Former TSA Administrator ‘Kip’ Hawley Dies at Age 68
Former TSA Administrator Edmund S. “Kip” Hawley By Steve Neavling Edmund S. “Kip” Hawley, who served as TSA administrator from July 2005 to January 2009, died Monday. He was 68. Details of his death...
View ArticleFBI Has Two New Executive Assistant Directors at Headquarters
The FBI’s current headquarters in Washington D.C., named after J. Edgar Hoover. By Steve Neavling FBI Director Christopher Wray has named two new executive assistant directors at FBI headquarters....
View ArticleMichael Stenger, Former Secret Service Official and U.S. Senate...
By Allan Lengel Michael Stenger, who worked for U.S. Secret Service for more than three decades, and resigned from his post as U.S. Senate’s sergeant-at-arms after the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, died...
View ArticleGeorge Piro, Retiring Special Agent in Charge of FBI’s Miami Field Office,...
Special Agent George Piro By Steve Neavling George Piro, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Miami Field Office, is retiring with plans to become a martial arts pro. Beginning next week, Piro will...
View ArticleGregory Nelsen Named Special Agent in Charge of FBI’s Cleveland Office
Special Agent in Charge Gregory Nelson By Steve Neavling Gregory D. Nelsen has been named special agent in charge of the FBI’s Cleveland Office. Before the appointment, Nelsen was a deputy assistant...
View ArticleFBI Names New Special Agent in Charge of Seattle Field Office
FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard A. Collodi By Steve Neavling Richard A. Collodi has been named special agent in charge of the FBI’s Seattle Field Office. Before the appointment, he was serving as...
View ArticleAkil Davis Appointed Special Agent in Charge of FBI’s Phoenix Field Office
Special Agent in Charge Akil Davis. Photo/FBI By Steve Neavling Akil Davis is returning to his home state of Arizona to serve as the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Phoenix Field Office, the...
View ArticleWray Appoints New Assistant Director in Charge of FBI’s Washington Field Office
David Sundberg, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office. By Steve Neavling David Sundberg has been named assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office....
View ArticleFBI’s Dallas Field Office Has a New Leader
FBI Special Agent in Charge B. Chad Yarbrough By Steve Neavling B. Chad Yarbrough has been named special agent in charge of the FBI’s Dallas Field Office. A native of the Dallas area, Yarbrough most...
View ArticleFormer DEA Official Bill Coonce, Who Battled Some of Detroit’s Most Violent...
By Allan Lengel Bill Coonce, who took on the some of the most violent drug gangs as head of the Detroit DEA office in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and went on to work for an anti-narcotics program...
View ArticleBorder Patrol’s El Paso Sector Gets New Chief Patrol Agent
Chief Patrol Agent Anthony “Scott” Good By Steve Neavling Anthony “Scott” Good has been named chief patrol agent of the Border Patrol’s El Paso Sector, which covers El Paso, part of West Texas and all...
View ArticleSusan Ferensic to Lead FBI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate
By Steve Neavling Susan Ferensic has been named assistant director of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate (WMDD) at FBI headquarters. Ferensic, who most recently served as the special agent...
View ArticleJeffrey B. Veltri Named Head of FBI’s Miami Office
By Allan Lengel Jeffrey B. Veltri was recently named head of the FBI’s Miami Field Office. In his last job he served as a section chief in the Security Division at FBI headquarters. Jeffrey B. Veltri...
View ArticleBorder Patrol’s Grand Forks Sector Gets New Leader
Chief Patrol Agent Scott D. Garrett By Steve Neavling Scott D. Garrett has been named chief patrol agent of the Border Patrol’s Grand Forks Sector in North Dakota. Garrett replaces Anthony “Scott”...
View ArticleFBI’s Columbia Field Office Gets New Special Agent in Charge
By Steve Neavling Steven J. Jensen has been named special agent in charge of the FBI’s Columbia Field Office in South Carolina. Before the appointment, Jensen served as the deputy assistant director...
View ArticleFBI Gets Leader of Counterintelligence and Cyber Division at L.A. Field Office
Los Angeles Field Office, via FBI. By Steve Neavling Mehtab D. Syed has been named special agent in charge of the Counterintelligence and Cyber Division at the Los Angeles Field Office. Before the...
View ArticleD.C. Police Chief Retires to Join FBI As Assistant Director
Washington D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee III By Steve Neavling Washington D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III is retiring after 30 years with the department to take a job as assistant director...
View ArticleWashington D.C. Police Chief Named Assistant Director of FBI’s Office of...
Washington D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee III By Steve Neavling Washington D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III has been named assistant director of the FBI’s Office of Partner Engagement. Contee...
View ArticleWray Appoints New Special Agent in Charge of Counterintelligence Division at...
By Steve Neavling Kurt Ronnow has been named special agent in charge of the Counterintelligence Division at the FBI’s Washington Field Office. Kurt Ronnow (FBI photo) Before the appointment, Ronnow...
View ArticleCBP Names New Columbus Port Director
CBP Port Director Jesus L. “Louie” Chavez By Steve Neavling Jesus L. “Louie” Chavez has been sworn in as CBP’s Columbus port director. “It is an honor and a privilege to lead the men and women of...
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