Just when you thought the Homeland Security department couldn’t possibly get any dumber… The two cities attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, will receive far less antiterrorism money under plans unveiled today by the Department of Homeland Security, which has designated more money for many smaller cities throughout the country. Washington and New York will receive […]
May 2006
Times are tight at the Army — sorta kinda, at least for the moment. Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody has ordered the service to stop buying “non-critical” spare parts and supplies last week, Inside Defense reports. And if the Army doesn’t get some extra money from Congress soon, it’ll have to stop hiring […]
* Supremes dis whistle-blowers * Border fence, for real * Russia’s Space Ship One * FBI’s biowar file * “Satellite could open door on extra dimension“ * De-nuke every Trident? * It’s pretty easy being green (especially in New York) (Big ups: HLS Watch)
Chicago cops have a well-deserved reputation for being the toughest guys in a tough town. But you’ve got to wonder how many heads they are going to have to crack to keep that reputation up, now that more and more officers are riding around the Windy City on Segway scooters. The CPD is spending about […]
The June edition of National Defense has this short tech talk article about a new chem-bio detector produced by Purdue University. If successful, it could be a useful tool for people searching bags or containers for chem-bio agents or as a quick forensic tool at a terrorist chem-bio incident. Miniature chemical-biological detection devices, that in […]
