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You need two to tango: with Mexico backing out, Obama is also downplaying narcotics as region’s overriding issue.

Last week, Mr. Obama returned to capitals in Latin America with a vastly different message. Relationships with countries racked by drug violence and organized crime should focus more on economic development and less on the endless battles against drug traffickers and organized crime capos that have left few clear victors. The countries, Mexico in particular, [...]

Boston: Armored vehicles like this were key in detention of Marathon terrorists.

Lenco Armored Vehicles is the producer of this armored vehicle that assisted Boston Police in the detention of terrorist suspect no. 2.  Lenco is a designer and manufacturer of armored tactical vehicles. The Lenco BEAR and BearCat are used everyday by Law Enforcement, Military and Government Agencies in the U.S. and abroad.

Calculating Defense cuts: Lockheed announced $825 million in sales reduction in 2013.

  Lockheed Martin said to Financial Times that the US government’s spending cuts would reduce its sales for the year by $825m, as it became one of the first big military contractors to put a figure on the impact of the across-the-board reductions. READ WHOLE ARTICLE IN FT

Brits accused Argies of developing rockets to threaten Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

According to The Sunday Times, Argentina is developing missile technology that could threaten the Malvinas/Falkland Islands. The british newspaper has learnt that military scientists in Argentina are building a rocket capable of being fired into space to an altitude of about 250 miles. Experts believe such technology could, in time, develop into a missile with [...]

U.S. is losing the global cyber war.

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Rep. Mike Rogers (R., Mich.), said Sunday that recent reports about Chinese hacking show the U.S. is losing a global cyber war. “We get [hit] every single day by a whole series … of attacks, everything from criminals trying to get into your bank account or steal your [...]

Friscoe Police finds strong opposition to use of Taser.

The San Francisco Police Commission is studying the Taser´s issue and  just finished holding the last of three community forums to gather public feedback. Nearly all the testimony was strongly opposed to the use of Tasers in San Francisco. READ MORE HERE: San Francisco Police does not fancy Tasers.  

U.S. VP Joe Biden´s gun control panel with comprehensive plan to secure schools including more police.

The Obama administration is considering funding many more police officers in public schools to secure campuses, a leading Democratic senator said, part of a broad gun violence agendathat is likely to include a ban on high-capacity ammunition clips and universal background checks. The school safety initiative, one of several under consideration, would make federal dollars [...]

Security experts advise Java software due to dangerous security flaw.

Computer users are being advised by security experts to disable Oracle Corp.’s widely used Java software after a security flaw was discovered that they say hackers are exploiting to attack computers. “Java is a mess. It’s not secure,” said Jaime Blasco, Labs Manager with AlienVault Labs. “You have to disable it.” Java, which is on [...]

DoD starts with preventive budget cuts such as hiring freeze, training, office and travel.

The U.S. Department of Defense DoD will impose a freeze on hiring civilians, cut operating costs on military bases and take more immediate steps to reduce spending in preparation for the possibility that U.S. Congress will fail to reach a deal to avert billions of dollars in additional cuts,  DoD officials said on Friday.   If  [...]

FBI changes to close-combat firearms training.

The FBI has quietly broken with its long-standing firearms training regimen, putting a new emphasis on close-quarters combat to reflect the overwhelming number of incidents in which suspects are confronting their targets at point-blank range.The new training protocols were formally implemented…READ MORE HERE

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