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Dec 18, 2014

Security Report: White House Needs Better, Taller Fences

In addition, the report concluded that the Secret Service needs new leadership and additional resources.

Dec 23, 2013

Poll: Most Americans Aren’t Familiar With ‘See Something, Say Something’

Fifty five percent of people polled have never heard the DHS slogan.

Nov 05, 2013

Immigrant Rights Supporters March To Mary Cheh’s House In Support Of Equal Driver’s Licenses

Unfortunately, Cheh wasn’t home. But they sang some nice songs for her neighbors.

Nov 04, 2013

Immigrant Rights Supporters To Hold Vigil Before Council Vote On Licenses

The Council is backing away from a plan to have the licenses look the same as all others. Instead, a two-tier system will be created, where undocumented immigrants’ licenses will read “not valid for official federal purposes.”

Oct 17, 2012

Prince William County Leaders Angry After Immigration Officials Cancel Controversial Police Cooperation Program

Leaders in Prince William County are upset that the federal government has decided to discontinue a program that allowed local police officers to check the immigration status of those suspected of being in the country illegally.

May 13, 2011

No Farmers’ Market At Naylor Road, But Retail May Come

Last week, we highlighted a story about a group of people who wanted to open a farmers’ market in the parking lot of the Naylor Road Metro station, only to be turned down by WMATA because of a rule restricting the sale of food and drink on Metro property. So what will be going in next to the station?

May 12, 2011

Let’s Just Erect A Dome With A Big Screen Already

Was the traffic chaos that developed during January’s big snowstorm a sign that the Washington region is ill-prepared to keep its citizens informed in the event of a terrorist attack? Maybe! At least, that was the conclusion reached by several local leaders yesterday during a Department of Homeland Security briefing.

Mar 30, 2011

Man Found With 3.7 Pounds Of Heroin In Stomach At Dulles

As the region’s largest international airport, it’s no surprise when travelers are caught trying to smuggle drugs in and out of Dulles International Airport in creative ways. (People trying to get cocaine past inspectors inside dried soup packets and fully-cooked chickens come to mind.) But there are still those who attempt to get around the watchdogs via more conventional methods.

Jan 04, 2011

Planning Commission Wants New Homeland Security HQ Isolated

Perhaps it was foolhardy to think that the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), which handles the Federal portion of the District’s Comprehensive Plan, was actually interested in developing the former St. Elizabeth’s site in Congress Heights into anything but a cathedral to commuting, traffic and Homeland Security.

Oct 22, 2008

City Unveils St. Elizabeths Plans

To follow up with those of you who reacted strongly to our photo gallery yesterday of the abandoned St. Elizabeths West Campus and the plans that are in the works to relocate the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Coast Guard there, Mayor Adrian Fenty and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton held an impromptu press conference this morning to unveil the city’s plans for its share of the nearly 200 acres of land in Southeast…

 
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