July 2011
Defense Budget Cuts Must be Balanced, Mullen Says →
As the pressure increases on the federal budget, the Defense Department must make cuts in a balanced way, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told troops in Afghanistan.
Israel Star Chronicle: CHAI LIFELINE →
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Many seriously ill children will need emotional and spiritual strength to cope with the trials awaiting them. Chai…
Secretary Tells Defense Workers to Plan Normal... →
Plan to come to work as usual next week, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told the Defense Department workforce in a message.
A CONFESSION FROM OUR DIRECTOR
Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 6:57pm Our Dearest of Friends,
When my great-grandmother was put on a ship from Austria to the United States at the age of 14 years, the Jewish-American heritage of our family began. Rose Messer boarded a ship for the United States from Austria in 1914 and settled in Ohio, where she later married a Markovic (also Jews in Serbia) and founded a Jewish-American...
Israel Star Chronicle: Private Intel Chief says... →
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By D.A. Bianchi WASHINGTON - The head of GCIS (Griffith Colson Intelligence Service), a private intelligence communications agency, says the former head of Mossad is “far of base” in his statements concerning the policies on handling Iran. A Military strike on Iran may prompt regional…
FBI ALERT TO GCIS COMMUNICATIONS COMMAND CENTER
FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending July 29, 2011 Fri, 30 Jul 2011 06:00:00 -0500
— Washington, D.C.
THE LOUISA CHRONICLE: Militants Blow Up Gas... →
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From Associated Press
EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian security officials say a militant Islamist group has blown up a terminal along the Egyptian natural gas pipeline to Israel in the northern Sinai Peninsula.
Officials say Saturday’s attack on the terminal in al-Shulaq destroyed the…
Israel Star Chronicle: Hackers strike government... →
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by Elinor Mills Hackers flying the AntiSec banner today released what they said was 400 megabytes of internal data from a government cybersecurity contractor, ManTech, as part of their campaign to embarrass the FBI every Friday, as well as target other government agencies and their partners.
Oblique view of the lower mound in Mars' Gale... →
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This oblique view of the lower mound in Gale Crater shows layers of rock that preserve a record of environments on Mars. Here, orbiting instruments have detected signatures of both clay minerals and…
Released: DoD Commander’s Guide on Invasive... →
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Photo courtesy of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
The Department of Defense’s Natural Resources (NR) Program has released a…
Get Refusal is Spouse Abuse-Treat It That Way →
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Arutz Sheva posted an article about a woman who refuses to accept a get from her husband. More often, it is a husband who refuses to give one to his wife.
Contracts for July 29, 2011 →
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Contracts valued at $5 million or more are announced each business day at 5 p.m.
Holly Petraeus Works to Protect Military Families'... →
As a longtime financial advocate for military families, Holly Petraeus knew she could bring extensive work experience to the table when she was tapped to lead the new Office of Servicemember Affairs….
WMD Central, Part 2 →
GCIS ART PROTECTION UNIT BRIEFING: How stolen...
MARK COLVIN: Late in July 1994, thieves broke in to an art gallery in the German city of Frankfurt. Two of the three masterpieces they got away with were late works by the great British painter JMW Turner. They were on loan from London’s Tate Gallery and between them they were worth 24 million pounds. What followed was an eight-and-a-half year hunt across Europe to find and retrieve the...
NASA TO THE GCIS SPACE SECURITY CENTER
Message: 1 From: NASA News Services <nasa_subscriptions@service.govdelivery.com> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:17:28 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Galaxy NGC 3115
Galaxy NGC 3115 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:00:00 -0500
Chandra observes the flow of hot gas toward the supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy NGC 3115.
Message: 2 From: NASA News Services...
THE LOUISA CHRONICLE: "Paperwork Terrorists"... →
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From Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — From New Jersey to California, police, courthouse officials and real estate agents are being confronted with a baffling new problem: bogus legal documents filed by people claiming to follow an obscure religion called Moorish Science. Their…
THE LOUISA CHRONICLE: "Universal Vaccine" Could... →
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From BBC
The first antibody which can fight all types of the influenza A virus has been discovered, researchers claim.
Experiments on flu-infected mice, published in Science Express, showed the antibody could be used as an “emergency treatment”.
It is hoped the development will lead…
THE LOUISA CHRONICLE: 10 Year Old Girl Suffocates... →
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From Phoenix New Times
Four family members were charged with the torture and murder of 10-year-old Ame Deal, who suffocated after she was locked in a footlocker and left overnight earlier this month.
When asked if he’s ever seen anything more horrific than what happened to Ame,…
THE LOUISA CHRONICLE: Biometric Security: Beyond... →
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From BBC News
Until fairly recently many people using fingerprint or retinal scanners to get through doors would have done so to an exciting soundtrack and almost certainly have very good teeth and hair.
The use of such biometric devices was the domain of Hollywood films, as…
FBI BRIEFING TO GCIS COMMUNICATIONS COMMAND CENTER
Idaho Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:00:00 -0500
— Salt Lake City
Las Cruces Man Sentenced to Imprisonment for One Year and One Day for Federal Money Laundering Conviction Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:00:00 -0500
— Albuquerque
Barry H. Landau and Jason James Savedoff Indicted on Federal Charges for Conspiring to Steal Valuable Historical...
Report Clears Afghanistan Training Commander →
The U.S. Army general who leads the coalition training effort for Afghanistan’s security forces has been cleared of allegations that he used psychological operations personnel in an attempt to…
FBI BRIEFING TO GCIS COMMUNICATIONS COMMAND CENTER
New York Men Indicted in Maryland in Scheme to Steal and Sell Valuable Historical Documents
Barry H. Landau and Jason James Savedoff, both of New York City, were indicted in Baltimore, Maryland on charges of conspiring to steal historical documents—including original documents of Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt—from museums in Maryland and New York, and...
Design a Kit to Provide Power, Potable Water, and...
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In December 2010 the U.S. Congress passed the America Competes Reauthorization Act, providing agencies with broad authority to conduct prize competitions as called for in President Obama’s 2010 Strategy for American Innovation. The America Competes Reauthorization Act gives agencies a simple and clear legal path to conduct prize competitions, thereby dramatically lowering...
Amnesty Urges Action on Ivory Coast Refugees →
Shifra Hoffman debates Pro-Arab activist from... →
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The Tamar Yonah Show
Shifra Hoffman continues to guest host the show as Tamar takes a brief summer break. In this classic episode, she debates “Henry from Sweden” on the Arab-Israeli conflict, as…
Design a Kit to Provide Power, Potable Water, and... →
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In December 2010 the U.S. Congress passed the America Competes Reauthorization Act, providing agencies with broad authority to conduct prize competitions…
GCIS Space IntelCenter: NASA TO THE GCIS SPACE... →
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Message: 1 From: NASA News Services <nasa_subscriptions@service.govdelivery.com> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:17:55 -0500 (CDT) Subject: NASA’s Chandra Observatory Images Gas Flowing Toward Black Hole
NASA’s Chandra Observatory Images Gas Flowing Toward Black Hole Tue, 26 Jul…
9th Annual International Counter Terrorism...
9th Annual International Counter Terrorism Officers Association Conference
October 18-20, 2011
Las Vegas, NV
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GCIS ART PROTECTION UNIT BRIEFING
An art heist primer, and a plea to thieves As head of security at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Anthony Amore knows a few things about stealing Rembrandts. Back in 1990, the Gardner was the target of an infamous heist in which three of its four Rembrandts disappeared. None have been recovered, though Amore is still working on the case. What he and coauthor Tom Mashberg, a former...
ATF BRIEFING TO THE GCIS COMMUNICATIONS COMMAND...
Dallas, TX — ATF Offers $3,000 Reward in Gun Store Theft
The Dr. No Art Theft Scenario →
According to some art crime scholars, the public’s fascination with the notion of a wealthy private collector who steals (or commissions thieves to steal) priceless works of art…
DEA BRIEFINGS TO GCIS COMMUNICATIONS COMMAND...
DEA Announces Narco-Terrorism Operations Against Hezbollah, Other Terrorist Organizations
On July 26, DEA and the US Attorney for the Southern District of New Yorkannounced the unsealing of indictments as a result of two DEA narco-terrorism undercover operations: first, an indictment against Siavosh Henareh, Bachar Wehbe, and Cetin Aksu for providing various forms of support to ...
GCIS ART PROTECTION UNIT BRIEFING
Probe Shows Former Worker At Mark Twain House Embezzled Officials at the Mark Twain House & Museum acknowledged Tuesday that an investigation into financial irregularities involving a former employee revealed a loss of more than $500,000. Executive Director Jeff Nichols said that a forensic audit of the museum’s books had recently been completed. He declined to reveal the total loss...
DOJ BRIEFING TO GCIS COMMUNICATIONS COMMAND CENTER
Assistant Attorney General Varney Delivers Remarks at Signing of Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese Antitrust Agencies 07/27/2011 11:52 AM EDT “By establishing a framework for enhanced cooperation among our agencies, the Memorandum of Understanding also allows us to move to the next chapter in our collaboration on competition law and policy matters,” said Assistant ...
FBI ALERT TO GCIS COMMUNICATIONS COMMAND CENTER
Two Brooklyn, New York Pharmacists Charged in $3 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
— New York
Homelessness Grants Target Iraq, Afghanistan... →
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced nearly $60 million in grants aimed at preventing homelessness among veterans and their families, with particular focus on veterans of the Iraq and…
DHS BRIEFINGS TO GCIS COMMUNICATIONS COMMAND...
Secretary Napolitano Announces Stop.Think.Connect.™ Campaign Partnership with D.A.R.E. America
The Department of Homeland Security’s Stop.Think.Connect. Campaign today announced a new partnership with Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) America - an initiative that will help protect millions of children from online threats by encouraging Internet safety.
Posted July 26, 2011 in...
DOD CONTRACTS DISCLOSURE
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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING TO GCIS COMMUNICATIONS...
Former Northern Virginia Resident Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion and Impeding the Internal Revenue Service 07/26/2011 10:09 AM EDT Thomas J. Ernst, formerly a resident of McLean and Arlington, Va., pleaded guilty to one count of corruptly endeavoring to impede and impair the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and one count of tax evasion for 2005.
Chevron Puerto Rico LLC Agrees to Improve...
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FBI BRIEFING: WMD CENTRAL TO GCIS COMMUNICATION...
WMD Central Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:00:00 -0500
Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate chief discusses threats as effort marks five years.
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FBI TOP TEN MOST WANTED FUGITIVES
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Mullen Addresses Transnational Crime, Military... →
Transnational organized crime is a multitrillion-dollar per year business “that ties in very nicely with the support of terrorists” and must be addressed, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint…
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David Dinham was jailed for two years at Edinburgh Sheriff Court
An IT boss who admitted embezzling £500,000 from the National Library of Scotland has been jailed for two years. IT boss David Dinham, 33, stole the money over a four-year period from 2006 when he had control over major budgets at the historic institution. Dinham, from Edinburgh, admitted the embezzlement charge at a hearing at...
