by Matthew L. Schehl | May 18, 2015 | Business & Tech, National Security
WASHINGTON – Facing scathing criticism, Transportation Security Administration officials were a no-show at a House hearing on Wednesday. During a three-hour hearing by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Homeland Security Inspector General John...
by Nick Kariuki | May 14, 2015 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – The White House was put on lockdown and Lafayette Square was evacuated on Thursday afternoon after a man who allegedly attempted to fly a small drone over the White House fence was detained by Secret Service officers, according to eye witnesses. A...
by Yanqing Chen | May 14, 2015 | National Security
China has lashed out at reports that the Pentagon may consider sending military aircraft and ships to the South China Sea, but opinions differ in the U.S. over what role America should play in the murky dispute. Defense Secretary Ash Carter reportedly is requesting...
by Matthew L. Schehl | May 14, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Americans are in urgent need of more – not less – collection of their personal information by the National Security Agency, according to Sen. Bob Corker, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Following a classified Senate briefing Tuesday,...
by Mary Lee | May 14, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON- She sat somberly, clad in a white habit and a black veil, ruefully pleading with lawmakers to provide relief for religious minorities who remain under the yoke of the so-called Islamic State. Sister Diana Momeka, a member of the Dominican Sisters of St....
by Matthew L. Schehl | May 7, 2015 | National Security
May 7, 2015—Fayetteville, N.C.—As SrA. Dustin Temple fired back at the insurgents that had surrounded his unit in a remote area of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, some terrifying chatter came in over enemy radio. Insurgents were moving in to take American Special...
