Topic - United States Department Of Homeland Security

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  U.S. No-Fly list doubles in 1 year

  Even as the Obama administration says it's close to defeating al Qaeda, the size of the government's secret list of suspected terrorists who are banned from flying to or within the United States has more than doubled in the past year, the Associated Press has learned.

• American Scene

  Investigators said Monday that a woman in the small farming community of Emington fatally shot her three children and live-in boyfriend before killing herself.

• House vote gives troops airport security break

  The House on Tuesday voted unanimously to allow military travelers on official duty to get a special preference to move through airport security checks faster.

• VERSACE: Cybersecurity advances to 'military grade'

  There are some who would interpret the Homeland Security Department data on cyber-attacks as signs of a new growth industry, but with corporate, personal and other key data at stake, it is no laughing matter. I recently spoke with Brian Vosburgh, a solutions architect at Stonesoft Inc., a provider of network security and high availability solutions to thousands of enterprises and government agencies around the globe. Unlike other vendors, Stonesoft focuses 100 percent on developing "military grade" network security solutions that simplify management and protection.

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  House subpoenas White House for Solyndra documents

  Showing a growing frustration with the Obama administration, congressional Republicans on Thursday authorized their second subpoena this week, this time demanding documents from the White House on contacts that President Obama's top aides might have had with failed solar-technology company Solyndra.

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  Illegal immigrant pleads guilty in killing of nun in Va.

  An illegal immigrant who fatally struck a Benedictine nun while driving drunk was found guilty in Prince William County on Monday of felony murder — a case that sparked outrage in a county at the forefront of debates on local enforcement of federal immigration laws.

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  Senators flout own immigration law on worker verification

  Sen. John Boozman is co-sponsoring a bill that would require every employer in the country to use the E-Verify program to screen for illegal workers — but until earlier this month, the senator himself wasn't signed up for the system, thus violating a 1996 law that makes its use mandatory for all congressional offices.

• AP IMPACT: Foreign insects, diseases got into US

  Dozens of foreign insects and plant diseases slipped undetected into the United States in the years after 9/11, when authorities were so focused on preventing another attack that they overlooked a pest explosion that threatened the quality of the nation's food supply.

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  Foreign insects, diseases got into post-9/11 U.S.

  Dozens of foreign insects and plant diseases slipped undetected into the United States in the years after 9/11, when authorities were so focused on preventing another attack that they overlooked a pest explosion that threatened the quality of the nation's food supply.

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  Obama defends handling of illegal immigration

  President Obama told a largely Latino audience Wednesday that his administration has not become more aggressive in deporting illegal immigrants, despite statistics to the contrary that he calls misleading.

• Inside Politics

  A loophole in the law doesn't require workers hired at most power plants to undergo FBI background checks even though a federal report warns that the plants are likely routes for terrorists, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, said Sunday in announcing legislation that would change that.

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  Va. county sues feds to learn status of detained illegal immigrants

  Prince William County on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security demanding the release of records related to the status of criminal illegal immigrants the county has detained and transferred to the agency since 2008.

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  Prince William County sues feds for status of illegal aliens

  Prince William County on Thursday filed a lawsuit in federal court demanding the release of records related to the status of more than 4,000 criminal illegal immigrants that the county has detained and transferred to the Department of Homeland Security since 2008.

• US rolls out plan to protect business websites

  Businesses facing a growing threat of cyberattacks against their websites will now have more tools to protect themselves and harden their Internet sites against hackers.

• U.S. rolls out plan to protect business websites

  Businesses facing a growing threat of cyberattacks against their websites will now have more tools to protect themselves and harden their Internet sites against hackers.

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