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New York City receives larger DHS grant for subway security

by Jon on March 6, 2008

in underground systems

Jen Chung at Gothamist and Al Baker of the Times have good coverage of the new, much-increased Department of Homeland Security grant to provide security for New York City subways, including the 16 underwater tunnels that link the boroughs to each other, and to the mainland (the Bronx, of course, is actually on the mainland). [...]

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If you don't trust the private sector, stay home.

by Jon on February 28, 2008

in Aviation and Air Safety

Who said this: ” If there is a philosophical issue that you can’t trust private industry to do anything, then I have to say, you’ve got no business getting on an airplane.” Answer after the jump. Via Open Target, the blog of Clark Kent Ervin, the honorable former IG of the Department of Homeland Security, [...]

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