Site Map - Homeland Security

09/19/2007 - The recently revised risk- and needs-based grant allocation process for the Department of Homeland Security needs oversight to ensure its effectiveness, according to a new report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) entitled FY2006 Homeland Security Grant Distribution Methods: Issues for the 109th Congress.

09/19/2007 - “The Department of Defense over the next four years must begin a fundamental shift in military doctrine and priorities so that this country is better positioned to respond to the threats of a post-Cold War and post-9/11 world,” say the report’s authors, Lawrence J. Korb, Caroline P. Wadhams, and Andrew J. Grotto.

09/19/2007 - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) lacks the automated network security tools that would help identify the cause of messages received from automated security devices, says a report by the DHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG). That’s no small problem: the report shows that from February to April 2005, more than 65 million security events were logged, and without automated tools in place, it is impossible for administrators to separate the real threats from the false alarms. @ The OIG’s report, management of the DHS Wide Area Network Needs Improvement, is available at SM Online.

09/19/2007 - A bill (H.R. 4238) introduced by Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) would build on the President’s border security initiative by requiring aliens to post bond to be released from mandatory detention centers and by using more federal facilities as detention centers.

09/19/2007 - Mike McConnell argued that Congress should make the expanded surveillance powers they permitted in August permanent.

09/19/2007 - The DHS's recently revised risk and needs-based grant allocation process needs more oversight, according to a new report.

09/19/2007 - A report by the Center for American Progress says that the military should take a proactive role in protecting the homeland.

09/18/2007 - A government audit says the development of high-tech sensors to detect radiation at ports and border crossings is hamstrung by poor coordination between government agencies and is overdue and overbudget, reports the AP.

09/17/2007 - Pilots will have to provide passenger manifesto an hour before departure.

09/14/2007 - A new poll and report says "Yes."

09/13/2007 - Target, Region and Tactic data on terrorist incidents will be reported in sequential months.

09/13/2007 - States were assigned a ranking from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest possible score. The study found that more than half of the states received a score of 5 or less and nearly 85 percent scored 6 or less. Only three states, Delaware, South Carolina, and Virginia, scored 8 points or more. The District of Columbia, which is widely viewed as a prime target for terrorism, scored only a 4.

09/13/2007 - Stronger surveillance law not used to spy on German jihadists.