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Daily Report: Public Safety

Homeland Security office OKs efforts to monitor threats via social media

November 15, 2012, 12:05 AM
A little-known privacy office in the Department of Homeland Security has given its stamp of approval to an ongoing initiative aimed at monitoring social media sites for emerging threats. Congress created the department’s privacy office in 2003 to review major initiatives and databases... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Private tech companies pitch Web surveillance tools to police

September 4, 2012, 12:05 AM
Private tech firms have found a new market for their sophisticated software capable of analyzing vast segments of the Internet – local police departments looking for ways to pre-empt the next mass shooting or other headline-grabbing event. Twitter, Facebook and other popular sites are 24... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics, Public Safety

Coast Guard plans for new fleet continue to face trouble

June 8, 2012, 12:05 AM
A massive undertaking by the U.S. Coast Guard to purchase new ships and aircraft continues to be plagued by tens of billions of dollars in cost overruns, poor budget planning and scheduling setbacks, according to congressional investigators from the Government Accountability Office. ... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Calif. firm's profits soar with demand for security screening devices

June 1, 2012, 12:05 AM
Global demand for security screening technology continues to grow at a steady pace, as evidenced by a California manufacturer whose catalog of high-tech products includes controversial airport body scanners that travelers have come to know well. Hawthorne-based OSI Systems Inc. reported an... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Terrorist court unused 16 years after creation

April 12, 2012, 12:05 AM
More than 15 years since its creation – and a decade after 9/11 – a special court for deporting suspected foreign terrorists has never been used. Since 1996, five federal judges have been regularly appointed to sit on the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, a court most people have... + read more
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