Homeland Security News

Steve Bierfeldt was standing in the security line at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis when he was detained by TSA officials for carrying too much money. Bierfeldt was put in a room for a half hour and asked a series of questions about the $4,700 in his possession. He says he had raised the money at a St. Louis event for the Campaign for Liberty—an... Read More →

Battelle is working with a key network of U.S. Department of Homeland Security watch centers under a new multimillion-dollar contract. The Columbus research giant said it was among two companies awarded contracts with the Homeland Security for work totaling up to $94 million over the long term. Under a five-year task order totaling $29 million, Battelle... Read More →

Arizona law enforcement agencies just got a big boost from the federal government. The state is getting almost $13 million to help combat crime along its Mexican border. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano traveled to Tucson to explain how Canadian and Mexican border states will divvy up almost $60 million under a program called “Operation... Read More →

U.S. counterterrorism officials have authenticated a video by an al Qaeda recruiter threatening to smuggle a biological weapon into the United States via tunnels under the Mexico border, the latest sign of the terrorist group’s determination to stage another mass-casualty attack on the U.S. homeland. The video aired earlier this year as a recruitment... Read More →

Two more people have died in New York City after contracting swine flu, bringing the total number of deaths here from the virus to seven, city health officials said yesterday. The latest fatalities were both adults in their 40s, the Health Department said, declining to release further details. (NY Post)  Read More →