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Just How Many Drone Licenses Has the FAA Really Issued?
Written by Jennifer Lynch
The Los Angeles Times reported last week that the FAA has issued 1,428 permits to domestic drone operators since 2007 and noted this was “far more than were previously known.”
This new number points out again how difficult it is to answer the most common questions EFF gets from ... Read more: Just How Many Drone Licenses Has the FAA Really Issued?
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Immigration Reform News and Impact on US Homeland Security February 19, 2013
Written by Right Side News
Right Side News reports from the Federation for American Immigration Reform on
- White House Leaks Draft Amnesty Proposal
- Labor, Business Immigration Talks on Hiatus?
- Senate Holds First Amnesty Hearing
- Napolitano Threatens Cuts to Border Patrol
- In State of the Union, President Peddles Same Failed ...
Read more: Immigration Reform News and Impact on US Homeland Security February 19, 2013
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The “Gang of Eight” and Immigration Reform: “Bordering on a National Security Nightmare”
Written by Michael W. Cutler
Special Report from AIM's Center for Investigative Journalism Read more: The “Gang of Eight” and Immigration Reform: “Bordering on a National Security Nightmare”
In the wake of the recent elections, immigration has risen to the top of the list of newsworthy stories—in part pushed to that position of significance by statements made by key members of Congress and the President that “Pathways to ...
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Comprehensive Immigration Reform is Not a Solution
Written by Jessica Vaughan
Statement of Jessica M. Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies, Center for Immigration Studies to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Chairman Leahy, Ranking Member Grassley, and committee members, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. In recent weeks, ... Read more: Comprehensive Immigration Reform is Not a Solution
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Local Sheriff Faces Loud Privacy Protests Against Drone Plans
Written by Parker Higgins
Thursday, February 14, 2013, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office presented a proposal for the purchase of a drone in a public hearing with the Board of Supervisors Public Protection Committee in Oakland, California. EFF joined the ACLU of Northern California and several other public interest groups ... Read more: Local Sheriff Faces Loud Privacy Protests Against Drone Plans
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FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending February 15, 2013
Written by Right Side News
Spies. Terrorists. Hackers. Pedophiles. Mobsters. Gang leaders and serial killers. We investigate them all, and many more besides. Read more: FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending February 15, 2013
The very heart of FBI operations lies in their investigations—which serve, as their mission states, "to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and ...
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2013 Second Quadrennial Homeland Security Review:
Written by James Jay Carafano, PhD.,Matt A. Mayer, Paul Rosenzweigis,Brian Slattery
Setting Priorities for the Next Four Years Read more: 2013 Second Quadrennial Homeland Security Review:
March 2013 marks the 10th anniversary of the creation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—a direct response to 9/11. DHS was established to prevent and mitigate terrorist attacks on the United States. Ten years later, the concept of ...
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Adm. James Lyons (Ret.) on Growing Benghazi Scandal
Written by Roger Aronoff
The nominations of John Brennan for CIA Director and Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense are being held up by Republicans in the Senate largely because of the unwillingness of the Obama administration to come clean on the what the President knew, when he knew it, and what he did during the seven ... Read more: Adm. James Lyons (Ret.) on Growing Benghazi Scandal
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Request Sent to Virginia Governor McDonnell Two-Year Moratorium on Drone Use
Written by Right Side News
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Warning that no steps have been taken on either the federal or state level to establish effective safeguards for Americans' civil liberties and privacy rights, John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute, is urging Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, to rectify that ... Read more: Request Sent to Virginia Governor McDonnell Two-Year Moratorium on Drone Use
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