Where Things Stand: Air Marshals Under Arrest
Dec. 26: This post has been corrected.
Editor’s note: As part of our year-end coverage, we’re checking in on the latest on each of our in-depth stories.
The Federal Air Marshal Service presents the image of an elite undercover force charged with making life-and-death decisions that demand sound judgment. A ProPublica investigation, published with USA Today in mid-November, found that dozens of air marshals have been charged with crimes -- from drunken driving and drug smuggling to aiding a human trafficking ring and … more…
KBR Under Fire—Again (and Again)
It’s been a rough couple of days for KBR, the former Halliburton subsidiary and largest contractor in Iraq.
Yesterday, McClatchy reported … more…
Report: Whistleblower Office Fails to Protect Air Marshals
After a ProPublica investigation found that dozens of air marshals have been charged with crimes, the director of the Air Marshal Service … more…
Decoder: What Docs Can the White House Put in the Shredder?
With the Bush administration’s well-earned reputation for secrecy, Democrats are concerned that the administration will rev up the … more…
Judge: Air Marshals Stiffed on Overtime
Federal air marshals have been unlawfully denied overtime, and as a result the U.S. government could be liable for millions of dollars in … more…
Bosnia Exonerated Gitmo Detainees Before Judge Did
A court order today to release five Guantanamo detainees comes six years after Bosnian authorities declared them to be innocent.
A … more…
Chief Calls on Air Marshals to ‘Root Out’ Misconduct
The director of the Federal Air Marshal Service said Friday that he was "embarrassed" by incidents of air marshal misconduct described in … more…
Air Marshals: Undercover and Under Arrest
Shawn Nguyen bragged that he could sneak anything past airport security using his top-secret clearance as a federal air marshal. And for … more…
Two New Investigations From ProPublica
Two of ProPublica’s long-running investigations go live today.
In the first, done in partnership with USA Today, ProPublica’s … more…
Air Marshals and the Law
Dec. 8: This post … more…
History of the Federal Air Marshal Service
Return to the story.
May 1, 1961 -- In the first hijacking of a U.S. airliner, a Miami man takes over a National Airlines flight and … more…
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Last-Minute DHS Rules on Data Collection Rile Businesses Thomas Frank, USA Today, January 07, 2009
Former Blackwater Guards Plead Not Guilty Del Quentin Wilber, Washington Post, January 07, 2009
January 06, 2009
Appeals Court: U.S. Can Keep IDs of Gitmo Detainees Secret Larry Neumeister, AP, January 06, 2009
January 05, 2009
White House Considers Pardoning Soldier AP, January 05, 2009
U.K. May Take More Gitmo Detainees Jay Solomon and Alistair MacDonald, Wall Street Journal ($), January 05, 2009
December 29, 2008
Study Criticizes Bush Approach to War Funding Ann Scott Tyson, Washington Post, December 29, 2008
December 19, 2008
Plans Being Drawn to Close Gitmo Peter Finn, Washington Post, December 19, 2008
December 15, 2008
War Vet Widows Wrongly Denied Benefits Hope Yen, AP, December 15, 2008
Supreme Court Opens Way for ex-Gitmo Inmates to Sue AP, December 15, 2008
December 10, 2008
Economy Puts Emergency Readiness in Peril Thomas Frank, USA Today, December 10, 2008