NEWS & ANALYSIS

Administration Plans to Send National Guard to Mexican Border?

Jun 30, 2009 -The Obama administration is planning to seek as many as 1500 National Guardsmen to secure the nation's border with Mexico, according to the San Antonio Express-News.

New CBP Rules Will Redefine Many Knives as "Switchblades"

Jun 29, 2009 -Customs and Border Protection's proposal to designate any knife that opens using a spring- or release-assisted mechanism a switchblade, thus barring its import into the United States, has provoked outrage on Capitol Hill as well as among sportsmen organizations and knifemakers.

CBP Testing Drone Along Northern Border

Jun 25, 2009 -Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has adopted a new addition to help the agency watch over the northern border in upstate New York: a Predator B Unmanned Aircraft System, according to WWTI in Watertown, New York.

New DHS Border Radiation Detectors Fare Marginally in Tests, Investigators Say

Jun 22, 2009 -Tests of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s next-generation radiation portal detectors slated for use at the country’s ports of entry yielded mixed results, spurring the government’s watchdog agency to recommend further testing and phased fielding of the devices.

Is There A Drug War Going On Inside the U.S. Government?

Jun 16, 2009 -That's what Bradley C. Schreiber, a former a senior adviser at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from 2007 to 2009, argued on The New York Times op-ed page yesterday.

Texas Prisons Implementing Screening of Criminal Illegal Aliens

May 26, 2009 -Texas prisons have begun implementing a new Obama administration policy to check the immigration status of all incoming prisoners processed, reports The Houston Chronicle.

Lawmakers Blast DHS Protective Mask Policy

May 15, 2009 -The Department of Homeland Security was roundly criticized during a subcommittee hearing yesterday for not formalizing the use of protective masks for border control agents after swine flu spread into the United States from Mexico, reports The Washington Post.

E-Verify Gains in Popularity Before It's a Must for Federal Contractors

May 14, 2009 -About a thousand employers a week are subscribing to the government's voluntary Web-based program to check on the legal working status of job applicants.

Obama Proposes $27 Billion Budget for Border and Transportation Security

May 06, 2009 -The Los Angeles Times breaks down President Barack Obama's $27 billion request for border and transportation security in the proposed 2010 budget.

Swine Flu Infections Rise to 245; U.S. in "Upswing," CDC Says

May 04, 2009 -The total number of people with confirmed swine flu infections climbed to 245 yesterday in 35 states as laboratories caught up on a backlog of lab tests, the Associated Press reports.
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