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Department of Homeland Security Outsources National Security

Posted by nytexan

You have to wonder if Bush, Chertoff and Rice really understand which homeland they are suppose to secure. Obviously, putting the responsibility of digitally fingerprinting all exiting foreign passengers falls on the airline and shipping industry; who will then hire contractors to to do the U.S. Government’s job? The Bush administration has hit the pinnacle [...]

Bush Advanced New Spy Program Aimed At YOU

Posted by bosskitty

The Bush administration said yesterday that it plans to start using the nation’s most advanced spy technology for domestic purposes soon, rebuffing challenges by House Democrats over the idea’s legal authority.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said his department will activate his department’s new domestic satellite surveillance office in stages, starting as [...]

Your Tax Dollars Purchased iPods, Internet Dating, Women’s Lingerie…

Posted by nytexan

Most Americans are scrapping to get by, however, some federal employees are having tons of fun with government credit cards, spending our tax dollars. Money that was suppose to be spent on infrastructure, education and homeland security, government employees thought that buying womans’ lingerie, internet dating, computers and iPods was more important.
While many of [...]

Chertoff’s Extreme Abuse Of Authority

Posted by nytexan

In the never ending desire for the Bush administration to destroy this country, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, has signed a waiver for the construction of the border fence to continue. The waiver covers California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
The problem with this rush to build, is it waives all environmental and land management laws. [...]

Cyber-Warfare = Will China Elect US President?

Posted by bosskitty

In May 2001, Chinese launched their Hack the USA campaign.
Now its 2008, Web sites in China are being used heavily to target computer networks in the Defense Department and other U.S. agencies, successfully breaching hundreds of unclassified networks, according to several U.S. officials.   Intel Brief by Rachel F Kesselman for ISN Security Watch  tracks the [...]

Another Bush Lie; Pentagon Not Prepared To Respond To Attacks Within U.S.

Posted by nytexan

The never ending failures and lies of George Bush after all this time, and listening to all the crap about how safe we are, turns out to be yet another lie. What a freaking shock that BushCo and the GOP would have us believe that we are safe and can protect ourselves from a homeland [...]

Bush Planning To Abolish State Homeland Security Grant Program

Posted by nytexan

It appears that Bush just pulled fast one on his loyal LIEberman. LIEberman, who chairs the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, released the statement below regarding Bush’s plan to scrap a grant program to first responders which Bush had signed into law. The program, know as The State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) was implemented through [...]

2.5 Million Immigration Applications vs. Unhappy Processors

Posted by bosskitty

 
 

Immigration Contractor Trims Wages
Workers who help process millions of visa and citizenship applications for a federal immigration agency are getting pay reductions just as the agency is facing an enormous surge in those applications.
The workers whose wage rate will be cut are contract employees in document processing centers in St. Albans, Vt., and Laguna [...]

H.R. 1955: Another Reason For Paranoia

Posted by bosskitty

SEC. 899C. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENT RADICALIZATION AND IDEOLOGICALLY BASED VIOLENCE.
 
H.R.1955
Title: To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Harman, Jane [CA-36] (introduced 4/19/2007) Cosponsors (14)
Latest Major Action: 10/24/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the [...]

Immigration Paperwork Meltdown Impacts Election

Posted by bosskitty

Naturalization paperwork jam hits Texas hard
Backlog may keep some from casting votes for president
WASHINGTON — Millions of people who applied for naturalization and other immigration benefits to beat a midsummer fee increase are caught in a paperwork pileup that threatens the chance for some to become U.S. citizens in [...]

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