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  • February 2008

    • Homeland Security Dep't Turns 5

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Feb 28, 08 1:32 PM CST

      Homeland Security Dep't Turns 5

      (Newser) - With the Department of Homeland Security celebrating its fifth anniversary Saturday, Secretary Michael Chertoff says six attack-free years could tempt the next US administration to make cuts in his agencies, the Christian Science Monitor reports. He said he has a "moral responsibility" to make choices he might not see bear fruit, rather than take the usual Washington approach of post-disaster recriminations. More »

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      terrorism  • War on Terror  • September 11  • Department of Homeland Security  • Michael Chertoff  • anniversary  • private sector

    • 'Virtual Fence' Cleared For Arizona Border

      Associated Press  |  Feb 22, 08 12:14 PM CST

      'Virtual Fence' Cleared For Arizona Border

      (Newser) - The government has just given the green light to a 28-mile “virtual fence” along the Arizona/Mexico border, the AP reports. The system, which uses cameras, radar, and other sensor devices to detect border jumpers, is already partially constructed, and working. Last week Border Patrol caught 38 would-be illegal immigrants thanks to a system tip off. More »

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      Boeing  • Department of Homeland Security  • illegal immigrant  • Michael Chertoff  • Mexican border  • border control  • Border Patrol  • border fence  • virtual fence

    • Families Battle Feds Over US Border Fence

      Washington Post  |  Feb 16, 08 7:30 PM CST

      Families Battle Feds Over US Border Fence

      (Newser) - Americans on the southern US border are fuming over a federal fence that threatens to cut their properties in two, the Washington Post reports. The feds have erected about 165 miles of fence in the West and southwest, but some families, protecting land they have held for generations, are turning back surveyors. "This is the land that gave me my life and my spirit," one landowner said. "I will fight this all the way." More »

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      California  • Texas  • Mexico  • Department of Homeland Security  • Arizona  • illegal immigration  • border fence

    • FBI Bails on Immigrant Probes as Backlogs Mount

      McClatchy Newspapers  |  Feb 12, 08 4:45 AM CST

      FBI Bails on Immigrant Probes as Backlogs Mount

      (Newser) - Immigration officials are expected to grant green cards to tens of thousands of aliens before required FBI background checks, because the Department of Homeland Security is struggling under a ballooning backlog, McClatchy Newspapers reports. Background checks would be performed after immigrants are granted residency, which could be revoked if problems turn up later. More »

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      FBI  • Department of Homeland Security  • immigrant  • background check  • green card  • Citizenship and Immigration Services  • permanent residency  • Center for Immigration Studies  • US citizenship

    • US to Admit More Iraqi Refugees

      CNN  |  Feb 5, 08 3:47 AM CST

      US to Admit More Iraqi Refugees

      (Newser) - The State Department plans to admit 12,000 Iraqi refugees into the US by September, despite resettling only 375 so far this year, CNN reports. Ambassador James Foley, charged with the task of accelerating resettlement, vowed to reporters that the pace will pick up in the coming months. The US promised to resettle 7,000 Iraqis in America last year but only moved in 1,600. More »

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      Iraq  • Syria  • State Department  • Department of Homeland Security  • refugee  • Jordan  • Iraqi refugees  • UN High Commissioner for Refugees

  • January 2008

    • Mont. Governor Calls for Rally Against Real ID

      Wired  |  Jan 19, 08 10:33 AM CST

      Mont. Governor Calls for Rally Against Real ID

      (Newser) - Montana's governor firmly rejected new federal ID legislation yesterday, urging 17 other states to join him in battling the DHS Real ID program, which requires citizens to reapply for ID, Wired reports. "If we stand together either DHS will blink or Congress will have to act to avoid havoc at our nation's airports and federal courthouses," Brian Schweitzer wrote to fellow governors. More »

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      Georgia  • Department of Homeland Security  • airport security  • Montana  • passport  • state governments  • identity card  • driver's license  • Federal government  • Real ID  • Brian Schweitzer

    • New ID Rules Look to Shore Up US Borders

      Associated Press  |  Jan 18, 08 8:00 AM CST

      New ID Rules Look to Shore Up US Borders

      (Newser) - All travelers entering the US, including Americans, will face tough new ID requirements beginning in two weeks. "It's time to grow up and recognize that we've got to take determined steps to getting better security," homeland security chief Michael Chertoff told the AP. More »

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      Department of Homeland Security  • Michael Chertoff  • border control  • passport  • identity card

    • US Faces 'Terror Attack Threat From Europe'

      BBC  |  Jan 16, 08 6:15 AM CST

      US Faces 'Terror Attack Threat From Europe'

      (Newser) - Americans face a "real risk that Europe will become a platform for terrorists," US Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff told the BBC yesterday. America will likely boost security measures to protect the country from such a threat, but will also make an effort not to unduly hinder travel and trade, he said. "Home grown terrorism has begun to rise in Europe," said Chertoff, citing attacks in Madrid and London. More »

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      terrorism  • Department of Homeland Security  • homeland security  • Michael Chertoff

    • Congressional Report Blames TSA for Botched Website

      ComputerWorld  |  Jan 11, 08 10:40 PM CST

      Congressional Report Blames TSA for Botched Website

      (Newser) - The TSA awarded a website design and maintenance contract to a firm with whom an administration official had close personal and professional ties, ComputerWorld reports. The site, meant to handle individual requests to have names removed from the TSA’s no-fly list, lacked even rudimentary encryption mechanisms and was not hosted on government servers, making it a ID theft risk. More »

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      Department of Homeland Security  • Internet security  • identity theft  • TSA  • phishing  • encryption

    • New Fed ID Law Puts States in Costly Bind

      Associated Press  |  Jan 11, 08 5:45 PM CST

      New Fed ID Law Puts States in Costly Bind

      (Newser) - A new federal ID law has 17 states in an uproar over the cost of new driver's licenses and a rushed timetable, the AP reports. Michael Chertoff laid out final details of the REAL ID program today, including an extended timetable with one short deadline: Residents of states that don't request an extension for complying by May will not be able to use a driver's license to get through airport security. More »

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      Department of Homeland Security  • Michael Chertoff  • ACLU  • identity card  • Real ID

    • Feds to Unveil New ID System

      Associated Press  |  Jan 11, 08 8:22 AM CST

      Feds to Unveil New ID System

      (Newser) - Homeland Security officials will unveil plans today for new super-secure drivers' licenses but will give reluctant states more time to comply, the AP reports. Every American under 50 will have to switch to the new licenses by 2011 and those older by 2018. The licenses will be linked to a federal database, which critics say is a recipe for privacy abuse and amounts to an unprecedented national ID system.   More »

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      Department of Homeland Security  • Michael Chertoff  • American Civil Liberties Union  • Real ID  • national database

    • Anti-Missile Devices Set for Testing on US Airliners

      USA Today  |  Jan 4, 08 6:57 PM CST

      Anti-Missile Devices Set for Testing on US Airliners

      (Newser) - The Department of Homeland Security will equip three American Airlines passenger planes with anti-missile laser jammers this spring, USA Today reports. The devices, designed to confuse shoulder-launched projectiles, will be mounted on planes flying between New York and California to assess overall maintenance concerns, how the system works on routine flights and how it affects fuel consumption. More »

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      American Airlines  • Department of Homeland Security  • missile defense system

  • December 2007

    • Cheating Is No Longer Child's Play

      Boston Globe  |  Dec 26, 07 8:24 PM CST

      Cheating Is No Longer Child's Play

      (Newser) - Crib sheets have gone high-tech, the Boston Globe reports, as legions of job seekers from would-be medical technicians to school bus drivers resort to the Web for a leg-up in passing professional qualifying exams. The result is a booming black market for “braindumps,” or exam answers. Some are individuals who auction test answers on sites like eBay; others are overseas websites that do millions in business. More »

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      Microsoft  • Department of Homeland Security  • Asia  • cheating  • information technology  • black market  • security systems

    • Iraqi Officers Going AWOL in America

      Washington Times  |  Dec 6, 07 8:46 PM CST

      Iraqi Officers Going AWOL in America

      (Newser) - Nearly a dozen Iraqi military and law-enforcement officials have fled specialized training programs in the US, the Washington Times reports. The men are either seeking asylum in this country or are still missing—leading a high-ranking congressman to warn of the national-security implications. An Army spokesman says none of the missing students poses a threat. More »

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      Iraq  • military  • Department of Homeland Security  • Iraq Army  • asylum  • AWOL

  • November 2007

    • Citizenship Delays Will Impact Election

      Washington Post  |  Nov 22, 07 4:12 AM CST

      Citizenship Delays Will Impact Election

      (Newser) - Hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have applied for US citizenship will not have those applications processed in time to vote in the 2008 election. The Department of Homeland Security failed to fully prepare for a massive increase in applications filed to beat a widely publicized fee increase that took effect over the summer, reports the Washington Post . More »

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      election 2008  • Department of Homeland Security  • citizenship  • Citizenship and Immigration Services  • fee increase

    • Airport Screeners Miss Bombs

      Associated Press  |  Nov 14, 07 8:29 PM CST

      Airport Screeners Miss Bombs

      (Newser) - Airport screeners fared poorly in an undercover test in which government investigators smuggled liquid explosives and detonators past checkpoints, the AP reports. As a troubling bonus, the investigators learned how to make the explosives on the internet and bought the parts for less than $150, showing that would-be terrorists could cheaply and fairly easily wreak havoc in the skies, the AP says. More »

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      Department of Homeland Security  • airport security  • TSA  • airline safety  • airport screener

    • Anthrax Probe Finds US ‘Poorly Prepared’

      Reuters  |  Nov 14, 07 4:31 PM CST

      Anthrax Probe Finds US &lsquo;Poorly Prepared&rsquo;

      (Newser) - The US is ill equipped to deal with anthrax threats, a consulting firm said today, and must improve vaccines, drugs for victims of exposure and detection methods. The group, which includes a former CIA director, used several outbreak scenarios—in subways, movie theaters, theme parks and the Oscars—to illustrate America’s lack of preparedness, Reuters reports. More »

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      Congress  • CIA  • Department of Homeland Security  • vaccine  • anthrax  • biological warfare

    • Bushies Break Records in Rush to K Street

      Politico  |  Nov 14, 07 3:06 PM CST

      Bushies Break Records in Rush to K Street

      (Newser) - Departing staffers of lame duck presidents have long filled the ranks of lobbying firms, but the Bush White House is providing K Street operatives in particularly high numbers, the Politico reports—raising a series of ethics questions about the revolving-door phenomenon. The key industries hiring outgoing Bushies are homeland security—seeking know-how on scoring a chunk of the new agency’s massive budget—and alternative energy. More »

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      Bush administration  • Department of Homeland Security  • homeland security  • alternative energy  • lobbyists

  • October 2007

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