Fri, 2012-02-03 11:57 AM
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, known as the ATF, has proposed a new federal rule that intends to clarify that an applicant for a firearms license whose application has been...
Thu, 2012-02-02 09:51 AM
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U.S. hot spot map
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A study by university researchers on terror attacks in the U.S. between 1970 and 2008 found some areas in the U.S. have remained hot spots for the activity.
Thu, 2012-02-02 08:36 AM
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Kootenai lands
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On Jan. 31, the Idaho Kootenai tribe’s identification document officially became a valid form of identification to enter the U.S. The tribe, whose lands straddle the U.S./Canadian border in Idaho,...
Thu, 2012-02-02 08:09 AM
A privacy rights group told the Federal Trade Commission that the FTC should suspend facial recognition technology’s deployment by commercial users until privacy and other safeguard standards are...
Wed, 2012-02-01 09:51 AM
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Century Arms WASR-10 rifle
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The man who oversaw the purchase and smuggling of the semi-automatic rifle that killed ICE HSI agent Jaime Zapata a year ago was sentenced to almost 10 years in prison on Jan. 30 in Houston, TX, on...
Wed, 2012-02-01 08:34 AM
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7.62 x 39 mm ammo
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Two men pleaded guilty in a south Texas federal court to trying to smuggle thousands of rounds of automatic weapon ammunition into Mexico from Texas. According to federal agents, the men bought 17,...
Wed, 2012-02-01 08:11 AM
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U.S. visa
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In the coming months, the Department of Homeland Security hopes to reform some administrative practices to ease the visa process for highly-skilled immigrants who want to enter, or remain in, the U.S...
Tue, 2012-01-31 02:11 PM
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James Clapper
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The Iranian plot uncovered last year to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador in the U.S. could show an increased willingness by Iran to attack the U.S. homeland in response to perceived...
Tue, 2012-01-31 09:34 AM
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Port of Savannah
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Savannah, GA, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Jan. 30 with the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) agreeing to share radio communications. The agreement...
Tue, 2012-01-31 08:59 AM
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Cook County courthouse
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A group of U.S. Senators asked DHS to reconcile its approach to immigration enforcement in light of Cook County, Illinois’ refusal to enforce federal detention requests there.
Mon, 2012-01-30 03:43 PM
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Secretary Napolitano
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The Department of Homeland Security has focused not only on domestic security in the last year, but also on becoming an international force in securing trade, and it will push those efforts forward...
Mon, 2012-01-30 03:16 PM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it plans to issue a Request For Proposal (RFP), under “full and open competition,” for a commercial company to supply secure bus transportation, medical escort...
