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Intelligence Community spared DoD furloughs

Department of Defense employees working in the Intelligence community will likely avoid furloughs, an Intelligence official tells WTOP.

Tags: jj green, furloughs, dod, department of defense

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Terrorists suspected of using U.S. 'asylum' system

As federal law enforcement authorities question the parents of Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and detain some of their friends, new information is emerging about a tactic terrorists allegedly are using to slip into the U.S.

Tags: jj green, boston bombings, Tsarnaev brothers, asylum,

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Counterterrorism agency working against the clock

Officials at the National Counterterrorism Center in D.C. are working around the clock, piecing together information to fend off future terrorism attacks.

Tags: National Counterterrorism Cente, al-Qaida, terrorism, jj green

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Answering the Bell: On Inauguration Security Patrol with the Coast Guard

A behind-the-scenes look at what inaugural security is like from the water.

Tags: jj green, Coast Guard, inauguration, inauguration security,

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CHART: Threats to the United States

WTOP takes a look at the threats perceived to be facing the U.S. in previous years and those thought to be facing the country now.

Tags: J.J. Green, The Situation, Michael Hayden

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What Clapper doesn't know keeps him up at night

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper talks exclusively with WTOP's J.J. Green about evolving modern national security threats.

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Lie detectors, intense scrutiny ahead for suspected leakers

Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper announced two immediate steps to help protect critical national security information from unauthorized disclosures.

Tags: J.J. Green, James Clapper,

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Terrorists eye small airplanes

Al-Qaida's most recent edition of Inspire magazine urges sympathizers to take advantage of opportunities to attack Americans in the U.S. homeland, using whatever means necessary.

Tags: Fred Burton, Mike Braun, Department of Homeland Security, FBI, Jay Joseph, al-Qaida, jj green,

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Ex-intelligence official admits to defrauding govt

The former acting intelligence director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Homeland Security Department has pleaded guilty to defrauding the government of more than $180,000.

Tags: intelligence, James Woosley

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Medal of Honor recipient: Panetta trips a 'boondoggle'

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta might be reassessing his costly trips to the West Coast, but some in the armed forces remained stunned by their hefty price tag.

Tags: Leon Panetta, jack jacobs

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