President Obama to Search for New Homeland Security Secretary to Replace Napolitano

  Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  President Obama soon will have to replace Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano after she announced Friday that she’s resigning to head the University of California system, the Washington Post reports. Napolitano plans to resign in September, which gives Obama a little more than a month to find a replacement. The White…

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U.S. House Lawmakers Question Why Homeland Security Did Not Better Prepare for Sequestration

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. House lawmakers criticized Homeland Security officials Tuesday for not reducing costs on the lead up to the March 1 sequestration, the Washington Post reports. Homeland Security Undersecretary of Management Rafael Borras said he didn’t believe the automatic cuts would take place. Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said…

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Looming Budget Cuts Prompted Homeland Security to Release Thousands of Illegal Immigrants

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security released more than 2,000 illegal immigrants facing deportation because of looming budget cuts, not a few hundred as originally reported, Catholic Online writes.Since Feb. 15, about 1,000 illegal immigrants considered low risk have been released each week, according to Catholic Online.  The Obama administration said it was not aware of…

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Napolitano: Budget Reductions Would Put U.S. at Increased Risk of Terrorist Attack

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The nation’s security is at risk under $85 billion in budget reductions that will go into effect if Republicans and Democrats can’t agree soon on spending cuts, said Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, CNN reports. “Sequestration would roll back border security, increase wait times at our nation’s land ports of entry and…

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