After privacy advocates raised concerns
homeland security
The Worst Writing In the Federal Government Gets Failing Grade
Advocates against gobbledygook are trying to shame federal agencies into keeping it simple
Janet Napolitano Leaves Office With Her Border Security Efforts Incomplete
A strong voice for reform steps down while Congress continues to pursue an overhaul of America’s immigration policy
The Enemy At Home
Our colleague Bobby Ghosh sends in this report:
Two Georgia men have been sentenced to more than a decade in prison on terrorism charges. Ehsanul Islam Sadequee got 17 years and Syed Haris Ahmed got 13, for trying to aid terrorist groups by conducting surveillance in 2005 on several landmarks in the Washington DC area. Both men are
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Closing Guantanamo
From our colleague Bobby Ghosh:
Reality is catching up with the Obama administration’s Jan 21 deadline for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison. Speaking in Washington at the Center for Strategic and International Studies this morning, John Brennan, the President’s assistant on homeland security and counterterrorism,
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