January 12, 2012, 12:05 AM
In the latest push by federal law enforcement agencies to nationalize criminal intelligence data gathered by state and local police, Minnesota is weighing whether to link a statewide database with an FBI information-sharing system, despite concerns by privacy and open-government advocates about the...
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May 11, 2011, 12:05 AM
Officials in California and beyond have begun to rebel against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security program that mandates jailhouse immigration fingerprint checks. All 58 of the state’s counties are operating as part the “Secure Communities” program, which uses biometric...
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March 18, 2011, 10:14 AM
Federal auditors are once again questioning how California chose to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in federal homeland security grants awarded to the state for fighting terrorism and preparing for catastrophes after the Sept. 11 hijackings. Investigators working for the Department of...
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May 17, 2010, 10:17 AM
Earlier this year, the Center for Investigative Reporting presented the results of its unprecedented effort to collect records from around the country using open-government laws that showed how each state had used the more than $30 billion Congress has handed out since the Sept. 11 attacks for anti...
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September 11, 2009, 9:45 PM
Communities across California had difficulty managing millions in anti-terrorism grants handed out after Sept. 11. Paperwork went missing and rules weren't followed.
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September 11, 2009, 8:30 PM
Sept. 11 hastened a booming homeland security industry. One southern California company still struggled to get ahead.
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September 11, 2009, 8:20 PM
How much has your community received from homeland security grants and how was the money spent? Find out using our interactive map.
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September 11, 2009, 3:32 PM
Inspectores estatales identificaron más de 15 millones de dólares en gastos cuestionables provenientes de subsidios para seguridad nacional gastados en California, concluyó una investigación realizada por California Watch.
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