U.S. Spy Agencies Cut Off by Twitter

Twitter, cut off U.S. intelligence agencies from access to a service that sifts through the entire output of its social-media postings, the latest example of tension between Silicon Valley and the federal government over terrorism and privacy. The move, which hasn’t been publicly announced, was confirmed by a senior U.S. intelligence official and other people familiar […]

Brass Knuckle Attack on West Virginia Senate Candidate and Army Veteran

Ojeda was placing a bumper sticker on a vehicle when Porter ambushed him, wearing a set of brass knuckles – temporarily disabling him. Porter then attempted to run Ojeda over with a vehicle but was stopped by Ojeda supporters, who forced Porter to flee. Porter struck several parked vehicles as he sped off during his initial escape.

Former NTSB official says drone isn’t going to bring airplane down

Airline pilots need to cool their jets about banning drones in their airspace, a former National Transportation Safety Board member said Saturday. “We’ve been flying into birds for how long?” former NTSB member John Goglia asked at a conference of drone enthusiasts gathered in Queens. Goglia told them it took more than one goose to […]

Twitter Bars Intelligence Agencies From Using Analytics Service

Twitter Inc. cut off U.S. intelligence agencies from access to a service that sifts through the entire output of its social-media postings, the latest example of tension between Silicon Valley and the federal government over terrorism and privacy. The move, which hasn’t been publicly announced, was confirmed by a senior U.S. intelligence official and other […]

‘Extremely dangerous’ IED found under Texas bridge

The McLennan County Sheriff’s office and a bomb squad used a water cannon to breach a suspicious device found under a bridge Tuesday night. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives blasted water on the container found just outside Rosebud off Farm to Market Road 1963. Flammable liquid and shotgun shells were found inside the container, according to Sheriff Parnell McNamara. […]

Mexican Cartel Boss ‘ El Chapo’ Guzman Moved to Jail on U.S. Border

Mexican drug boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was moved on Saturday from a jail in central Mexico to a prison in Ciudad Juarez, a northern city on the U.S. border, in a move that appears to bring him closer to extradition to the United States. Guzman, head of the Sinaloa drug cartel, was one of […]

Pentagon asks Congress to limit Afghanistan trips

The Pentagon has asked Congress to limit official travel to Afghanistan during a new fighting season so helicopters and other support would be available for military use rather than to transport lawmakers, a senior military official said Friday. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Defense Secretary Ashton Carter asked that travel be […]

JTF-6 the Most Successful Mexican Border Interdiction – Considered a Failure

It was the early 1990s, the Soviet Union had collapsed, and the Gulf War had recently ended. The military was scrambling to justify manpower, means, and technology to a Democratic Congress and the Clinton administration, which foolishly saw to cuts in defense until 2000. In the midst of this scramble a security and technology deployment […]

The Most Difficult Task of a Federal Employee: Getting Hired

Every federal agency has two groups of employees that hold the key to who gets hired: Those in the personnel office and those who carry out the agency’s mission. For the most part, these staffs don’t collaborate as they should, and their broken relationship is a big reason that government has a lot of trouble identifying […]