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Washington Funds Militarization of Police Departments

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2011 With newly purchased assault rifles, body armor and armored vehicles, "many officers look more and more like combat troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan," finds the Center for Investigative Reporting, which has arguably done a better job than Washington of tracking what precincts around the country have bought with $34 billion in federal grants. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Big Brother Is Watching, Friending, Following You Online

G.W. Schulz / Truthdig Nov 12, 2010 Everyone from employers to the Department of Homeland Security is monitoring social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, raising questions about how standards enforcing privacy online can withstand the rush of data about you and everyone else that courses through the Internet. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Airport X-Ray Scanners Hit the Road

G.W. Schulz / Truthdig Sep 9, 2010 While debate continues in the United States over whole-body imagers, manufacturers of the technology are opening deeper opportunities for themselves elsewhere that could make the controversial machines an even bigger part of everyday life. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

On the Government’s Growing Obsession With Hollywood-Style Command Centers

G.W. Schulz / Truthdig Aug 17, 2010 Blooming in every corner of the country are high-tech command facilities for fighting terrorism, battling crime linked to national security, coordinating disaster responses, enhancing infrastructure protection and more. The desire for them is insatiable, and Congress seems ever the enabler. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Homeland Security Spending Marked by Waste, Shoddy Oversight

G.W. Schulz / Truthdig Sep 14, 2009 Records show that communities across California had difficulty managing millions in anti-terrorism grants handed out by Congress after Sept 11Records show that California had difficulty managing millions in anti-terrorism grants handed out by Congress after Sept. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )