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Morning Security Brief: Gangs Suspected In Credit Card Breach, DHS To Check Brits Against No-Fly Lists, Social Media, and More

- More details emerge about the Global Payments Inc. breach. DHS wants data from British travelers, even when they aren't flying to the United States. Most employers don't check employee social media accounts. And more.

House Committee Members Request Audit of Full Body Scanners

- Two ranking members of the House Homeland Security Committee have requested an audit of how the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) deploys controversial full-body scanners at airport security checkpoints.

Counterterrorism

- The White House has outlined its implementation plan for countering violent extremism within local communities. Read more about the plan online.

Counterinsurgency

- A new Rand study looks at the ways that freedom of movement within a conflict zone could signal the success of counterinsurgency efforts. However, the report warns that the data can be misleading. Read the report online to learn more.

Building a Tenuous Trust

- A new White House strategy to combat homegrown terrorism could backfire unless officials engage local communities.

Morning Security Brief: Lawmaker's Office Firebombed, DoD Prepared for Cyberattacks, Eco-Terrorists Wanted, and More

- Texas State Senator Wendy Davis’ office was firebombed Tuesday. The DoD says destructive cyberattacks are just over the horizon. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information on three eco-terrorists. And more.

A Model of Intelligence Sharing

- How Colorado’s Intelligence Analysis Center became a model for the rest of the states and the Department of Homeland Security.

DHS Gets Low Marks for Employee Satisfaction, Again

- Lawmakers want to know why Department of Homeland Security workers hate their jobs.

Morning Security Brief: Patriot Movement Explodes, Private Prisons, Cybersecurity Legislation, and More

- Patriot groups have increased by 755 percent during the first three years of the Obama administration. A prison management company offers a controversial deal to states looking to save money. Competing cybersecurity bill is introduced. And more.

Assembling an Archive of Terror: An interview with START director Gary LaFree

- Security Management interviews the nation's premier archivist of terror.

PBS Pushes Next-Gen Emergency Alerts

- A new program will allow broadcasters to send emergency alerts directly to smartphones and other mobile devices.

Port Security

- A new law (formerly H.B. 283) addresses inconsistences between state and federal port security regulations. In 2000, Florida enacted a port security law to address criminal activity in the state’s seaports. However, the federal seaport security standards enacted after the 9-11 attacks, preempted some aspects of the state’s provisions. The ports were also duplicating their efforts on some measures.

Law Enforcement Perspective: International Association of Chiefs of Police Interview with Bart R. Johnson

- An interview with Bart Johnson, the executive director of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.