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Controversy as Government Opens American Skies to Drones

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 …

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The Homeland Security Professional How education is shaping American security

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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 …

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DHS Centers of Excellence – A Maturing Initiative

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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 …

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US-VISIT: Biometrics Are Here to Stay

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 …

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On Feb. 8, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced it is expanding its TSA PreCheck program, which is designed, in part, to expedite the screening process for some at the nation's airports. The agency instituted the pilot to move away from a one-for-all approach to airport security. TSA image

TSA PreCheck Program to Expand Expansion of the prescreening program will hasten airport security screening … for some

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 …

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The U.S.-Russia Joint Threat Assessment on Nuclear Terrorism

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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 …

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Faltering Tools for Fire and Ice

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.  …

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An ‘Integrated’ U.S./Canadian Border What will happen on the border – and to North American cooperation?

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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 …

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A New Code The demise of the color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System

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 …

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UAVS: The Future of Border Surveillance? Probably not, according to CRS

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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, …

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