The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a background screening case in which 28 employees of the California Institute of Technology, under contract to do work for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), claim that the government’s screening policy is too intrusive. The policy was implemented in 2004 under a government homeland security directive.
The steady growth in right-wing extremist groups is worrisome, says a civil rights organization that tracks hate and bigotry.
Join host Associate Editor Laura Spadanuta as she talks with editors and contributors to discuss issues covered in this month’s Security Management, including how to improve homeland security, challenges of working with contractors in Afghanistan, a way to secure Web e-mail, and court rulings on privacy, text messaging, and sexual harassment.
WASHINGTON — Last night on Capitol Hill, Frankie Guerrero took a bag of white powder, dropped it in his drawers, and stepped into a metal machine resembling a photo booth.
Osama Bin Laden bragged that the 9-11 terrorist attacks cost al Qaeda 0,000 and inflicted 0 billion in economic damage on the United States. That’s considerable bang for every terrorist buck spent, and it’s a lesson that hasn’t been lost on other jihadist terrorists, according to an 11-year study conducted by terrorism researcher, Dr. Gabriel Weimann.
