Read more Department of Homeland Security stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4691/department-of-homeland-security.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSun, 22 Nov 2009 10:30:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73412/kerik-pleads-guilty-in-corruption-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik pleaded guilty today to lying to the White House and said he would also admit to tax crimes. The plea bargain, which applies to an anticipated eight charges, includes the prosecution's suggestion that the sentence be between 27 to 33 months in...http://www.newser.com/story/73412/kerik-pleads-guilty-in-corruption-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 11:43:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72697/swine-flu-wary-telecommuters-could-floor-internet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTelecommuters hunkering down at home because of swine flu could overwhelm Internet networks in the coming weeks, a federal watchdog reports. The report earlier this week found that no guidelines are in place to deal with any surge in demand caused by a spike in workers telecommuting and students going...http://www.newser.com/story/72697/swine-flu-wary-telecommuters-could-floor-internet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 6:06:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71463/us-fails-to-make-sure-foreign-visitors-leave.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHosam Maher Husein Smadi came to the US legally on a tourism visa. But the 19-year-old Jordanian stayed after it had expired and then, allegedly, tried to blow up a Dallas skyscraper. That case has sparked calls from both parties for a better system for tracking foreign visitors, the New...http://www.newser.com/story/71463/us-fails-to-make-sure-foreign-visitors-leave.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 8:38:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68538/help-wanted-fed-govt-needs-600k-new-workers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe federal government must hire 600,000 people over the next 4 years to balance a wave of retirement and keep pace with President Obama’s ambitions, the Washington Post reports. Nearly half of those positions are considered absolutely essential for agencies to provide their services, a new report states, chiefly...http://www.newser.com/story/68538/help-wanted-fed-govt-needs-600k-new-workers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 11:30:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67389/ridge-bush-wanted-terror-threat-raised-for-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe publisher of Tom Ridge's forthcoming book has dropped a potential bombshell: It says the Bush White House pressured the Homeland Security chief to arbitrarily raise the terror threat alert level on the eve of the 2004 election, ostensibly to boost its chances, reports US News and World Report . Ridge...http://www.newser.com/story/67389/ridge-bush-wanted-terror-threat-raised-for-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 15:32:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65375/gao-slams-feds-for-plan-to-build-disease-lab-in-tornado-alley.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Homeland Security plan to build a $700 million lab handling highly infectious animal diseases in Kansas' 'Tornado Alley' probably isn't the best idea it's had, the Washington Post reports. A withering report from the Government Accountability Office found that the DHS based its decision on a flawed, hastily done...http://www.newser.com/story/65375/gao-slams-feds-for-plan-to-build-disease-lab-in-tornado-alley.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 7:59:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65220/fema-too-slow-on-katrina-trailer-toxins-federal-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFEMA was too slow to deal with reports of toxins in trailers used to house Hurricane Katrina victims, potentially posing a “significant health risk” to thousands along the Gulf Coast, a Homeland Security report says. Residents of the trailers had reported bloody noses, headaches, and worse as a result of...http://www.newser.com/story/65220/fema-too-slow-on-katrina-trailer-toxins-federal-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 9:42:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64367/feds-review-terror-alert-system.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Homeland Security Department will review the multicolored terror alert system created in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has created a task force to determine in 60 days how effective the current system is. The system could get an overhaul—or could be...http://www.newser.com/story/64367/feds-review-terror-alert-system.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 12:24:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63891/grave-lack-of-security-at-fed-buildings-gao.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA covert investigation shows the nation’s federal buildings are woefully under-protected from potential terrorist attacks, CNN reports. Undercover agents were able to sneak bomb components through security into each of the 10 federal buildings—occupied by the Homeland Security, Justice, and State departments—they tested, assemble explosive devices in the...http://www.newser.com/story/63891/grave-lack-of-security-at-fed-buildings-gao.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 15:05:15 CDT