Organizations
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Elected Officials
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Reports
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Statements & Testimony
Groups Challenge TSA Plan to Increase Use of Full Body Scanners
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/04/22-6
April 27, 2010
A coalition of civil liberties groups has petitioned the Department of Homeland Security to stop the use of full body scanners by TSA airport security screeners. A formal complaint filed with DHS claims the devices are ineffective and violate individuals and religious groups right to privacy. Click link to read article.
DHS Focusing on Bolstering National Resilience as a Key to Recovery After Disasters or Terror Attacks
http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2010/04/23/dhs-reorienting-around-resilience/
April 27, 2010
The Department of Homeland Security is placing more emphasis on the importance of enhancing individuals' and organizations' resiliency to facilitate recovery and continuity of services after a natural or man-made disaster. Click on link to learn more.
OIG Report on CIA Accountability
https://www.cia.gov/library/reports/Executive%20Summary_OIG%20Report.pdf
August 21, 2007
Gen. Michael V. Hayden, the C.I.A. director, just released a public summary of the agency’s internal post-mortem on its performance before the Sept. 11 attacks. The C.I.A. chief explained that he preferred to keep the document secret, urging “that we keep our focus on the present and the future.” But Congress ordered him last month to release the document as part of the approval of several 9/11 commission recommendations.
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