UNITED STATES: SHANNON O'NEIL, LATINTELLIGENCE.COM
SBInet and Failed Border Technologies

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a detailed report last week that criticizes attempts to patrol the Arizona-Mexico border using high-cost technologies.

UNITED STATES: EDWARD WALTON
Are we a bunch of softies?

Is America getting soft? President Obama seems to think so: "The way I think about it is, you know, this is a great, great country that had gotten a little soft and, you know, we didn’t have that same competitive edge that we needed over the last couple of decades. We need to get back on track".

UNITED STATES: CASSANDRA LUCACCIONI
Too Many Cooks in the Homeland Security Kitchen

Recently released information from the 9/11 Commission reveals that its original recommendation to condense and consolidate congressional oversight for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has yet to be implemented...