HomelandSecurity.com - A Homeland Security Resource Since 2000 » Homeland Security News http://www.homelandsecurity.com Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:32:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Pair Held in Twitter Homeland Threat Mix-Up http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2012/01/31/pair-held-in-twitter-homeland-threat-mix-up/ http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2012/01/31/pair-held-in-twitter-homeland-threat-mix-up/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:32:08 +0000 admin https://www.homelandsecurity.com/?p=1258 “A young couple from across the pond was detained at a Los Angeles airport after Homeland Security agents mistook a couple Twitter quips for threats against the U.S., the two told British media today.

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(Source: Pair Held in Twitter Homeland Threat Mix-Up: Reports – ABC News.)

]]> http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2012/01/31/pair-held-in-twitter-homeland-threat-mix-up/feed/ 0 Al Qaeda and U.S. Homeland Security after Bin Laden http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/12/21/al-qaeda-and-u-s-homeland-security-after-bin-laden/ http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/12/21/al-qaeda-and-u-s-homeland-security-after-bin-laden/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:22:06 +0000 admin http://www.homelandsecurity.com/?p=1252 “In the past year al Qaeda has suffered a series of staggering blows that have severely damaged the group and will irrevocably alter the way it operates. Last spring, Osama bin Laden was killed in a dramatic raid on his compound in Pakistan, followed by strikes on a number of other prominent al Qaeda leaders, including Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman in Pakistan, and Fazul Abdullah Mohammed in Somalia, among others1. Further, al Qaeda was caught off-guard by the “Arab Spring” revolutions that broke out across the Middle East and North Africa. These revolutions have since succeeded in toppling several regional strongmen, an avowed goal of al Qaeda that it has been unable to accomplish through terrorism. With al Qaeda’s leaders on the defensive and the efficacy of its ideology threatened by a new generation of political activists, many policymakers are increasingly questioning the future of the group2.”

Source: PDF Report

]]> http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/12/21/al-qaeda-and-u-s-homeland-security-after-bin-laden/feed/ 0 US to leave Mexican border crossing to rangers http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/12/12/us-to-leave-mexican-border-crossing-to-rangers/ http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/12/12/us-to-leave-mexican-border-crossing-to-rangers/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:34:54 +0000 admin http://www.homelandsecurity.com/?p=1250 “The bloody drug war in Mexico shows no sign of relenting. Neither do calls for tighter border security amid rising fears of spillover violence.
This hardly seems a time the U.S. would be willing to allow people to cross the border legally from Mexico without a customs officer in sight. But in this rugged, remote West Texas terrain where wading across the shallow Rio Grande undetected is all too easy, federal authorities are touting a proposal to open an unmanned port of entry as a security upgrade.”

(The Associated Press: US to leave Mexican border crossing to rangers)

]]> http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/12/12/us-to-leave-mexican-border-crossing-to-rangers/feed/ 1 Ambulances turned away as computer virus infects hospital http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/12/12/ambulances-turned-away-as-computer-virus-infects-hospital/ http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/12/12/ambulances-turned-away-as-computer-virus-infects-hospital/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:54:33 +0000 admin http://www.homelandsecurity.com/?p=1248 “Gwinnett Medical Center on Friday confirmed it has instructed ambulances to take patients to other area hospitals when possible after discovering a system-wide computer virus that slowed patient registration and other operations at its campuses in Lawrenceville and Duluth.”

(Ambulances turned away as computer virus infects Gwinnett Medical Center computers  | ajc.com)

]]> http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/12/12/ambulances-turned-away-as-computer-virus-infects-hospital/feed/ 0 Homeland-Security Bill Seeks to Clarify Who’s in Charge of Cybersecurity http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/12/06/homeland-security-bill-seeks-to-clarify-who%e2%80%99s-in-charge-of-cybersecurity/ http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/12/06/homeland-security-bill-seeks-to-clarify-who%e2%80%99s-in-charge-of-cybersecurity/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:45:20 +0000 admin http://www.homelandsecurity.com/?p=1246 “The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee’s cybersecurity panel said on Tuesday that he plans to introduce legislation next week that would codify the Homeland Security Department’s role as the lead federal agency in trying to protect against cyberattacks on the nation’s critical infrastructure. “

Source: Homeland-Security Bill Seeks to Clarify Who’s in Charge of Cybersecurity – Juliana Gruenwald – NationalJournal.com

]]> http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/12/06/homeland-security-bill-seeks-to-clarify-who%e2%80%99s-in-charge-of-cybersecurity/feed/ 0 Border bill would expand Homeland Security powers http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/09/27/border-bill-would-expand-homeland-security-powers/ http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/09/27/border-bill-would-expand-homeland-security-powers/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:52:08 +0000 admin http://www.homelandsecurity.com/?p=1243 “That question is driving a heated debate over a controversial bill to give the Department of Homeland Security sweeping authority over federal lands within 100 miles of the U. S. border.”

Source: Border bill would expand Homeland Security powers – USATODAY.com

]]> http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/09/27/border-bill-would-expand-homeland-security-powers/feed/ 0 TSA officer sentenced for theft from passengers http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/09/20/tsa-officer-sentenced-for-theft-from-passengers/ http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/09/20/tsa-officer-sentenced-for-theft-from-passengers/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 04:00:35 +0000 admin http://www.homelandsecurity.com/?p=1241 “A Transportation Security Administration officer who pleaded guilty in February to federal charges that he stole from passengers during screenings at Newark Liberty International Airport was sentenced Tuesday to six months of home confinement, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.”

Source: TSA officer sentenced for theft from passengers – CNN.com

]]> http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/09/20/tsa-officer-sentenced-for-theft-from-passengers/feed/ 1 Officials confirm ‘credible but unconfirmed’ 9/11 threat http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/09/08/officials-confirm-credible-but-unconfirmed-911-threat/ http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/09/08/officials-confirm-credible-but-unconfirmed-911-threat/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:59:14 +0000 admin http://www.homelandsecurity.com/?p=1239 “U.S. officials said Thursday evening they have “specific, credible but unconfirmed” information about a threat against the United States coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

“We have received credible information very recently about a possible plot directed at the homeland that seems to be focused on New York and Washington, D.C.,” a senior administration official told CNN Pentagon Correspondent Barbara Starr.”

Source: Officials confirm ‘credible but unconfirmed’ 9/11 threat – CNN.com

]]> http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/09/08/officials-confirm-credible-but-unconfirmed-911-threat/feed/ 0 9-11 Anniversary Travel Alert http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/09/03/9-11-anniversary-travel-alert/ http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/09/03/9-11-anniversary-travel-alert/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 12:34:32 +0000 admin http://www.homelandsecurity.com/?p=1237 “As we mark the 10th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Department of State informs U.S. citizens traveling and residing abroad of the continued threat posed by al-Qa’ida and its affiliates. While we have not identified any specific threats from al-Qa’ida affiliates and allies to attack the United States or our interests on the 9/11 anniversary, U.S. citizens should be aware that al-Qa’ida affiliates and allies have demonstrated the intent and capability to carry out attacks against the United States and our interests around the world. In the past, terrorist organizations have on occasion planned their attacks to coincide with significant dates on the calendar. This Worldwide Travel Alert supplements the July 26, 2011, Worldwide Caution, and expires on January 2, 2012.

U.S. citizens traveling and residing abroad should enroll in the Smart Travelers Enrollment Program (STEP) at the following website: https://travelregistration.state.gov. U.S. citizens without internet access may enroll directly at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate at their destination. By enrolling, U.S. citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of emergency. “

Source: 9-11 Anniversary Travel Alert

]]> http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/09/03/9-11-anniversary-travel-alert/feed/ 0 ‘Lone wolf’ terror seen as biggest threat http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/09/03/lone-wolf-terror-seen-as-biggest-threat/ http://www.homelandsecurity.com/2011/09/03/lone-wolf-terror-seen-as-biggest-threat/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 12:32:42 +0000 admin http://www.homelandsecurity.com/?p=1235 ” After 9/11, it was the men who went to radicalized mosques or terror boot camps who were seen as the biggest terror threat. Today, that picture’s changed: Authorities are increasingly focusing on the lone wolf living next door, radicalized on the Internet – and plotting strikes in a vacuum.”

Source: News from The Associated Press

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