The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), formed in 2003, has at least 180,000 employees! DHS personnel work in a variety of disciplines, from federal protective services and border protection to coast guard, intelligence and cyber security. “As a Homeland Security …
A look back throughout the years at the various awards received by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agents demonstrates the variety of careers within this sector of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. For example, Agriculture Specialist Linda Holse, …
The news wires have been flooded with information/speculations on a scandal in Cartagena, Columbia, since U.S. Secret Service agents and military personnel were allegedly caught with escorts in their hotel rooms last week. Before President Barack Obama’s arrival in Cartagena …
The trial of Adis Medunjanin began today at a Brooklyn federal courthouse. Attorney General Eric Holder stated that the charges against him, if they had successfully been carried out, were some of the most serious threats against homeland security since …
One hundred years ago today (April 14, 1912) at 11:40pm, RMS Titanic struck an iceberg approximately 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland. According to Philip R. Devlin (LedyardPatch), the ice that made up the berg was between 3,000 and …
It takes determination and guts to embark on a round-the-world race, for almost an entire year and a total of 40,000 miles at sea. It takes even more will to finish the longest leg of the race (from Qindao, China …
Something strange was happening in American skies yesterday. Not one but two people on airplanes had to be detained mid-flight due to the risk they posed to crew and passengers. On a JetBlue flight heading to Las Vegas from New …
Assistant Director in Charge, Steven Martinez of the Los Angeles FBI Office stated “This situation began with what we can characterize as an incident of workplace violence,” of last night’s shooting in Long Beach, California. At 5:54 pm Thursday evening, …
The New England Patriots face off against the New York Giants today in Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI! Last year the Super Bowl broke the record for the television broadcast most watched in history by Americans with approximately 111 million …
This morning, the Associated Press reported that the number of people on the United States’ no-fly list has doubled within the last year. A year ago there were approximately 10,000 names and now there are approximately 21,000. Each name represents …