Napolitano Freezes Funding for Trouble-Plagued Virtual Fence Along Southwest Border

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The fate of the once-touted virtual fence designed to protect the Southwest border along Mexico is in doubt. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Tuesday that she was freezing additional funding and work on the uncompleted virtual fence that was supposed to stretch across 2,000 miles of border. She…

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Column: U.S. Consulate Deaths in Mexico Reminder We Have No Permanent Leadership at DEA, ATF, Border Protection

Chris Battle, a former Congressional aide, also worked as Director of Public Affairs for the Department of Homeland Secuirty,  chief of staff  for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and  Director of Congressional and Public Affairs for the DEA.  He is currently vice president of the Adfero Group. By Chris Battle Security DeBrief WASHINGTON —…

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Fed Agents Going Undercover on Social Networks Like Facebook and MySpace, Justice Dept. Report Says

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Well, social networking isn’t just for socializing anymore. An internal Justice Department document obtained under the Freedom of Information Act shows federal agents are going undercover on such social networks as Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter to investigate cases, according to the Associated Press. The AP reports that agents…

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