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It’s About Time: Nearly Half of All States Now Deemed Compliant with REAL ID
Zhang Yan/ZUMA Press/Newscom At the end of February, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) certified that another six states are REAL ID compliant. Nearly eight years after Congress first passed...
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From Chemical Security to Cyber: Regulation Still Not the Answer
Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call/Newscom The House Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a hearing on Thursday on the progress made in the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program...
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Homeland Security: Streamline America’s Domestic Enterprise
Zhang Yan/ZUMA Press/Newscom Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is holding a hearing titled, “Counterterrorism Policies and Priorities: Addressing the Evolving Threat.” The hearing...
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The EMP Threat: Just a Scare?
Newscom A recent National Journal article discussed the likelihood of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) over the United States with skepticism, asking whether such activists and politicians are...
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Solar Flare: EMP Is Still a Threat
Newscom Last week, NASA observed the largest solar flare of the year. The coronal mass ejection was one “powerful enough to cause a brief radio blackout.” Indeed, there were some small instances of...
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Cybersecurity: Homeland Security Follies
Newscom The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just found out that it had a cybersecurity vulnerability for the past four years that could have led to personally identifiable information being...
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Immigration: Getting No RESULTS
Photo credit: Jay Mallin/ZUMA Press/Newscom Senator John Cornyn (R–TX) will propose an amendment to the Senate immigration bill entitled “Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety, & Upgrading...
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Senator Cornyn’s Border Security Amendment Doesn’t Cut It
Senator John Cornyn (Photo credit: Jay Mallin/ZUMA Press/Newscom) The Senate’s “Gang of Eight” is busy pushing for amnesty while promising that the border will be secured and U.S. immigration laws will...
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Homeland Security Abandons Amnesty Background Checks
Zhang Yan/ZUMA Press/Newscom Last week, government watchdog Judicial Watch issued a report that showed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) abandoning ordinary background checks due to a surge in...
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Immigration Bill Would Be a Bonanza for Special Interest Groups (and Lawyers)
House Speaker John Boehner (R–OH) has said that the House will not vote on the Senate-passed immigration bill and will instead deal with the issue on a piece-by-piece basis. One of the many problems...
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GUEST POST: 10 Years of Mixed Results from Homeland Security
Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) This year marks the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS was established to help prevent terrorist attacks within the U.S., reduce...
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Another Flawed Executive Order: Chemical Security and Government Overreach
Newscom/BREUEL-BILD/Juri Reetz President Obama issued his latest in a long line of executive orders yesterday. The order, titled “Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security,” is rather inaptly...
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Cybersecurity: Snazzy New Chief, Same Old Regulations
Britta Pedersen/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom On Monday morning, President Obama appointed Phyllis Schneck, a vice president at the cybersecurity firm McAfee, as the next Deputy Under Secretary of...
View ArticleObama Grants Amnesty to Illegal Immigrants Without Congress
Congress hasn’t passed immigration legislation, but that hasn’t stopped President Obama from issuing directives that grant amnesty to illegal immigrants. Last week, the Obama Administration issued the...
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Senator Feinstein to Homeland Security: Stop Enforcing Immigration Law
Jebb Harris/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom In a letter to Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Janet Napolitano, Senator Diane Feinstein (D–CA) has asked that DHS stop enforcing immigration law...
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Power Politics over Homeland Security: 12 Years Past the Time to Reform
More than 12 years after 9/11, Congress still isn’t listening to calls for critical homeland security reform. The latest comes from the Aspen Institute, which once again urged Congress last week to...
View ArticleImmigration Reform: Empty Border Security Metrics Still Wrong
With the end of the government shutdown last week, President Obama is trying to pivot back to immigration in the hopes of passing amnesty during this Congress. The Senate has already passed an...
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Aviation Security: Defending U.S. Passenger Airplanes Is as Important as Ever
Newscom Terrorists may have attempted a hijacking “dry run” onboard a recent flight from Washington, D.C., to Orlando. According to news sources, four men engaged in disruptive behavior seemingly...
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The Questions the New DHS Nominee Should Answer
Jeh Johnson (Fang Zhe/Xinhua/Photoshot/Newscom) The nomination of Jeh Johnson to be the new Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will give Senators the opportunity to ask key...
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Homeland Security Overtime Abuse Costs Taxpayers Millions
U.S. special counsel Carolyn N. Lerner sent a letter to President Obama and Congress last week detailing overtime abuses at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that cost taxpayers potentially...
View ArticleFirst Step to Mitigating EMP Threat Is Discussing It
The InfraGard National ElectroMagnetic Pulse (EMP) Special Interest Group (SIG) will host the event “Mitigating High-Impact Threats to Critical Infrastructure” on December 6. The symposium will focus...
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Holes in Federal Cybersecurity
Newscom Yesterday brought news that the inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has found gaps in DHS’s cybersecurity. Politico reports that, according to the IG: [T]he agency...
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New Report Slams TSA Behavior Detection Officers
Newscom The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Behavior Detection Officers (BDOs), and it is rough, to say the least. The BDO...
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Jeh Johnson Confirmed: What’s Next for the DHS Secretary
Fang Zhe/Xinhua/Photoshot/Newscom President Obama’s nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Jeh Johnson, has been confirmed by the Senate in a final vote of 78–16. This comes after a...
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Homeland Security Employee Morale Continues to Decline
Newscom For the second straight year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has found itself last among government agencies in terms of job satisfaction. The 2013 “Best Places to Work in...
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Illegal Border Crossings Increasing as Congress Considers Destructive Amnesty
Photo credit: Newscom In case anyone needed more proof that amnesty only encourages more illegal immigration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released its 2013 apprehension numbers that...
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DHS Secretary: Breaking the Law Earns Illegal Immigrants “the Right to Be...
Fang Zhe/Xinhua/Photoshot/Newscom Last Friday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson broke into the headlines with his claim that unlawful immigrants had “earned the right to be...
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Report: U.S. Releases 1 in 3 Illegal Immigrants Convicted of Crimes
Bruce Chambers/ZUMApress/Newscom Federal immigration officials last year charged only one of every four “deportable” illegal immigrants and released more than a third of those convicted of crimes,...
View ArticleSave Our Ships: DHS Should Renew Cargo Waiver
A waiver implemented by former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Janet Napolitano that has exempted DHS from scanning every piece of cargo that enters the U.S. from international...
View ArticleIs Congress Our Number One Threat to Homeland Security?
Currently, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reports to over 100 committees and subcommittees in Congress. Could you imagine reporting to over 100 bosses? The Heritage Foundation has long...
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