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A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation aimed at security clearance reforms.

According to a survey, a majority of people across the globe feel that corruption has worsened in their countries, and that their governments are ineffective in combating it.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) commended 16 U.S. rail and mass transit agencies for earning the TSA's highest rating for maintaining strong security programs.

The Internal Revenue Service accidentally released thousands of Social Security numbers online.

A privacy rights group plans to ask the Supreme Court to stop the NSA phone surveillance program that collects the telephone records of millions of Americans.

School districts in Illinois will now be required to conduct safety drills to prepare for a possible shooting under legislation Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law.

Thieves stole 752 cases of Spirit of the Tsars Golden Vodka from a Miami area customs warehouse, busting a case-sized hole through a concrete wall to grab their pricey loot.

After hitting an all-time high in December, background checks for gun purchases have declined by nearly half.

Latent or hidden fingerprints on guns, knives or shell casings are often the best evidence in court, but getting a clean print is difficult. This new technique enables crime scene investigators to create a negative image of the fingerprint without damaging it.

The Transportation Security Administration is now using dogs to pre-screen passengers, sniffing for explosives before travelers get to the metal detectors and X-ray machines, MSN News reports.