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How The Smoking Gun Exposed a Fraud
In the wake of the L.A. Times scandal, I asked Bill Bastone, Editor of The Smoking Gun, how he and his colleagues came up with their scoop. Here is his reply: "A couple of the FBI documents were posted, as part of a big...
How The Smoking Gun Exposed a Fraud
In the wake of the L.A. Times scandal, I asked Bill Bastone, Editor of The Smoking Gun, how he and his colleagues came up with their scoop. Here is his reply: "A couple of the FBI documents were posted, as part of a big...
Is Your Colleague Working With the Feds?
The Progressive recently reported on a public-private organization with 23,000 members in business. InfraGard members include top managers in 350 of the nation's Fortune 500 who are given a direct pipeline with Homeland Security and the FBI, presumably to report suspicious activity or disgruntled employees. Does that mean someone in...
Information Technology: FBI Is Taking Steps to Develop an Enterprise Architecture, But Much Remains to Be Accomplished
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is currently modernizing its information technology systems to support its efforts to adopt a more bureau-wide, integrated approach to performing its mission. A key element of such systems modernization programs is the use of enterprise architecture, which is a blueprint of an agency's current and...
Gun Control and Terrorism: FBI Could Better Manage Firearm-Related Background Checks Involving Terrorist Watch List Records
Membership in a terrorist organization does not prohibit a person from owning a gun under current law. Thus, during presale screening of prospective firearms purchasers, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System historically did not utilize terrorist watch list records. The paper determines how many checks have resulted in valid...
FBI Transformation: Data Inconclusive on Effects of Shift to Counterterrorism-Related Priorities on Traditional Crime Enforcement
As a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has committed to a transformation to increase its focus on national security. This report addresses questions about the extent to which the shift in resources has affected federal efforts to combat drug, white-collar,...
Security Clearances: FBI Has Enhanced Its Process for State and Local Law Enforcement Officials
This report provides information on the FBI's process for granting security clearances to state and local law enforcement officials, the extent to which the FBI has met its time frame goals for processing security clearance applications for state and local law enforcement officials and factors that could affect the timely...
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Sports in Brief: Maggette to sign with the Warriors
The Golden State Warriors will sign high-scoring free agent Corey Maggette to a five-year contract worth about $50 million, the Associated Press reported last night. Maggette apparently will be the second big-name star to leave the Los Angeles Clippers today, with the 76ers expected to sign Elton Brand . ...
FBI Program, InfraGard, Facilitates Dialog With 25,000 Through Streaming Encoder
ViewCast Portable Streaming Video Encoder Enables National Security Organization to Optimize Communications Nationally PLANO, Texas, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A NiagaraR GoStreamR Plus portable streaming video encoder is helping to build a vital communications channel to the 25,000 members of InfraGardR, an FBI program that facilitates dialog...
National Law Enforcement Associates Director John F. Meyer Selected as New President of BioDefense Corporation
Current National Law Enforcement AssociatesDirector, a former United States Marine and retired New York City PoliceDetective, John F. Meyer has been named as the new President of BioDefenseCorporation ( http://www.biod.com ). National Law Enforcement Associates is a private organization comprised ofsenior law enforcement officials and investigators from the FBI, SecretService,...
Profiling is worrisome
In response to the article "Profiling a Terror Tool?" (July 3), I hope the general populous is very concerned with the Justice Department's efforts to extend the role of the FBI from primarily a federal crime fighting agency to an intelligence collection agency. Even more worrisome is the new effort...
Whitey's in money
FUGITIVE Irish crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger is still making money while on the run from the FBI. Bulger, wanted for 19 murders, will be amused to learn he has EUR4,000 coming to him - the only catch is that if he wants to collect it,...
Visual Champagne Co-Presents, The World's First Espionage Mascot in a Counterespionage Mission
For the first time in history, the American people are at the center of a counterespionage mission, traveling across eighteen states this September, first stop, Texas. NEW YORK, July 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ridley Empire, a domestic spy network, has derailed a top-secret operation inside the FBI's...
Profiling a terror tool?
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department is considering letting the FBI investigate Americans without any evidence of wrongdoing, relying instead on a terrorist profile that could single out Muslims, Arabs or other racial and ethnic groups. Law enforcement officials say the proposed policy would help them do exactly...
Identity Theft Can Drain Your Home Equity Credit Line So Check Accounts Regularly, Says ITAC
Mortgage Fraud is Low Risk, High-Yield Criminal Activity According to FBI 2007 Mortgage Fraud Report WASHINGTON -- ITAC, the Identity Theft Assistance Center, warns consumers to regularly check their Home Equity Lines of Credit HELOC accounts, following release of a Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI report indicating an...
Inmate's death under investigation
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. -- A man arrested in the hit-and-run death of a police officer was found strangled in his cell, and investigators focused Tuesday on guards at the suburban Maryland jail, which has a history of security lapses. As state police took over the investigation, an...
The Glock 22: America's best-selling police pistol
There are more reasons than low bid why this 16-shot .40 leads in US police handgun sales. More police departments seem to have adopted the Glock 22 than any other make and model. For years, the FBI has given new agents their choice of a 16-shot G22 or the slightly...
COPLINK® Innovates with LEXS/National Information Exchange Model Compliance for Law Enforcement Agencies Nationwide
TUCSON, Ariz., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Knowledge Computing Corporation, with the award winning COPLINKR Solution Suite, is successfully providing LEXS/NIEM compliance for their law enforcement and public safety clients nationwide. Knowledge Computing Corp. assisted in the development of the original NIEM-based interface between the Automated Regional Justice...
'Without a Trace' Star Eric Close and Author Peter Reynolds Showcase Thinkfinity.org's Free Educational Resources for Teachers at National Educational Computing Conference
Close and Reynolds, Both Thinkfinity.org Champions, Teamed Up to Lead an Interactive Session With 300 Teachers to Highlight How Technology Can Impact Education SAN ANTONIO, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Television star Eric Close teamed with acclaimed author, illustrator and educator Peter H. Reynolds here Tuesday (July 1)...
Background Check Expert Leaves Justice Department to Launch Washington, D.C.- Based Consulting Firm
Frank Campbell was Architect of Brady Act's Gun Background Check System WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the leading experts in government on background checks and the use of information to enhance security and public safety has left the United States Department of Justice DOJ to...
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