Guard Problems Spur New Effort In Protection of Federal Buildings
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Homeland Security officials unveiled new steps yesterday to ensure that federal buildings are not left unprotected, after two cases in which contract security guards stayed away from their jobs because they had not been paid.
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An executive order issued Friday night creates an agency to safeguard privacy and civil rights laws, but critics see problems with the apointees and the apparent lack of power. By Ryan Singel.
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In the ramp-up to the Republican convention, police and security agencies are putting on a show of force designed to give terrorists pause.
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Thereâs security everywhere, but there are still so many explosions that itâs hard to keep track--let alone the toll they take.
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A new report says the U.S. military isn't ready for a catastrophic attack on the country, and National Guard forces don't have the equipment or training they need
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A security guard has been arrested in connection with the fires that destroyed 10 homes under construction in a Maryland subdivision outside Washington last week, federal law enforcement sources said Thursday.
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Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said yesterday that she would introduce a bill to prevent felons from running government security contractors after one such company failed to pay its guards at federal buildings in the Washington area for several weeks.
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Recent damage caused some to question the need to better protect undersea communication cables from attack.
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Sluggish pace of development and deployment has left big holes in checkpoint security, officials say.
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WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday ordered new measures to improve government oversight of private guards who protect U.S. diplomats in Iraq, including extensive cultural awareness training for contractors.
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Teams of police officers equipped with submachine guns and bomb-sniffing dogs have become a part of the landscape of post-Sept. 11 New York, patrolling around Wall Street and such landmarks as the Empire State building.
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Belgian authorities plan to step up security measures following a terrorist threat, officials said on Friday.
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When a special space has become threatened, a collective force has been there ready to lend energy, money and time to preservation.
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A recent standoff between National Guardsmen and heavily armed outlaws along the Mexican border has rattled some troops and raised questions about the rules of engagement for soldiers who were sent to the border in what was supposed to be a backup role.
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Troops complained that they were being sent into combat with insufficient protection and aging equipment.
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There are relatively simple solutions to a looming problem.
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Details of the role civilian contractors played in the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison sparked fresh debate yesterday about the effectiveness of laws and rules meant to govern workers hired to support the military.