One of the most overblown and poorly thought-out federal policy changes in recent years reduced law enforcement’s access to the 1033 program. Authorized in 1990, this program allowed police to scoop ...
Amid widespread criticism of the deployment of military-grade weapons and vehicles by police officers in Ferguson, Mo., President Obama recently ordered a review of federal efforts supplying equipment ...
In 2014, the ACLU reported that police departments in Arizona had collectively amassed a military arsenal that included: 712 rifles, 64 armored vehicles, 42 forced-entry tools, 32 bomb suits, 704 ...
Our names are Heather Keane, Allie Jones, Bridget Cratty, Cal Palmaccio, Liam Owen, Joe Scanlon, and Lila Grimard. We are students at Nashoba Regional High School, where we are working together on a ...
On Thursday on Capitol Hill, the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is holding a hearing on the Department of Defense’s Excess Property Program. Also known as the “1033 ...
The images of protesters meeting police in the streets of cities across the United States this past week have drawn a stark contrast for some watching the scene unfold on television. Increasingly, ...
In 1997, Congress codified the federal 1033 program to transfer surplus equipment from the military to civilian law enforcement agencies for domestic counter-drug and counter-terrorism activities. Two ...
Michigan law enforcement officials want to clear the air on a federal program that provides surplus military equipment and vehicles to local police agencies. Since the killing of George Floyd in ...
President Trump has lifted restrictions on a controversial program that sends surplus military equipment to police agencies around the country. The announcement came from Attorney General Jeff ...
Police do not need an 18th Century infantry sword to “protect and serve” communities. Nor do they need Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPs), grenade launchers, or other weapons of war.
The images of protesters meeting police in the streets of cities across the United States this past week have drawn a stark contrast for some watching the scene unfold on television. Increasingly, ...
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