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Send comments and suggestions to extraextra@ire.org. en-us support@ire.org 2008-04-21T11:53:24-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_04.html A report by David Barstow of The New York Times reveals how the Pentagon has used a cadre of retired military officers to "generate favorable news coverage of the [Bush] administration’s wartime performance...Records and interviews show how the Bush administration... 2226@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Government (federal/state/local) 2008-04-21T11:53:24-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_04.html Dan Eggen and Josh White of The Washington Post report on the recently declassified 2003 Justice Department memo that was responsible for creating the "legal foundation for the Defense Department's use of aggressive interrogation practices" in the run up to... 2213@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Government (federal/state/local) 2008-04-03T10:30:27-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_03.html ABC News' Brian Ross, working with producers Vic Walter and Eric Longabardi, reports that, despite laws passed after 9/11, thousands of foreign students have been able to enroll in and obtain pilot's licenses from US flight schools. "Under the new... 2205@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Broadcast 2008-03-10T15:18:44-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_11.html Deborah Sherman of KUSA-Denver looked into U.S. government's No-Fly List and found thousands of innocent travelers who have trouble getting on airplanes nationwide because they're misidentified as terrorists. While people snagged by false matches are forced to arrive hours early... 2106@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Broadcast 2007-11-05T16:56:15-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_10.html PBS' Bill Moyers Journal features Jeremy Scahill, author of a book about Blackwater, a private U.S.-based company that is one of the largest private security contractors in Iraq, where its assignments have included protecting individuals and guarding the U.S. embassy.... 2089@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Homeland Security 2007-10-24T09:29:11-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_05.html The Center for Public Integrity has published "one of the most comprehensive resources on U.S. military aid and assistance in the post-9/11 era. 'Collateral Damage' couples the reporting of 10 of the world's leading investigative journalists on four continents with... 1941@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Military 2007-05-30T09:19:24-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_05.html Michael Fabey of Aerospace Daily and Defense Report writes that the inability of the Pentagon and Canadian defense officials to keep a lid on costs and schedules may have cost them the opportunity to modernize their radar-based air defense system... 1940@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Homeland Security 2007-05-29T11:42:42-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_05.html A three-month WTVJ-Miami investigation raised questions about how well Wackenhut, one of the country's biggest security firms, is protecting the South Florida public and whether they're billing taxpayers millions of dollars for guards not even on the job. Investigative producer... 1938@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Homeland Security 2007-05-29T10:47:16-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_04.html A story by Paul Shukovsky, Tracy Johnson and Daniel Lathrop of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports on a profound shift in the FBI's mission. Due to a shift in focus to national security following 9/11, the FBI has failed to pursue... 1896@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Government (federal/state/local) 2007-04-13T09:23:16-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_03.html Deborah Sherman of KUSA-Denver reports that "Checkpoint security screeners at Denver International Airport last month failed to find liquid explosives packed in carry-on luggage and also improvised explosive devices, or IED's, worn by undercover agents, sources told 9NEWS." The agents... 1891@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Homeland Security 2007-03-30T10:51:25-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_03.html Dave Savini, the CBS 2 reporter who has investigated security loopholes at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, is scheduled to testify before the newly created State of Illinois Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Committee. The report resulted in calls from Congressman Mark... 1858@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Homeland Security 2007-03-02T10:18:12-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_02.html Dave Savini of CBS 2 - Chicago investigates a breach of security at Chicago's O'Hare Airport. Insufficient tracking of employee ID badges at Chicago's O'Hare Airport have created a gaping hole in airport security. The badges enable employees of the... 1830@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Homeland Security 2007-02-09T16:00:00-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_02.html Writing for Vanity Fair, Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele uncover the influence of SAIC, a "mega-contractor" in Washington, D.C. SAIC, unlike other contractors, is often called upon for expertise "—expertise about weapons, about homeland security, about surveillance, about... 1828@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Government (federal/state/local) 2007-02-07T14:40:19-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_02.html Investigative Reporter Jeremy Rogalski and the 11 Investigates team discovered that local general aviation airports in the Houston area have almost no security funding or regulation. As a result, the team was easily able to walk onto unattended small and... 1827@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Homeland Security 2007-02-07T10:46:40-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_01.html Sam Roe of The Chicago Tribune exposes the story of America's efforts to recover uranium that the U.S. government distributed to other nations in its Cold War-era "Atoms for Peace" program. The enriched uranium, suitable for making bombs, still circulates... 1815@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Homeland Security 2007-01-29T17:56:49-06:00