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Govt wants speedy screening at more airports

WASHINGTON - The Homeland Security Department wants to expand speedy screening of preapproved, low-risk air travelers arriving in the United States to most international airports in the country. ...

From EILEEN SULLIVAN, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Homeland Security Department,  George W. Bush

Suspect's cousin talks to FBI, mortified by attack

WASHINGTON The cousin of the suspected Fort Hood shooter says family members have met with the FBI and answered all their questions. Nader Hasan of northern Virginia says his family will continue to cooperate with law enforcement. He says he has no ...

From EILEEN SULLIVAN, San Diego Union-Tribune,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Federal Bureau of Investigation,  Nidal Malik Hasan

Worldwide sting turns up millions in smuggled cash

WASHINGTON A crackdown in more than 80 countries turned up $3.5 million hidden in carry-on and checked bags as people smuggled illicit money across international borders. The more than 70 cash seizures are likely the proceeds of organized crime, said ...

From EILEEN SULLIVAN, San Diego Union-Tribune,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John Morton

Family calls suspects actions deplorable

WASHINGTON The family of the suspected Fort Hood shooter says "the actions of their cousin are despicable and deplorable." Kim Fuller, a spokeswoman for Nidal Malik Hasan's family says relatives in Northern Virginia are reaching out to law enforcement ...

From EILEEN SULLIVAN, San Diego Union-Tribune,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Wal-Mart

Review defends spending on small border stations

WASHINGTON - An internal review of the Obama administration's own plan to spend tens of millions of dollars upgrading little-used border checkpoints ahead of busier ones justified its choices, but a senior Democratic senator said he will ask ...

From EILEEN SULLIVAN, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Janet Napolitano,  Byron Dorgan,  U.S. Democratic Party

Millions spent on small border stations justified

An internal Obama administration review supports its rationale for upgrading little-used border checkpoints rather than the busiest crossings. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ordered the review out of concerns that too much economic ...

From EILEEN SULLIVAN, TheNewsTribune.com,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Janet Napolitano

Audit: Airport screening needs more risk study

WASHINGTON - The government has installed high-tech passenger screening equipment at airports without fully measuring whether the technologies address the most serious risks to aviation, congressional auditors found. ...

From EILEEN SULLIVAN, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Government Accountability Office,  Transportation Security Administration,  Richard Reid,  Bennie Thompson

Audit: US airport screening needs more risk study

The U.S. government has installed high-tech passenger screening equipment at airports without fully measuring whether the technologies address the most serious risks to aviation, congressional auditors found. Most decisions to introduce new ...

From EILEEN SULLIVAN, Taiwan News,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Government Accountability Office,  Transportation Security Administration,  Bennie Thompson

Review finds Sept. 11 Potomac exercise was a bad idea

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Coast Guard says holding a training exercise near the Pentagon on Sept. 11 this year was ill-advised, but didn't violate agency policies. The conclusions, obtained by The Associated Press, are from an internal Coast Guard review ...

From EILEEN SULLIVAN, GovExec.com,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Federal Bureau of Investigation,  Ronald Reagan

Review finds 9/11 Potomac exercise was a bad idea

WASHINGTON—Holding a training exercise near the Pentagon on Sept. 11 this year was ill-advised, but it did not violate Coast Guard policies, an internal review found. The Coast Guard review, obtained by The Associated Press, looked into the events and ...

From EILEEN SULLIVAN, Boston Globe,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: The Pentagon,  Barack Obama,  Federal Bureau of Investigation,  Ronald Reagan

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