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Is Whistleblowing Working?

05/24/2013 - As the Dodd-Frank whistleblower program—designed to help catch fraud at financial institutions—reaches its one year anniversary, experts look at how it is working.
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Morning Security Brief: Government Seeks Wiretap Powers, New Suspect Charged in Ricin Case, and More

04/29/2013 - A government task force is drafting legislation to allow real-time interception of online communications, another suspect is arrested in the ricin case, and a government employee may pursue his whistleblower case against the Department of Homeland Security.
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Senate Holds Hearing on Drones

04/24/2013 - Witnesses at a Senate subcommittee hearing on the use of drones as a counterterrorism tool told lawmakers that, while useful, the drone program should have stringent oversight.
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Morning Security Brief: School Security, Concealed Weapons, and More

04/15/2013 - School districts that employ school resources officers see more discipline against students, a new bill introduced in Missouri would open businesses up to liability if they do not allow concealed weapons, and a school district is found negligent for failing to provide safe and adequate transport for a student who was struck by a car and killed.
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Morning Security Brief: Court Rules on Drug Dogs, Visa Fraud Bill Introduced, and CIA Told to Release Drone Records

04/01/2013 - The Supreme Court limits the role of police dogs in searches, a new Senate bill targets visa fraud, and a federal court has ruled that the CIA must release documents on its drone program.
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Morning Security Brief: Campus Crime, Recidivism Rates, and Courthouse Safety

03/25/2013 - A new law offers grants to fight campus crime, a Pennsylvania study finds that halfway houses do not help former inmates, and a new bill would provide security equipment to courthouses.
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Morning Security Brief: Fort Hood Shooter Goes to Trial, States Consider Gun Bills, and Craigslist Killer Sentenced

03/21/2013 - A judge rules that the accused Fort Hood shooter cannot plead guilty; gun bills move forward in Colorado and Utah; and the Craigslist Killer faces the death penalty.
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Morning Security Brief: Drone Experiments, Gun Laws, and More

03/01/2013 - A U.S. government agency experimented with the domestic use of drones back in 2004 and 2005, and New York claims to have enacted the strictest gun law in the nation.
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Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Assault Weapons Ban

02/28/2013 - Witnesses before the Senate Judiciary Committee testified in support of S. 150, which would ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition.
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House Passes Bill to Continue Countermeasures Funding

01/22/2013 - The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill that would continue funding government development of nuclear, chemical, and biological countermeasures.
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Lawmakers Introduce 10 Firearms Bills in 10 Days

01/14/2013 - While most of the measures aim to reduce this violence by controlling ammunition or access to automatic weapons, two bills take the opposite approach and would allow concealed weapons on school grounds.
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President Approves New Laws on Trade Secrets and Surveillance

01/07/2013 - The 113th Congress is officially underway. However, some old business from the 112th Congress is only now reaching President Barack Obama’s desk. He recently signed two bills, one on trade secrets and one on surveillance, into law.
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Bills on Maritime Security and Baggage Screening Await President Obama's Signature

12/17/2012 - Congress has presented a Coast Guard authorization bill and a bill on airline baggage screening to President Obama for his signature. The President is expected to sign both measures into law.
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