests that th ...

Houston Chronicle: US-trained forces reportedly helping Mexican cartels 2008-05-15

He said the Department of Homeland Security had documented "over 250 incursions by suspected military forces" into the United States over the past decade.

New York Times: We"ll Have to Check, Sir 2008-05-15

One major airline registers 9000 false hits every day, according to Michael Chertoff, the secretary of homeland security . These travelers and thousands more ...

CNet News.com Blog: California city gets video surveillance fever 2008-05-15

The cost for the port installation, $2.3 million, was paid for by a Department of Homeland Security grant. The project was completed in March.

Harvard Crimson: The Big Bang 2008-05-15

A routine search of the United States Department of Homeland Security "s (DHS) Web site yielded no information of how to prepare for micro black holes.

Asheville Citizen-Times: AmeriCorps week honors service to community 2008-05-15

... 75000 adults in local and national nonprofit agencies that focus on education, the environment, public safety and homeland security , among other areas.

Brownsville Herald: Hole in none? 2008-05-15

The Department of Homeland Security plans to build a portion of the border fence in Cameron County. The fence's construction is part of the 2006 Secure ...

Converge Network Digest: Verizon Business Wins $678.5 million Networx Contract with Dept ... 2008-05-15

... and manage a secure global IP network linking thousands of US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sites under a new Networx Universal task order.

Chattanooga Times Free Press: Chattanooga: Cell tower petition delayed 2008-05-15

... for homeland security , public safety and general communications of the public,ì G. Larry Wells, president of Wireless Properties, said in an e-mail.

Dallas Morning News: Mexican police chiefs flee to US for safety 2008-05-15

The Citizenship and Immigration Services division of the Department of Homeland Security , which declined to comment on specifics of cases, said to qualify ...

Statesville Record & Landmark: 'Doll's house' helps firefighters train for larger-scale burns 2008-05-15

The Multi-Trainer, the tractor portion of a tractor-trailer, was obtained, in part, through a grant from the Department of Homeland Security .

MLive.com: Michigan Economic Development Corp. extends 21st Century jobs deadline 2008-05-15

Business plans that are eligible must have a proposal in alternative energy, life sciences, advanced manufacturing or homeland security and defense.

FederalNewsRadio.com: Agency Records Managers Saving Grocery Lists, Lunch Arrangements 2008-05-15

The GAO examined email preservation policies at four agencies: Homeland Security , the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Trade Commissi ...

Billings Outpost: What's Playing This Week 2008-05-15

After they are mistaken for terrorists, they escape from Guantanamo and land in Florida, where they pump the Department of Homeland Security and President ...

Duluth Weekly: Governor Perdue Signs Bill Removing Driver's License Burden ... 2008-05-15

... of Driver Services (DDS) to use various communications tools to contact the US Department of Homeland Security to verify a license before it is issued.

TransWorldNews (press release): AuthenTec Inc (NASDAQ:AUTH) to Present at Morgan Keegan Homel ... 2008-05-15

AuthenTec Inc (NASDAQ:AUTH) will speak at the Morgan Keegan Homeland Security and Safety Technology Conference at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City ...

IntoMobile: Verizon Wins $678.5 Million US Department of Homeland Security ... 2008-05-15

Verizon has apparently secured a $678.5 million contract to provide network infrastructure and services to help the US Department of Homeland Security ...

RTT News: AT&T wins $292 mln award from US Department of Homeland Security ... 2008-05-15

... Quote Government Solutions, business unit of AT&T Inc. (T) revealed that it has awarded $292 million award from US Department of Homeland Security .

TheDenverChannel.com: Police Accuse Sex Offenders Of Repeat Offenses 2008-05-15

Richard J Conti, 47, was arrested after a joint investigation with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security . Conti was found to have allegedly ...

AviationNews.net: Panel Opposes Boost In Security Fee 2008-05-14

During a brief hearing featuring DHS Assistant Secretary for TSA Kip Hawley and Cathleen Berrick, director of homeland security and justice for ...

Bradenton Herald: Local defense firm has eyes on war 2008-05-14

Sanborn said the company is continuing to develop the technology for use in homeland security applications such as protecting ports and airports.

Washington Post: DynCorp Replaces Chief Executive After 2 Years 2008-05-14

... Computer Sciences when it was bought in 2005 by Veritas Capital, a New York private-equity firm specializing in homeland security and defense.

Washington Post: Some Detainees Are Drugged For Deportation 2008-05-14

... Bush administration handed the job of deportation to the Department of Homeland Security's new Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE.

Go Blue Ridge: Community Colleges off-limits to illegal immigrants 2008-05-14

Cooper"s office, however, said the statement is not the same as a legal opinion from the Department of Homeland Security . Yesterday"s decision does ...

Hays Daily News: Chertoff tours tornado damage in rural Missouri 2008-05-14

(AP) -- Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Tuesday toured tornado-ravaged areas in southwest Missouri, offering condolences and reassurances ...

The Review: It"s Swartzmiller, Manypenny 2008-05-14

He has served as Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee and as Assistant Majority Whip, as well as being appointed to Governor Manchin"s busine ...

KXLY: Shoshone County under State of Emergency 2008-05-14

... Shoshone County Tuesday afternoon which enables the county to request and receive assistance from the state as well as the Bureau of Homeland Security .

Arizona Republic: Good, bad and the Arizona economy 2008-05-14

The federal Department of Homeland Security estimated in 2006 that there were 500000 undocumented immigrants in Arizona. If half of them left in a year ...

New York Times: Italian"s Detention Illustrates Dangers Foreign Visitors Face 2008-05-14

The Department of Homeland Security later issued a letter of regret. In questioning Mr. Salerno, customs agents seemed to suspect that he intended to work ...

Winston-Salem Journal: Documents now needed to enroll 2008-05-14

"The Department of Homeland Security does not require any school to determine a student's status," US Immigration and Customs enforcement said in ...

FayObserver.com: Lawmen learn lessons from battlefield 2008-05-14

The workshop comes months after President Bush introduced Presidential Directive 19, which requires the Department of Homeland Security to have a domestic ...

FayObserver.com: Community colleges restrict illegal immigrants 2008-05-14

Community college officials said their decision could hinge on advice the Department of Homeland Security will give Cooper"s office about the matter.

WLBT-TV: Three On Your Side Investigates: Tornado Warning Sirens- ... 2008-05-14

Congressman Thompson wanted the siren fixed, but the Jay Ledbetter the Director of the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security in a separate letter dated ...

Brownsville Herald: County begins negotiations on levee 2008-05-14

County officials hope the levee enhancement can serve as an alternative to the border fence, which Department of Homeland Security officials insist is going ...

World Socialist Web Site: US: Nearly 400 immigrant workers arrested in slaughterhouse raid 2008-05-14

After being interrogated and handcuffed at the plant, the workers were taken away in Homeland Security buses with covered windows.

Online Athens: Broun touts bill on immigration 2008-05-14

HR 6008, the "IMPROVES E-Verify Act of 2008," is based on an Internet system operated by the US Department of Homeland Security and Social Security ...

New York Times: Officers Battle Visa Hurdles for Iraq Aides 2008-05-14

Now that more visas have been made available, he said, President Bush has directed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the homeland security secretary ...

CBS 4: Highway Hijackers Target Cargo 2008-05-14

The CBS4 I-Team uncovered what some cops call America's next big Homeland Security crisis. Investigative reporter Stephen Stock exposed law enforcement' ...

TechRepublic: Here comes the government to fight cybercrime! [shudder] 2008-05-14

Of course, the proposed botnet would presumably be less damaging than the zombie networks that Department of Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff ...

Ars Technica: Real ID deadline comes and goes with zero states on board 2008-05-14

All 50 states have been granted extensions from the Department of Homeland Security , ensuring that their citizens will still be permitted to board plane ...

KXMC: Minn. House, Senate both reject Real ID | KXNet.com North Dakota News 2008-05-14

Supporters argue that a more secure identification card will help in homeland security and immigration control efforts.

Cinema Blend: Details On WarGames 25th Anniversary And Sequel 2008-05-14

Will finds himself profiled by the computer and on Homeland Security "s list as a potential threat, which means eluding the agency"s men while attempting ...

Ozarks First: Chertoff Surveys Areas Damaged by Tornadoes 2008-05-14

"We'll take each individual case at a time," says Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff. If the declaration comes, it will be the sixth time ...

Seeking Alpha: ICx Technologies, Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript 2008-05-14

... of cameras into the market and they also just introduced the first continuous zoom lens camera which is focused on the Homeland Security market.

Party for Socialism and Liberation: Working without documents a felony in Mississippi 2008-05-14

... required to check employees" immigration status with an electronic system called E-Verify, available at the Department of Homeland Security "s website.

Yonhap News: US House eases arms sales to Seoul, adds denuke funding 2008-05-14

The renewed legislation requires additional annual reports from the secretaries of state and homeland security on the number of North Koreans who contacted ...

Diverse: Undocumented Students To Be Denied Admission To NC Community Colleges 2008-05-14

In regards to a request from The News & Observer, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in an official statement, íThe Department of Homeland Security ...

Examiner.com: à 19 hrs ago: Heavy rain pounds DC region á 2008-05-14

íThis is some of the worst flooding we"ve seen in at least 30 years,ì Vernon Herron, Prince George"s director of homeland security , said from inside ...

DirectionsMag.com: Business Globes 1.0 2008-05-14

I believe we will see "globes" that support retailers, banks and real estate, and others, as well as globes for school districts and homeland security .

Orange County News: 300 graduate from LIT 2008-05-14

Vidor students include Daneen Michelle LaCombe and Jonathan Adam Majors, homeland security ; Catherine Denise Gresham Braneff, Cody Lee Courts and Hal Warner ...

KFOR: News Minute: Here is the latest Oklahoma news from The Associated ... 2008-05-14

US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff toured tornado-ravaged Picher today and says it looks like a small nuclear bomb exploded there.

The Orion: Penalties in drug bust should be harsh as ring mars CSU image 2008-05-14

Ironically, one of the students allegedly dealing cocaine was a month away from receiving his master's degree in homeland security and worked under campu ...

Enterprise Systems: Oracle Caches In on Its Acquired TimesTen Technology 2008-05-14

... such as real-time analysis and execution (eg, stock and bond trading, call centers, communications, defense and homeland security applications, etc.

SF Weekly: For Whom the Bridge Tolls 2008-05-14

... Mayor Gavin Newsom's office recently sought funding from various sources, including $2 million from the Department of Homeland Security .

Lawfuel (press release): Yuma Customs Officer and Others Arrested for Conspiracy to Bring ... 2008-05-14

The investigation in this case was conducted by the Department of Homeland Security , Office of the Inspector General and the FBI with assistance from U ...

WITN TV: Governor Easley Disagrees With Community College Decision 2008-05-14

Easley said, "Clearly Community College's is misinterpreting the law, the Attorney General has misinterpreted the law based on what Homeland Security ...

Cullman Times Online: Council gives police go-ahead to seek grants 2008-05-14

íWe"re working on some Homeland Security grants,ì he said. íWe"re trying to find grants for some more stuff.ì * The council voted to rescind a motion to put ...

MLive.com: Rebuilding unlikely in tornado-ravaged Okla. town 2008-05-14

"It really is like a small nuclear bomb went off," Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said at a news conference held amid homes destroyed by ...

PR-Inside.com News: US government says no credible terror threat to upcoming Indy 500 2008-05-13

The report, written by the staff on the House Homeland Security committee, finds that major events _ such as NASCAR stock-car races, the Super Bowl Americ ...

OregonLive.com: Dangerous liaisons and ankle bracelets - The Oregonian 2008-05-13

... so close to the airport for his afternoon photo-op and evening fundraiser you might have thought Homeland Security fit him with an ankle bracelet.

FAIR: Covering the "Caged Hamster" 2008-05-13

... that many of the claims made about Kerry by the Bush campaignëon issues like the Patriot Act , No Child Left Behind and gasoline taxesëare simply false.

Democracy Now: Free from Nigerian Military Custody, íSweet Crudeì Director Sandy ... 2008-05-13

... or State Security Services, which is very disconcerting, because that"s sort of the CIA, FBI, Homeland Security all rolled into one.

BuzzFlash: Nick Turse Probes the 'Military-Industrial Complex' of the 21st ... 2008-05-13

BuzzFlash: Your last chapter is called í Homeland Security State.ì Is that because we"ve created a Department of Homeland Security which, whether it" ...

Scoop.co.nz (press release): TeamTalk Expands Technology Network 2008-05-13

This was identified as a major problem and caused the US Government to focus on P25 as a key element of its Homeland Security initiatives.

Washington Post: Suicides Point to Gaps in Treatment 2008-05-13

It accounts for 15 of 83 deaths since 2003, when the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE ...

RTT News: Italy's Finmeccanica To Acquire DRS Technologies For US$81/Sh ... 2008-05-13

Law-enforcement agencies and the US Department of Homeland Security also use the company's technologies. The consolidated value for the deal of US$5.2 ...

Central Maine Morning Sentinel: Democrat supports Collins for her track record 2008-05-13

Her prominence on the 9/11 Commission and her subsequent Homeland Security Committee work with Democrats, Republicans and Independents is a model of how our ...

Earthtimes (press release): Brekford International Corp. (formerly Tactical Solution Partner ... 2008-05-13

íToday we have taken another step forward on our mission be recognized as a world-class provider of homeland security products and services.

Stateline.org: States, locals swamp immigration program 2008-05-13

... in South Carolina ë both in terms of man hours and cost,ì Sanford wrote in a letter (PDF) to Michael Chertoff, the US secretary of homeland security .

New York Times: Hundreds Are Arrested in US Sweep of Meat Plant 2008-05-13

An affidavit filed in court before the raid by the Homeland Security Department cited íthe issuance of 697 criminal complaints and arrest warrants against ...

Inside NoVA: Respect and care for your elders 2008-05-13

According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), usfa.dhs.gov, there are more than 900 Americans age 65 and older that die annually in fires.

Carolina Newswire (press release): Contingency Planning Association Recognized as Charitable Organization 2008-05-13

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) can only do so much. With 85% of our country's infrastructure ...

Niagara Gazette: LEGISLATURE: County officials hit the brakes on gas tax plan 2008-05-13

Set a public hearing on the proposed creation of a county Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for 6:40 pm, June 3 at the Legislative ...

The Virginian-Pilot: Virginia Beach urged to recruit military businesses 2008-05-13

He added that those jobs could come from the Department of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security . "I think we could do a lot more," Villanueva ...

Actress Archives: Dennis Farina Gets Some Law and Order at LAX 2008-05-13

... on occasion stand awkwardly with arms outstretched while some Homeland Security agent runs a strange looking wand over the length of our body ...

Kansas City Star: Illegal immigration raid strikes heartland 2008-05-13

Just past noon, a Homeland Security helicopter landed on the grounds and buses were there and at the meatpacking plant.

Think Progress: Conservatives Lash Out At Administration Guidelines On Terrorism ... 2008-05-13

... director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security at Duke University in North Carolina, found that Mr. Bush ë who has repeatedly spoken ...

EVLiving: Mayor Gordon Joining President In Jerusalem 2008-05-13

While in Israel, Gordon will be looking at various economic development partnerships, solar energy and high-tech companies, homeland security , and Israel" ...

Washington Post: In Custody, In Pain 2008-05-12

Harvill is one of 30000 immigration detainees in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency ...

Albany Times Union: Learning nothing 2008-05-12

What is the Department of Homeland Security doing with the billions of dollars it has been given to protect the country against attacks?

SW Iowa News: Saturday's Our View: What's in a word? 2008-05-12

Recently the Department of Homeland Security came out with a report on the proper verbal etiquette federal agencies should use in talking about ...

Tampa Tribune: City Shops For New Police Radio System 2008-05-12

Most of the funding would come from the Department of Homeland Security's Urban Area Security Initiative grant program. The city would contribute $1 milli ...

Daily Press: The long road from a Polish farm to pledging allegiance to the USA 2008-05-12

Bryson's office falls under the Department of Homeland Security . "We have to realize this is the ultimate benefit that can be granted to someone ...

New York Times: What Social Security Isn"t Meant to Do 2008-05-12

... in which employers can check workers" names against databases kept by the Social Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security .

NOLA.com: Panel cuts $120 million from Jindal budget - The Times-Picayune 2008-05-12

Despite the record revenue, legislators cut money earmarked for higher education, homeland security , juvenile prisons, environmental enforcement ...

Jamestown Post Journal: A Simple Matter Of Supply And Demand 2008-05-12

5/12/2008 - Administrators at 34 hospitals in big cities throughout the country could address homeland security -related criticism easily ë providing someone ...

Washington Post: System of Neglect 2008-05-11

11, the Bush administration transferred responsibility for border security and deportation to the new Department of Homeland Security , which gave it ...

Boston Globe: Echoes of the maternal 2008-05-11

Michael, studying cloud formations in the Newark Airport parking lot, comes under Homeland Security surveillance. The Gettleman-Summers' problems keep ...

Pittsburg Morning Sun: Local family adopts three children from Asia 2008-05-11

... local police clearance, we had to get approval by the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services and the Department of Homeland Security .

St. Joseph News-Press: Homeland Security assistant secretary to speak at event 2008-05-11

She leads the largest investigative component of the Department of Homeland Security with more than 16000 employees and an annual budget of more than $5 ...

Arizona Daily Star: Immigration reform required at federal level 2008-05-11

We also don't believe that Michael Chertoff, secretary of Homeland Security , should bushwhack environmental law and private property rights to build ...

GoErie.com: FBI, ATF battle over turf 2008-05-11

Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, said of the 2002 law that created the Department of Homeland Security and authorized the merger.

Steamboat Pilot: Conservative commentary: Ideas never are to be feared 2008-05-11

Our epidemic of the vapors then swept the departments of State and Homeland Security , which told Americans to avoid words like íjihadì and íIslamì ...

Jackson Clarion Ledger: Graduating | Job hunt 2008-05-11

Craft said recruitment by Homeland Security and other government agencies is up at Millsaps as well. "A large number of the baby boomers will be retiring ...

KY3: Immigration investigation in 2006 shows how federal training can help 2008-05-11

Under that law, the training curriculum is laid out in memos signed by the local police department and the Department of Homeland Security .

Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck: More 'virtual fencing' in the cards for Arizona and Michig ... 2008-05-11

The Department of Homeland Security paid Boeing 20 million dollars to develop a 28-mile-long prototype with nine movable towers southwest of Tucson.

Myrtle Beach Sun News: CCU graduates take on rapidly changing world 2008-05-11

Trevino Pope, a Chanticleer walk-on running back from Macon, Ga., plans to work in the emerging field of homeland security , said his brother, Jerome Pope.

Charleston Gazette: Eleven's a crowd in Braxton sheriff race 2008-05-11

He said he's not happy with the way some of the county's Homeland Security money has been spent and thinks he has some good ideas for the department.

Winston-Salem Journal: Easley surveys damage 2008-05-11

He said that the response was the result of good planning and having equipment that was made available by federal Homeland Security grants.

Tampa Tribune: Darwinners And Darlosers: Stupidity Is 1 Thing That Just Keep ... 2008-05-11

"I thought Bush put an end to all of that with his Department of Homeland Security . I mean the warmonger, not the former banana-republic type governor.

KUAM.com: Homeland Security assesses 2007 TOPOFF exercise 2008-05-11

Recently US Department of Homeland Security officials along with Guam Department of homeland security advisor Colonel Dennis Santo Tomas met in Oklahom ...

WQAD: More Boeing 'virtual fencing' is in the cards for Ariz., Mich. 2008-05-11

... of its $20 million prototype as a steppingstone success. Boeing was paid $20 million by the Department of Homeland Security to build the fence last summer.

Georgetown News Democrat: Mt. Orab grows by 71 acres 2008-05-11

The SCBA's are no longer in service and were replaced using a $170000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security . Lunsford said that while the SCB ...

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Artists make new use of Mattress Factory 2008-05-11

... which Smith herself adorned with slogans and designs related to the Iraq War, global warming, genetic engineering and homeland security threats.

Rockford Register Star: Local contractors want a part of courthouse project 2008-05-11

... plus other court-related offices including the US Marshals Service, probation office, federal public defenders and Department of Homeland Security .

Arizona Republic: Niche rises from sanctions law 2008-05-11

... and would have employers use a Social Security database and not be funneled through the Department of Homeland Security , which occurs under E-Verify.

Democracy Now: Free from Nigerian Military Custody, íSweet Crudeì Director Sandy ... 2008-05-10

... or State Security Services, which is very disconcerting, because that"s sort of the CIA, FBI, Homeland Security all rolled into one.

Washington Post: FBI, ATF Battle for Control Of Cases 2008-05-10

Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) said of the 2002 law that created the Department of Homeland Security and authorized the merger.

Winston-Salem Journal: Race for governor gets first attack 2008-05-10

... whether to enroll illegal immigrants. "The Department of Homeland Security does not require any school to determine a student's status," the statement said.

Weekend America: Staying Home to Dodge La Migra 2008-05-10

Not anymore -- just over a year ago, the Davidson County Sheriff's Department entered into a new agreement with the Department of Homeland Security ...

RCRNews.com: Tough Sell 2008-05-10

Foreign investments in US firms attract even more scrutiny these days stemming from post-9/11 homeland security considerations and economic implicati ...

New York Times: E-Mails Show Derogatory Banter at Secret Service 2008-05-10

He said that an internal inquiry had been opened and that the inspector general at the Department of Homeland Security , which oversees the Secret Service ...

California Chronicle: $8 MILLION GRANT FOR INNOVATIVE SF DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATI ... 2008-05-10

San Francisco was selected for the grant through a competitive process evaluated by professional EPA water quality and homeland security staff.

RCRNews.com: Tough Sell 2008-05-10

Foreign investments in US firms attract even more scrutiny these days stemming from post-9/11 homeland security considerations and economic implicati ...