What is Suspicious Activity?
Suspicious activity is any observed behavior that could indicate terrorism or terrorism-related crime. This includes, but is not limited to: Unusual items or situations: A vehicle is parked in an odd location, a package/luggage is unattended, a window/door is open that is usually closed, or other out-of-the-ordinary situations occur. Eliciting…
9/11 Health Bill Passes Congress
Washington, DC: The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act passed Congress. Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Fund indefinitely and index appropriations to the medical care component of the consumer price index for urban consumers. Makes funding available for:…
State Department Rejects Keystone Oil Pipeline
Washington, DC: 11/6/2015. On Friday morning, TransCanada’s website for the Keystone XL oil pipeline was still touting the “jobs, long-term energy independence and an economic boost” that the proposed 1,700 mile, 35-million-gallon-a-day conduit from Alberta’s tar sands to ports on the Gulf of Mexico would create for Americans. President Barack…
International Association of Prosecutors on World of International Soccer Corruption
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at Press Conference with Attorney General Michael Lauber of Switzerland. Zurich Switzerland. Monday, September 14, 2015. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at Press Conference with Attorney General Michael Lauber of Switzerland. Thank you all for coming and thank you for having me here…
September 11, 2001 Remembered across the Nation
Hamilton, NJ 9/11/2015: Hamilton Police monument to fallen first responders at Veterans Park 9/11 Memorial. Photograph by Stanley Brick (C)2015 Jersey City, NJ 9/11/2015: Jersey City’s Riverfront 911 Tribute displays a twisted steel beam draped with an American flag. The New York skyline stands tall with the Freedom Tower and…
House Panel Urges New TSA Chief to Fix Problems With Screening
Washington, DC: TSA will retrain every airport screener by the end of the September, the agency's new chief told a House panel Wednesday. The effort comes after a report earlier this year from the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general that found screeners missed mock bombs and weapons in tests…
Security Implications of Climate Change
Washington, DC: The “Report on National Security Implications of Climate-Related Risks and a Changing Climate” was provided to Congress yesterday. The report responds to the request by the Senate Committee on Appropriations for information on the National Security Implications of Climate Change made in the report to accompany 4870, the…