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DHS News: Playing Games, Doing Homework

January 14, 2009 at 10:05 AM | by egw | 1 Comment

Here's what the Department of Homeland Security has been up to in the last week before Barack Obama is sworn in:

It's Just A Drill To prepare for the administrative turnover commonly known as the Inauguration, outgoing DHS officials from the Bush White House and their Obama-administration replacements ran through a homeland security scenario testing response to an IED placed in the transportation system. Despite Rahm Emanuel's assurances, we'd like to think that it was like a game of Capture the Flag in which departing staff played the terrorists trying to outwit law enforcement.

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Four Must-Implement Ideas for Janet Napolitano

November 20, 2008 at 4:09 PM | by pbb | 0 Comments

News agencies with way more reporters in Washington, DC than we have are reporting that Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano could soon be named Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security by President-elect Barack Obama. Though he's undoubtedly not involved in the decision making process, fellow Arizonan John McCain has already voiced his support for the pick.

While the transition team still hasn't said publicly that Napolitano will be picked--and she'll need Senate confirmation before serving--we've got a few suggestions for whoever takes over DHS and by extension, its sub-agency the Transportation Security Administration.

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