President Obama has nominated Florida’s emergency manager to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, turning to a Republican with experience in natural disasters to help restore credibility to an agency whose reputation was badly damaged by its response to Hurricane Katrina. (NY Times)
Mexican violence poses a threat to spring breakers; that’s according to one homeland security expert at Texas A&M University. Dave McIntyre, an expert on security and terrorism matters, heads up the Integrative Center for Homeland Security at Texas A&M University.(KWTX)
The Transportation Security Administration has reduced the risk of terrorists releasing clouds of toxic gases from railroad tank cars in urban areas, according to the Department of Homeland Security inspector general. The DHS inspector general’s office last week reported that TSA’s transportation security officers, a division established to address security in surface transportation, had been [...]