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October 4, 2012
By Neil Gordon
Senate Report Silent on Fusion Center Reliance on Contractors
A bipartisan Senate investigative report on joint federal-state-local anti-terrorism facilities, called Fusion Centers, uncovers many problems but fails to explore the risks of using contractors to perform intelligence services.
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Topics: National Security
October 3, 2012
By Mia Steinle
Senate Investigation Found DHS Intelligence Centers Wasted Money and Violated Civil Liberties
A Department of Homeland Security effort to improve the sharing of terrorism-related intelligence among state and local governments and with officials in Washington has yielded “shoddy” information and civil liberties violations, according to a Senate inve
Topics: National Security
September 10, 2012
Cheating on Security Tests at Y-12 is Nothing New
The DOE's Independent Oversight Program recently tested security at the Y-12 nuclear weapons facility, but a federal inspector found evidence of cheating--something the security contractor has a history of.
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Topics: Contract Oversight, National Security
July 30, 2012
By Mia Steinle
Mission Impossible? Not for 82-year-old Anti-Nuclear Weapons Activist
When a nuclear weapons facility can't stop infiltration by an octogenarian nun, it's time to reassess its security standards. The 82-year-old nun, accompanied by two other anti-nuclear activists, broke into Tennessee's Y-12 National Security Complex early Saturday morning.
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Topics: National Security
May 4, 2012
By Jake Wiens
Secret Service Prostitution Scandal Poses a Daunting Challenge for Homeland Security's Acting Inspector General
Following news that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to be more directly involved in investigating the Secret Service prostitution scandal, some have concluded that Members of Congress--several of whom did
Topics: Government Accountability
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