The House of Representatives passed a $39 billion Department of Homeland Security spending bill for next fiscal year that would boost its funding by nearly $1 billion.
The Obama administration acknowledged that it is collecting a massive amount of telephone records from at least one telephone carrier, saying it's necessary to protect Americans against attack.
The National Retail Federation’s ninth annual Organized Retail Crime (ORC) Survey found that 93.5 percent of retailers say they have been a victim of organized retail crime in the past year, down slightly from 96.0 percent in 2012.
Facing fierce opposition from lawmakers, flight crews and airlines, the TSA has dropped its proposal to allow passengers to carry small knives, souvenir bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment onto planes.
The behavioral detection screening program has 2,800 employees and no comprehensive training program, leaving many in Washington to wonder whether the program should be expanded.
Plans to move visitor screening to Ellis Island have been called off due to disagreements over security procedure with the Department of the Interior, local law enforcement and politicians.
According to research by Unisys Corporation, a majority of Americans are concerned about data breaches involving large organizations, but are evenly mixed on whether legislation should require private businesses to share cyber attack information with the government.
A Wisconsin town is allowing police officers to ticket an alleged bully's parents for a municipal code violation, which could come with a fine of more than $100.
The 5-4 majority agreed that taking a DNA cheek swab is akin to fingerprinting or photographing, but the dissenting justices saw it as a major change in police powers.
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