Nogales, Ariz.-based U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Natan Ben-Shabat, 42, of Tucson, made his initial appearance last week before U.S. Magistrate Judge Hector C. Estrada on charges of Unauthorized Access to a Government Computer. Ben-Shabat was released pending a December 1, 2009, trial date. The three-count information alleges that while employed as a U.S….
Category: Govt
Sweden passes divisive wiretapping law
An amended version of Sweden’s controversial new signals intelligence law was passed in the Riksdag on Wednesday, with 158 members voting in favour and 153 against. Liberal Party member of parliament Camilla Lindberg abstained, making her the only MP from the governing centre-right coalition not to vote in favour of the law. But the opposition…
Wronged travelers to get new system for filing complaints
Alice Lipowicz reports: The Homeland Security Department has agreed to replace its existing information technology support for the Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (TRIP) with a more effective system, according to a new report from DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner. The support system is an existing system of the Transportation Security Administration. The system was expanded…
Bozeman city manager suspended over privacy flap
Bozeman city leaders have decided to suspend City Manager Chris Kukulski over former hiring practices that asked applicants for login and password information to social networking sites. City commissioners went into executive session before announcing their decision that Kukulski will be suspended for one week sometime in the next 30 days. The city manager said…