Somewhere George Orwell is smiling and thinking ‘I warned you’… I’ve always considered Mr. Orwell’s novel 1984 a bit far fetched, but this report from Computerworld makes me wonder if, perhaps, Mr Orwell wasn’t clairvoyant: Documents obtained Tuesday by the Electronic Privacy Information Center suggest that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has signed contracts for […]
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Janet Napolitano: Next Step for Body Scanners Could Be Public Transit
I linked to this piece from The Hill as a related item yesterday, but I think it deserves comment, so here we go: The next step in tightened security could be on U.S. public transportation, trains and boats. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says terrorists will continue to look for U.S. vulnerabilities, making tighter security […]
Washington Times: Firefighters lose large U.S. grant to ACORN
From the the Washington Times: Nearly $1 million in Homeland Security funding typically earmarked for fire departments has been awarded to ACORN, despite a clear signal from Congress that it intends to cut off federal funding to the embattled group. The grant to ACORN’s Louisiana office became public on Oct. 2, less than three weeks […]