DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Mayor Bloomberg unhappy with House cuts to terror funding

The cries of New York's political establishment fell on deaf ears in the Republican controlled House of Representatives where a bid to end homeland security grant cuts and reserve reduced funding for terror target cities was struck down.

U.S. citizen stuck in Kuwait

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A U.S. citizen who has been stuck in Kuwait for months after embassy officials confiscated his passport is asking Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to intervene, The AP reported.
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Obama's 2014 Budget Proposal

Federal IT Budget Backs Growth in Cloud Plays

U.S. President Barack Obama's proposed 2012 Federal budget included proposals to improve the inefficiencies in government data centers. The budget outlines the adoption of cloud-computing and virtualization technologies to lower IT spending costs and increase agility.
U.S. President Barack Obama responds to a question during a news conference at the White House in Washington February 15, 2011.

Three items dominate Obama's 2012 Budget

Three items totaling about $2.4 trillion combine for nearly two thirds of President Barack Obama's proposed $3.7 trillion 2012 fiscal year budget.
People wait outside an aid center near a truck port of entry in Nogales, Mexico

11.2-mln illegal immigrants in U.S., including 8-mln in workforce

There were about 11.2 million illegal immigrants living in the U.S. in 2010, slightly above the prior year’s figures, according to a study by the Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan Washington-based research organization in Washington.

'V for Victory, You are the Resistance' to fight DHS

Infowars. com is fueling a campaign called 'V for Victory, 'You are the Resistance', to counter 'If You See Something, Say Something' initiative of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Proposed Online ID System Raises Privacy Concerns

Some privacy advocates say a U.S. Department of Commerce-proposed system for smoother identification of people on the Internet could create as many problems as it is designed to solve.
United States Customs Border Patrol agents wait to inspect vehicles at the U.S. and Mexico Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona October 8, 2010.

Border agent killed in gunfight

A U.S. Border Patrol agent is dead, shot in a gun battle Tuesday night at the U.S.-Mexico border near Rio Rico, Arizona.
Security Check at Airport

TSA officials defend pat-downs

Government officials are mounting a campaign ahead of the busy holidays to explain why some holiday travelers may be subjected to airport security pat-downs requiring officers to touch their breasts and genitals.
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Lawmakers seek enhanced security for air cargo

According to government figures, in 2008, merchandise shipped into the U.S. by airplane accounted for 20 percent of the nation’s imports, with a value of $417 billion. That’s a great deal of items and only one, or two, would have to explode to have, through terror, a crippling effect upon the nation’s economy, to say nothing of the nation’s spirit.

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