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DHS - U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Appeals Court Reviews DHS ‘Parole+ATD’ Policy Releasing Illegal Immigrants
A district court had halted two Homeland Security policies after they were challenged by Florida.
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FBI to Take Lead in Cybersecurity Investigations as Online Threats Grow
Countries like Russia and China are becoming “more assertive and sophisticated in their cyber operations.
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Gaps in Drone Detection Leave Opening for Terrorist Threat
Last week, a small drone flew over the walls of a prison, dropping small packages of drugs and tobacco in the middle of a facility in Ohio, sparking a brawl in the courtyard as inmates fought one another for the prized possessions.
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Sequestration Will Have Critical Effect on Homeland Security: Napolitano
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said that the automatic budget cuts, which would see $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts in the first year, would force cuts across all areas of her department and set it back from further development.
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Chuck Hagel Nominated Defense Secretary; John Brennan to Head CIA
President Obama nominated former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) as secretary of defense and John Brennan, counter terrorism specialist, as director of the CIA on Monday, Jan. 7.
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Power Failure: An Attack US Unprepared For
A single electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack could affect the entire United States. Power would go out, financial infrastructure would be lost, electronics would be fried. Cars, trains, and airplanes would be useless hunks of metal. If energy, pumps, and transportation were knocked out, food and water would become a dwindling commodity.
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Rumored White House Cybersecurity Executive Order Ties to 2011 Controversy
There is a rumor making rounds that the Obama administration is drafting an executive order to guard national networks against cyber-attacks.
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Congressional Hearing Examines Ethics Violations at DHS
House subcommittee of Homeland Security inquires into the misconduct and crimminal behavior of DHS employees
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Appeals Court Reviews DHS ‘Parole+ATD’ Policy Releasing Illegal Immigrants
A district court had halted two Homeland Security policies after they were challenged by Florida.
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FBI to Take Lead in Cybersecurity Investigations as Online Threats Grow
Countries like Russia and China are becoming “more assertive and sophisticated in their cyber operations.
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Gaps in Drone Detection Leave Opening for Terrorist Threat
Last week, a small drone flew over the walls of a prison, dropping small packages of drugs and tobacco in the middle of a facility in Ohio, sparking a brawl in the courtyard as inmates fought one another for the prized possessions.
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Sequestration Will Have Critical Effect on Homeland Security: Napolitano
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said that the automatic budget cuts, which would see $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts in the first year, would force cuts across all areas of her department and set it back from further development.
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Chuck Hagel Nominated Defense Secretary; John Brennan to Head CIA
President Obama nominated former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) as secretary of defense and John Brennan, counter terrorism specialist, as director of the CIA on Monday, Jan. 7.
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Power Failure: An Attack US Unprepared For
A single electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack could affect the entire United States. Power would go out, financial infrastructure would be lost, electronics would be fried. Cars, trains, and airplanes would be useless hunks of metal. If energy, pumps, and transportation were knocked out, food and water would become a dwindling commodity.
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Rumored White House Cybersecurity Executive Order Ties to 2011 Controversy
There is a rumor making rounds that the Obama administration is drafting an executive order to guard national networks against cyber-attacks.
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Congressional Hearing Examines Ethics Violations at DHS
House subcommittee of Homeland Security inquires into the misconduct and crimminal behavior of DHS employees
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