FISA Amendments Could Expire If Senate Doesn’t Act
On Thursday, the Senate is expected to begin consideration of H.R. 5949, the Foreign Intelligence Amendments Act of 2012 (FAA). The bill would reauthorize amendments… Read More
Articles by Jessica Zuckerman
Hurricane Sandy and FEMA Abuse
Last week, President Obama issued a request for $60.4 billion for Hurricane Sandy response and recovery. Yet as the fiscal cliff continues to loom nearby,… Read More
Four Men Arrested in a Plot to Bomb U.S. Targets in Afghanistan
Early this morning, news broke of an attempted terrorist attack against U.S. military targets in Afghanistan. A federal complaint unsealed yesterday alleges that four men—all… Read More
The Media Kerfuffle over National Guard Troops in New York
On Tuesday, Wired chastised the New York Army National Guard for its decision to continue to send 450 guardsmen to a training exercise in Missouri… Read More
Debate over FEMA Disaster Aid: Federal vs. State and Local
A New York Times editorial published in the midst of Hurricane Sandy’s devastation has received a good deal of attention. The article argued that “A… Read More
Obama’s Next Executive Order: Planning for the Sake of Planning Not the Answer
In the world of cybersecurity, all eyes are on the White House as experts speculate on President Obama’s plans to issue an executive order to… Read More
Not-So-Happy Hour: 52nd Thwarted Terror Plot Targets Chicago Bar
For patrons at an unnamed Chicago bar this past Friday, happy hour could have had a less than happy ending, as the FBI arrested 18-year-old … Read More
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TSA’s Bloated Bureaucracy: House Calls for Much-Needed Reform
Yesterday, the House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on the state of the Transportation Security Administration 11 years after 9/11. Appearing before the committee,… Read More
Border Security Alone Not Enough to Stem the Tide of Violence
The Texas Department of Agriculture has launched an online video campaign aimed to “shame” the federal government into enhancing U.S. border security. As part of… Read More
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DHS Deportation Numbers Again Called into Question
Reports are circling again this week that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to overstate its deportation numbers. After boasting the highest number of… Read More
