Protecting the United States from terrorism means more to Americans than promoting democracy abroad, a Pew Research Center study found. Since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Americans consider protecting U.S. shores from terrorism a top priority, according to a UPI report. The study, conducted every four years, found 83 percent of those questioned held that opinion in 2013, which is slightly down from its high of 86 percent in 2005.
Thousands of tax delinquents, including one who owes the IRS $2 million, have sensitive security clearances, posing a risk that has gone undetected by federal agencies, congressional investigators will report this Thursday.
Amid calls for stronger cyber security laws, the Department of Homeland Security is working on getting its threat-tracking system to work across its own operations and the Department of Defense. An October 24 memo from the Office of the Inspector General found that although the DHS can keep track of threats and provide updates on ongoing issues, “federal cyber operations center do not have a common incident management system tool that tracks, updates, shares, and coordinates cyber information with each other.”
The U.S. Senate approved President Obama’s nomination of James Comey with a 93-1 vote as the new Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Director, Monday, July 29.
The pact would promote information-sharing, and it would set up a cyber hotline and working group between the two countries to foster cyber security cooperation.
U.S. Border Agents Can Search Travelers' Electronics for Signs of Terrorist or Other Illegal Activity, and Can Copy and Keep Files.
U.S. border agents are allowed to search a traveler’s laptop, cellphone or other electronic device and keep copies of any data on them based on no more than a hunch, according to an internal study from the Homeland Security Department.
Recent incidents of ricin being mailed to the White House and members of Congress are a chilling reminder that the mail system continues to be used by those wishing to do harm.
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) cannot be challenged by Americans without proof that the law would directly affect them, the Supreme Court rules.
Cyber attacks originating in China have been discovered to spy on economic efforts at U.S. businesses, especially those in finance, technology and aerospace.