Tag Archives: Janet Napolitano

U.S. drones to watch entire Mexico border from September 1 |

By Gideon Swift | Published: August 31, 2010
Source: Reuters Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said U.S. Customs and Border Protection would begin flying a Predator B drone out of Corpus Christi, Texas, on Wednesday, extending the reach of the agency’s unmanned surveillance aircraft across the length of the nearly 2,000 mile border with Mexico. “With the deployment of the Predator in Texas, [...]
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Political Appointees Vetted DHS Public Records Requests

By Gideon Swift | Published: July 23, 2010
Source:   Wired.com Contrary to the Obama administration’s promised commitment to open government, the Department of Homeland Security, in a highly irregular move, filtered hundreds of public records requests through political appointees, allowing them to examine what was being requested and delay releasing sensitive material, according to internal e-mails obtained by the Associated Press. The political [...]
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Security Plan for Canada-U.S. Border Announced

By Gideon Swift | Published: July 16, 2010
Source: Security Plan for Canada-U.S. Border Announced Canada and the United States have announced their first formal plan to enhance the security of their common 5,525-mile border, the longest in the world. “Crystallizing a shared vision of border security that facilitates trade is a priority if we are to mitigate threats to our joint security [...]
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SEND IN THE DRONES: PREDATORS TO FLY ABOVE TEX-MEX BORDER

By Gideon Swift | Published: April 28, 2010
Tue Apr 27 2010 19:39:41 ET Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told a Senate hearing Tuesday that unmanned aerial drones will soon fly through Texas skies! “Big Sis” declared that over the past 15 months, federal law enforcement initiatives have made the border more secure than in any other time in history, the SAN ANTONIO [...]
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Drones may be sent soon to help with border security, Napolitano says

By Gideon Swift | Published: March 21, 2010
Interesting.  Also see Drone to Keep Watch on U.S.-Canada Border , the headline back on Mon, 8th December, 2008. The federal government may soon send unmanned aircraft to scour West Texas and the state’s coastal waters in an effort to boost border security, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said in a letter to the [...]
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11 More U.S. Airports Get Body Scanners

By Gideon Swift | Published: March 8, 2010
Transportation officials announced Friday 11 more United States airports will begin receiving full-body imaging machines “By accelerating the deployment of this technology, we are enhancing our capability to detect and disrupt threats of terrorism across the nation,” Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said in a statement. Despite concerns of privacy and their effectiveness, the 11 [...]
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Cyber-Security Chief Resigns in Protest

By Gideon Swift | Published: December 30, 2009
The official in charge of coordinating the US government’s cyber-security operations has quit, saying the expanding control of the National Security Agency over the nation’s computer security efforts poses “threats to our democratic processes.” “Even from a security standpoint, it is unwise to hand over the security of all government networks to a single organization,” [...]
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DHS to hire up to 1,000 cybersecurity experts

By Gideon Swift | Published: October 3, 2009
The Department of Homeland Security will hire up to 1,000 cybersecurity experts over the next three years to help protect U.S. computer networks, an Obama administration official said. “Cybersecurity is one of our most urgent priorities,” said Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano in making the announcement Thursday. She unveiled the plans at an event marking [...]
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Police to get access to classified military intelligence

By Gideon Swift | Published: September 17, 2009
In a move raising eyebrows among civil liberties advocates, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that it would give so-called local and state “fusion centers” access to classified military intelligence in Pentagon databases.Fusion centers are hubs for local law enforcement, the private sector and the intelligence community, and were created in an effort to [...]
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U.S. unveils new rules on border searches of laptops

By Gideon Swift | Published: August 31, 2009
The Obama administration unveiled new rules on Thursday for searching computers and other electronic devices when people enter the United States, attempting to address concerns about violating privacy and constitutional rights. At the same time, the Department of Homeland Security defended such searches as necessary to detect information about potential terrorism plots as well as [...]
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