homeland security Archives

Legislative Alert: Homeland Security Funding Bill Sent to President; Contains Cuts to First Responder Grants, Change to Grant Formula

On October 7, the Senate approved the conference report for the Homeland Security fiscal year 2006 funding bill (H.R. 2360), sending the bill to the president for his signature. The House had approved...

Crime & Violence

Vehicle Theft Investigation Is About Looking Beyond the Traffic Stop

Vehicle theft in the United States is a serious problem. It is important to note that vehicle theft is the second most profitable crime in the United States, surpassed only by trafficking in illegal n...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: President Bush Signs Homeland Security Funding Bill

In October 18, President Bush signed into law the fiscal year 2005 homeland security appropriations bill (H.R. 4567). The bill will provide $33.1 billion for the Department of Homeland Security....

Terrorism

Homeland Security: The Internal Terrorists

A CNN lead story in February 2004 should scare every police chief in America. The story is a military story — a member of the National Guard is alleged to have tried to pass military secrets to al Q...

Terrorism

Homeland Security Funding Sources

On October 1, 2003, President Bush signed the fiscal year 2004 Homeland Security Appropriations Act. Over all, the Homeland Security Department's 2004 funding total is $37.4 billion. Of that total, mo...

Terrorism

Impacts of Domestic Security on Law Enforcement Agencies

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, thrust local law enforcement in the United States into a new age of domestic security. The nation was stunned and shocked at the loss of life and the devas...

Terrorism

Initial National Response Plan

On October 10, 2003, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge approved the Initial National Response Plan (INRP), an interim plan designed to help develop a unified approach to domestic incident man...