December 14, 2012
Column: Shouldn’t We Do More to Avoid Mass Deaths By Crazed Gunmen?
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit During my visits to Israel, the idea of security was never far off. At the train station, at the bus stop, I went through a metal detector. An armed guard checked through packages and asked if I was carrying a gun. After Sept. 11, 2001, I thought the U.S. would…
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Border Patrol Stops Offering Language Interpreters to Local Law Enforcement Agencies
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When law enforcement agencies need help translating a language, they often call the U.S. Border Patrol for help. But under a new decree issued by the Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol agents won’t be used as interpreters for local authorities, the Huffington Post reports. The idea, Border Patrol officials said,…
Homeland Security Department Ranked Most Unsatisfying Workplace Among Federal Agencies
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Working has its drawbacks for anyone. But among federal agencies, the Department of Homeland Security was ranked the most unsatisfying workplace, U.S. News reports. The survey, “The Best Places to Work in the Federal Government,” ranked DHS last for effective leadership, teamwork, support for diversity and training and development, U.S. News wrote….
FBI to Host Secret, Exclusive Holiday Sale on FBI Merchandise
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal employees who still need last-minute gifts for the holidays may be in for a bargain at a top-secret sale of bureau-branded clothing and merchandise, Crain’s New York Business reports. For the first time, the FBI is opening its New York store at 26 Federal Plaza on Dec. 20 for a four-hour…
FBI: Former Wells Fargo Banker Helped Insider Trading Ring in Exchange for Gold, Cash
Steve Neavling ticklethewire A former Wells Fargo investment banker is accused of tipping off investors in an insider trading scheme in exchange for gold and cash, the FBI announced Thursday. The banker, John Femenia, was indicted along with eight accused insider traders in an indictment unsealed Thursday. Femenia, who faces up to 30 years in…
FBI: Government Workers Faked Excessive Exercise to Earn Gift Cards
Steve Neavling ticklethewire An initiative by Blue Cross and Blue Shield to promote good health seemed to work too well when some municipal employees of Kansas City were reporting excessive, grueling exercise sessions to earn gift cards. It was so unreal, in fact, that the scam caught the FBI’ attention, which resulted in an investigation,…