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SEC and Homeland Security need Web backup, GAO says
Washington :: DC :: USA | 28 days ago
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Securities exchanges have a sound network back-up if a severe pandemic keeps people home and clogging the Internet, but the Homeland Security Department has done little planning, Congressional investigators said on Monday. The department does not even...
Supreme Court to hear Uighurs' case
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility And the court's decision to hear it could further complicate plans to close the military prison in January, a deadline the Obama administration recently said it might be unable to meet. Last year, the court ruled 5 to 4 that a Guantanamo detainee had...
Tags: Guantanamo Bay, Barack Obama, Obama Administration, supreme courts, The Supreme Court, United States, US Supreme Court, Homeland Security Department, Guantánamo Bay Uighur, Senate
Feds sign up locals to help enforce immigration
Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility The Obama administration has signed up 55 state and local law enforcement agencies to help enforce immigration laws, including an Arizona county sheriff under investigation for racial profiling, the Homeland Security Department announced Friday.
Tags: sheriff joe, Joe Arpaio, law enforce, immigration sweep, Arizona county, enforce agency, illegal immigration, Homeland Security Department, locals law, Maricopa County Sheriff
House backs Guantanamo prisoner transfer
Havana :: Cuba | about 1 month ago
Credibility The House of Representatives on Thursday voted to allow the Obama administration to bring foreign terrorism suspects from the Guantanamo Bay prison to the United States to face trial. The 307 to 114 vote removes one of many roadblocks the administration...
Tags: Guantanamo Bay, House-Senate, Guantanamo Detainee Decision, The House of Representatives, Barack Obama, United States, Homeland Security Department, president barack, guantanamo prisoners, house backs
Dems postpone Homeland Security bill
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Democrats abruptly postponed agreement on an estimated $42.8 billion Homeland Security budget Thursday after a House vote betrayed continued nervousness among rank-and-file lawmakers over the transfer of any Guantanamo detainees into the U.S., even for...
Tags: Guantanamo Bay, House of Representatives, House-Senate, White House, Homeland Security Department, U.S, Washington
BizJournals: Tetra Tech venture gets $500 million Coast Guard contract
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility A joint venture involving Tetra Tech Inc. was awarded a contract from the U.S...The TtEC-Tesoro venture won the National Multiple Award Construction Contract, which covers construction and design-build projects at U.S...Department of Homeland Security...
Tags: Homeland Security Department, Department of Homeland Security, U.S, Seattle
Island to commemorate 9/11
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility Camacho, alongside Guam's first and emergency responders and volunteers, will declare Sept. 11 as a day of service and remembrance and September as National Preparedness Month during a proclamation signing at Guam Homeland Security and the Office of Civil...
Tags: Guam Homeland Security, Homeland Security Department, Department of Homeland Security, Serve Guam
Security network meets with Napolitano
Washington :: DC :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility Leaders of a Jewish community security network met with U.S...Wednesday's meeting was the first for leaders of the Secure Community Network with Napolitano since she became secretary earlier this year, but the network has been working with the Department...
Tags: Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Department, detention facilities
Federal Computer Week: Spires named new CIO at DHS
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility Spires named new CIO at DHS Richard Spires appointed department's top IT official Richard Spires has been appointed as the Homeland Security Department’s new chief information officer. As DHS’ new top information technology official, Spires will be responsible...
Homeland Security drops satellite snooping
Washington :: DC :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility The Homeland Security Department said Tuesday that it will not use satellites for domestic-terrorism surveillance, however the technology can continue to be used to respond to natural disasters. The National Applications Office (NAO) was created by the...
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