Homeland Security
Taking Away the Firepower: ATF on CTOC
June 06 by IDGA EditorKevin O'Keefe, Director, Criminal Intelligence Division, ATF speaks about the current 'fight against arms' within the U.S. Talking about the trends we're seeing with regards to trafficking weapons a...
Protecting the U.S. Financial System from TOC Penetration
June 06 by IDGA EditorDoes 'Financial Terrorism' exist? A.T. Smith, Deputy Director of the U.S. Secret Service speaks exclusively with IDGA about the role of the Secret Service in protecting the nation from financial fra...
Drug Interdiction: The Rise of Terror Groups’ Narco Submarines
June 05 by Mike O'BrienAn international drug trafficking ring that for two years smuggled cocaine into Europe inside crates of frozen fish has been smashed, Brazilian police announced on Tuesday. With the help of the U....
Letter Sent to Fairchild Air Force Base is Being Tested for Ricin
May 31 by Mike O'BrienUPDATE: The FBI has confirmed that tests proved that the lethal poison ricin was in the letter sent to Fairchild Air Force Base. Original story is below: A letter sent to Fairchild Air Force Bas...
Man Linked to Boston Bomb Suspects Shot to Death During FBI Questioning
May 22 by Mike O'BrienA man with ties to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot and killed while being questioned by the FBI in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Ibragim Todashev, who was friends with Tamer...
Top FBI Agents Die in Counter-Terrorism Exercise Accident
May 21 by Mike O'BrienTwo members of the FBI’s elite hostage rescue team fell to their death when a helicopter got into trouble during a maritime counter-terrorism exercise. The men died when they fell into the s...
Unions for 20,000 DHS Workers Oppose Senate Immigration Bill
May 20 by Mike O'BrienTwo unions, which together represent 20,000 Department of Homeland Security employees, have joined forces to publicly oppose a sweeping immigration reform bill that is currently making its way throu...
In Brief: Maritime Chief Quits; Northrop Talks Cyber; Marines’ Libya Move
May 15 by Mike O'BrienDAVID MATSUDA, the Administrator of the U.S. Maritime Administration, has announced that he’s stepping down from his position at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Mr. Matsuda was nomina...
Russia to Expel American ‘Who was Recruiting for CIA’
May 14 by Mike O'BrienRussia says it will expel an American who is accused of attempting to recruit an intelligence officer in Moscow into the CIA, the Federal Security Service said. Ryan Christopher Fogle, the third...
3D Printers Set to Herald the Age of DIY Weapons
May 07 by Mike O'BrienThe realm of 3D printing technology has entered a new dimension with the release of a video on Sunday showing the world's first 3D printed gun firing its first shot. Titled Liberator - Dawn of the...
Top 10 Strategies for Securing the U.S.-Mexico Border
May 06 by Mike O'BrienIncreasing alarm at America’s illegal immigration figures – and the escalation of violence in the Mexican drug wars – has turned the need to secure its southern border into a hot p...
Human Trafficking Probe at Virginia Home of Saudi Diplomat
May 02 by Mike O'BrienAn investigation has been launched into apotential case of human trafficking at the suburban Washington home of a Saudi diplomat. Federal authorities were called to a wealthy part of McLean, Virgi...