20 hours ago by vanbo

$680 million in stimulus funds were allocated to the Department of Homeland Security to enhance border security. Suspicion of political interference arose after DHS secretary Janet Napolitano’s home state of Arizona received more funding than any other state, while one of the nation’s highest-priori ...

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5 days ago by The Pork Report

The U.S. Postal Service lost $3.8 billion last year Winery receives federal stimulus grant Musicians more effective communicating in noisy environments than non-musicians, according to findings of a National Science Foundation study Only 20 percent of Americans hold positive view of government Resea ...

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11 days ago by neoconopticon

While governments are dragging their feet when it comes to agreeing targets to cut carbon emissions, a ‘consensus’ is emerging around the need to prepare militarily for the adverse effects of climate change (meaning the adverse impact on western interests and not necessarily the environmental catast ...

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11 days ago by neoconopticon

FRONTEX’ role in policing the EU’s external borders and the open seas beyond is well known. As reported last week, the agency has just been given the nod to implement long standing plans for joint expulsions by charter flight. What people seem much less aware of is that FRONTEX also has a significan ...

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12 days ago by neoconopticon

The 5th EBF Seminar on Entry/Exit took place on 4 November 2009. Speakers included the European Commission (large-scale IT systems Unit, JLS) EC, Interpol, Frontex, US department of Homeland Security, EDPS, Sagem, Accenture, UK Home Office and EU JRC. Click here for the full agenda. Presentations (f ...

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12 days ago by neoconopticon

The EU has apparently funded a new “Thematic Network on Biometric Technologies” under the ICT Policy Support Programme of FP7. The BEST (Biometrics European Stakeholders) Network aims to ensure “consensus-building and experience sharing” around the deployment of biometric ID systems. The BEST networ ...

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12 days ago by neoconopticon

Frontex’ Research and Development Unit and the Swedish Presidency of the EU organized a conference on “Biometric Technology for Border Control” (with industry exhibition) in Warsaw on 1-2 October. Topics discussed included European Commission initiatives, standards and guidelines, automated border c ...

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16 days ago by Stanford Matthews

get conservative or get out

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16 days ago by Signs of the Times

The Verkhovna Rada has ratified the Law "On Border Control," which was submitted by the Yulia Tymoshenko government. The law identifies the legal framework for border control, procedures and conditions for crossing the state border of Ukraine. According to the law, passports and other documents of U ...

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17 days ago by neoconopticon

Defencenews.com reports that the outgoing chairman of the European Union Military Committee wants more assets to combat piracy in the Somali basin because of the vast area that needs to be covered. “The EU has committed three or four frigates, in 2010 but we probably need between six and 10 to cover ...

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