During Mitch Daniels’ decade at Eli Lilly, the drug giant paid billions in fines and settled thousands of lawsuits

By Joanne Kenen and Rochelle Sharpe

Eli Lilly paid billions in fines, settled thousands of lawsuits while Daniels was an executive at the drug giant

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"… n at the time.In 2002, Congress inserted into the legislation creating the Homeland Security Department a provision that would have given Lilly, maker of a then-controversial vac …"

Coast Guard modernization program nearly $4 billion over budget

By Aaron Mehta

The Coast Guard’s ill-fated “Deepwater” program to modernize its fleet is $3.8 billion over budget and years behind schedule, despite modest

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"… pment has been delayed by as much as five years.In a June 2009 report, the Homeland Security Department inspector general warned the mismanagement of the modernization program wa …"

As disasters strike, private sector preparedness program remains stalled

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

More than 50 days into the BP oil spill crisis, many are calling for Congressional action. Environmental groups are demanding more safety re

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"… Accreditation and Certification Program — has yet to be launched by the Homeland Security Department.The chairmen of the Senate and House homeland security committees say in a …"

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Coast Guard fleet slowed by mechanical woes during BP, Haiti rescues

By Aaron Mehta and John Solomon

In the wee-morning hours after the Deepwater Horizon exploded, a Coast Guard rescue helicopter being dispatched to pluck oil rig survivors f

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"… r modernization program. But those efforts have also run into problems.The Homeland Security Department’s inspector general reported just last month that the Coast Guard’s pr …"

Homeland Security pays dividends for Alaska

By G.W. Schulz

Sarah Palin promotes the self-reliance of her state, but she doesn’t mention the mobile command communications vehicle, bought with federal

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"… nty jurisdiction — has received at least $2.8 million in grants from the Homeland Security Department over the last five years. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough, or Mat-Su as loca …"

"… ed a windfall of federal money for other public safety purposes outside of Homeland Security Department grants. That amount is more than $5 million since 2006 alone, mostly from …"

"… res, handed Abramoff privileged information about the 2002 creation of the Homeland Security Department, the largest reorganization of the federal government since World War II. …"

Secrets in the sky: A tale of two air marshals

By Nick Schwellenbach

The elements are all there for another thrilling episode of the TV program “24.” The backdrop: A U.S. agency of armed government agents who

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"… where his employees posted messages. In a February 2005 letter to another Homeland Security Department official requesting an investigation into MacLean, Quinn wrote that anothe …"

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FEMA hopes to finish preparedness report by year-end

By Laurel Adams

After more than two years of work, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has yet to issue its National Preparedness Report, nor has it ado

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"… ing U.S. disaster preparedness, it said.FAST FACT: FEMA, a unit within the Homeland Security Department, budgeted $58 million to evaluate the agency’s preparedness.Following ar …"

U.S.-Mexico "virtual fence" plagued by problems

By Laurel Adams

A $4.4 billion project led by Boeing Co. to build a “virtual fence” along the U.S.-Mexico border is consistently over budget, behind schedul

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"… e times about the problem-riddled fence and criticized both Boeing and the Homeland Security Department. The department failed to set specific timelines and budgets for the proje …"

Republicans ask watchdogs to review FOIA request process

By Laurel Adams

Inspectors general at the Energy Department and Social Security Administration say their review of FOIA procedures at the request of senior

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"… epublicans sent the letters about a month ago after media reports that the Homeland Security Department subjected FOIA requests from lawmakers, journalists and activist groups to …"

"… ty of the lawmaker, the letter said.The Associated Press reported that the Homeland Security Department stopped the practice after an AP investigation obtained emails showing how …"

ACLU challenges constitutionality of no-fly list

By John Solomon

The American Civil Liberties Union today sued the U.S. government, alleging it violated the constitutional rights of 10 U.S. citizens or leg

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"… ials said they had not seen the lawsuit and could not immediately comment. Homeland Security Department and FBI officials told the Center in May that people who feel they’ve wr …"

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