Not All International Cargo Screened for Explosives Under Cargo Screening Mandate
International air carriers break U.S. federal law every day. Any cargo flown on a passenger plane in U.S. airspace (whether …
Homeland Security
Sgt. Kane’s 9/11 Tale of Morality and Immorality
For all of the footage that we have of the 9/11 attacks in New York, nothing is as powerful as …
An Astronaut’s View of 9/11
There are many amazing and heartbreaking stories of loss and heroism that occurred on 9/11. We’ve heard from those who …
The Washington, D.C. Area Earthquake
On Aug. 23, 2011, the Earth moved in Washington, D.C., and it had nothing to do with politics. A Richter-scale …
Hurricane Irene
With Hurricane Irene now nothing but some sputtering winds and loosely formed rain showers, we are about to endure the …
Does Homeland Security Make Good Television?
The other night my wife and I were watching the National Geographic Channel’s program, “The Liquid Bomb Plot.” The two-hour …
FEMA Approves More Than $2.4 Million in Disaster Aid for Montana
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has so far approved more than $2.4 million in …
America’s Infrastructure Is No Laughing Matter
Humor is a powerful tool, and many times it can deliver a very pointed message. Several late night comedians have …
Always Ready: U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Roles and Missions
The U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG’s) Office of Aviation Forces is not as well known as the aviation wings of the …
Illegal Re-entry Cases Skyrocket
A new report (http://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/251/), compiled from Department of Justice data by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University, …