FEMA Flood Insurance May Lapse In January
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is the primary source of flood insurance coverage for U.S. residential properties.
NSA Bulk Data Collection Declared Illegal
By Cliff Montgomery – May 12th, 2015Now it’s official. Last week, a U.S. appeals court ruled that the National Security Agency’s massive collection of telephone records is illegal. “A provision…
Cyber Security Laws Business And Government
By Cliff Montgomery – Apr. 30th, 2015Many cyber-analysts believe there is a “need for enhanced and timely exchange of cyber-threat intelligence, both within the private sector and between the private…
Congress Fails To Reign In UNconstitutional Spying Activity
By Cliff Montgomery – Apr. 23rd, 2015Congress has failed to curb U.S. intelligence agencies’ use of National Security Letters (NSLs) – documents which in essence are administrative subpoenas created without…
Cost Of Us War Machine
By Cliff Montgomery – Apr. 10th, 2015It seems that even the Pentagon now has trouble reigning in the growing cost of America’s military-industrial complex.“Costs on 47 of the 78 [major…
Possible Changes To FOIA
By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 31st, 2015Boththe Senate and the House of Representatives are planning a number ofchanges to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), an immensely importantlaw which allows…
Internet Comments Phone Use Prompted Spying
By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 29th, 2015In December 2014, the Virginia Fusion Center (VFC) issued a bulletin warning law enforcement and other authorities that “emergency management vehicles operating near protest…
Top Democratic Senator May Be Charged With Corruption
By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 13th, 2015 The Justice Department may soon file corruption charges against Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s ranking member, CNN stated on…
Mass Surveillance And Civil Rights
By Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 26th, 2015Even though “targeted lawful interception [of information about suspected individuals] constitutes a necessary and legitimate instrument of intelligence and law enforcement agencies, mass surveillance…
GOP Official Pleads Gulity To Misuse Of Campaign Funds
By Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 18th, 2015Republican campaign operative Tyler Harber pleaded guilty on Feb. 12th to an illegal misuse of federal campaign funds. The actual charge is said to…
Who Is Regulating Bankers And Traders
By Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 8th, 2015Ever wonder who is supposed to be watching over U.S. bankers and securities traders? A recent, easy-to-understand report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS)…
Oxfam Report On Wealth Inequality
By Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 31st, 2015“80 people now have the same wealth as the bottom half of the world’s population, down from 388 in 2010,” according to a recent…
Justice System Officers And Us Communities
By Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 28th, 2015The current rift between those who make up our justice system – police officers, judges, prison guards – and a number of American communities…
Fusion Center Calls For Greater Police Secrecy
By Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 19th, 2015An intelligence fusion center in Colorado has quietly issued a bulletin intended “to help law enforcement officers and military personnel to minimize their social…
Gao Study On Cost Of Subcontractors
By Cliff Montgomery – Dec. 30th, 2014“Concerns remain that the government [may] overpay contractors that provide no, or little, added value for work performed by lower-tier sub-contractors,” declares a little-noticed…
Human Rights Watch Slams CIA On Torture
By Cliff Montgomery – Dec. 24th, 2014Numerous people and organizations have commented on the recent release of a now-infamous summary to a Senate Report on CIA torture techniques. Perhaps none…
Taxes On Wealthy
By Cliff Montgomery – Dec. 5th, 2014In 2010, the 400 individuals in America’s highest-income bracket forked over only about 18 percent of theiryearly earnings to federal tax officials – down…
Us Looking To Fix Oversight Problems
By Cliff Montgomery – Nov. 30th, 2014Just a few years ago, the Defense Department announced plans to repair problems in the management of its nuclear forces. On Nov. 14th, the…
Domestic Terrorism Spike Attacks Us Officials
By Cliff Montgomery – Nov. 18th, 2014In July, a very interesting land Security report was released without much fanfare. Its matter-of-fact title – Domestic Violent Extremists Pose Increased Threat to…
IPCC Climate Change Report
By Cliff Montgomery – Nov. 7th, 2014Fossilfuel-based power generated without Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)technology must be “phased out almost entirely by 2100” if human beingsare to avoid a dangerous…
Lawful Ebola Quarantine Restrictions
By Cliff Montgomery – Oct. 30th, 2014Recently, there’s been a lot of talk about the ability of federal and state governments to quarantine those who might possess the Ebola virus.…
No Fly List Lacks Due Process
By Cliff Montgomery – Oct. 22nd, 2014The U.S. government still has not provided individuals wrongly placed on America’s ‘No Fly’ list a clear legal means by which they may remove…
No Fly List Lacks Due Process
By Cliff Montgomery – Oct. 22nd, 2014The U.S. government still has not provided individuals wrongly placed on America’s ‘No Fly’ list a clear legal means by which they may remove…
Big Tobacco And Child Labor
By Cliff Montgomery – Oct. 8th 2014Last week, a leading group of U.S. tobacco growers announced that children should not be employed to perform its often dangerous work.It might seem…