Homeland security was on everyone’s mind three years ago when officials in Hawaii purchased a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), more commonly called a drone, as a high-tech law enforcement …
When al Qaeda flew planes into the World Trade Center buildings and the Pentagon, there was no such thing as a “homeland security professional.” Years later, when the Department of …
In the ongoing effort to secure the United States against all threats, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other agencies have pursued various initiatives to strengthen America’s security and …
In its everyday operations, the term “biometrics” still has a fairly simple meaning for the federal border protection workforce: It means fingerprints and photographs. The immigration and border management system …
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John S. Pistole announced Feb. 8 the expansion of TSA Pre√™, a passenger prescreening program, to additional …
In June 2011, for the first time, experts from the world’s two leading nuclear powers released a joint report on the global threat of nuclear terrorism. The report, titled “The …
It’s a basic lesson any semi-decent carpenter or weekend handyman knows. If you have the right tools, you can do your job a lot easier and a whole lot better. …
On February 4, U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued a joint declaration describing a new effort to enhance security along the longest undefended border in …
When Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced on Jan. 27, 2011, that the Homeland Security Advisory System – the color-coded terror alert system, enacted after 9/11, which had earned …
When the Department of Homeland Security announced on Jan. 14, 2011, that it would cancel funding for the ambitious Secure Border Initiative Network (SBInet) – an integrated system of personnel, …
