It was inevitable and the timing couldn’t be closer to the anniversary of that fateful day 10 years ago. Nearing 9/11 on Sunday, officials in New York working closely with the CIA announced publicly on Thursday night that credible evidence of a coordinated attack by three men with close ties to Al Qaeda was ofRead… Read more »
In the article from the prestigious Counter Terrorist magazine, read about how Muslim terrorist support groups like CAIR, are looking to shut down US law enforcement training using “Lawfare”, a form of Jihad that uses this country’s hard earned laws against itself. READ MORE: http://www.homelandsecuritynet.com/news/lawfare.html
“WE KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE. LOVE, THE IRS.” WSJ editorial. “A tax probe of donations given by a specific class of political donors is a boldfaced attempt to punish and discourage political speech.” NEW SUPER PAC NEWS. LA Times. “Indiana attorney James Bopp Jr., one of the lawyers who brought the watershed Citizens United caseRead… Read more »
Glenn McGovern On November 1, 2006, Former FSB (Russian Federal Security Service) Colonel Alexander Litvinenko left his residence around 11:00 A.M. He caught the bus to the East Finchley tube station where he then took the train for a twenty-minute ride into London. On his agenda was a meeting with former KGB colleague Andrei Lugovoi,Read… Read more »
It’s that time of the week where we let you know about some of the stories going on in the open government and technology space! Have any that should have been included? Share them in the comments! “White House unveils tax calculator designed to give taxpayers a receipt” (Nextgov) Here’s the White House’s blog postRead… Read more »
Change to the Law As of Friday (April 1, 2011), the following is now part of the Open Meetings Law [Public Officers Law, Article 7, Section 103, subdivision (d)]: “1. Any meeting of a public body that is open to the public shall be open to being photographed, broadcast, webcast, or otherwise recorded and/or transmittedRead… Read more »
Military/private security professional seeking intelligence/law enforcement/defense contractor employment pref. overseas. 2 degrees, 4 languages, 6 Ironmans, 10+ years in the Navy. Résumé at goo.gl/zvYU6 Highlights: 2 degrees (Georgetown University BSFS Economics and a TSU Master’s in National Security Studies) 4 languages (Swedish, English, French, German) 6-time IRONMAN triathlete & CrossFit trainer 10+ years of spot-freeRead… Read more »
When people talk about government innovation the discussion tends to revolve around new projects, new buildings and new technologies that the public sector either should be creating or should be directly investing in. But one of the most potentially breakthrough innovations that our government could do to be a Gov 2.0 leader in arts andRead… Read more »
For many families, Labor Day marks the end of summer, the start of college football, and an extra day off of work. First established in 1882 in the aftermath of the deadly Pullman Strike, Labor Day originally served as a day to honor labor and trade organizations and their members. Over 120 years later, itRead… Read more »
Facebook continues to morph into the most massive social networking site known to man. As of a few days ago according to Facebook Statistics there are now over 500 million user accounts on this social networking monster. The amount of people on this site and the time people are participating (700 billion minutes monthly) onRead… Read more »