The unemployment rate for veterans who have served since 9/11 hit 10% in August, the highest point since January, monthly data from the Bureau of Labor statistics released today showed. The rate for all veterans dropped slightly to 6.2%, as … Continue reading
Finally catching up with competitors such as Google who have issued transparency reports for several years, Facebook on Tuesday released its first-ever “Global Government Requests Report” detailing the number of times officials in various countries sought data about users and … Continue reading
Twitter kicked off what has become semi-annual transparency report season late last week, reporting an 11% increase in requests from the U.S. government for data about its users in the first half of 2012 compared to July to December of … Continue reading
U.S. Army suicides were up 7% in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012, but suicides among inactive reserve soldiers was up even more dramatically — 40% vs. a 13% decline for those on active duty, updated data from … Continue reading
Army suicides are running slightly ahead of last year compared to 2012 — up 8% through May — and the potential suicide totals for inactive duty reserves now outnumber those for active duty soldiers — a trend that started in … Continue reading
About 30% more guns were confiscated at airport security gates in the first half of 2013 than that same period a year ago, a Medill analysis of federal data it aggregates from the Transportation Security Administration shows. Atlanta, Dallas-Forth Worth … Continue reading
The latest, and historical, statistics on unemployment among the nation’s military veterans, particularly those who have served since 9/11. Data is through January, 2014. → Story:Post-9/11 veterans unemployment dips, but still 25% higher than non-veterans SOURCE: National Security Zone charts … Continue reading
By SB ANDERSON Below is a summary of the latest data provided by the major online companies about how many requests they had received from U.S. law enforcement agencies for user information. Google, Microsoft and most recently Twitter had regularly … Continue reading
The number of guns confiscated at airport security gates in the first quarter of 2013 was up 14% over last year, with a huge jump in January a key contributor, according to an analysis of Transportation Security Administration data by … Continue reading
Get more details on 2012 airport checkpoint gun confiscations. Total gun confiscations by the Transportation Security Administration at US airports in 2012, along with the percentage that were loaded and the percentage that had a bullet in the chamber. Click … Continue reading
Medill/GlobalPost investigation sheds new light on $3.2 billion U.S. mine clearance and victim assistance effort.
Medill/USA TODAY investigation of U.S. international food aid programs finds significant, entrenched problems
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→ Continue to the story.EVANSTON, Ill. — The Robert R. McCormick Foundation has renewed a $1 million grant to fund the Medill National Security Journalism Initiative at Northwestern University over the next two years.
The NSJ program provides journalists-in-training and working journalists with the knowledge and skills necessary to report accurately, completely and with context on events and issues related to defense, security and civil liberties. The initiative began in January, 2009 with an initial three-year, $1.3 million McCormick Foundation grant. The grant was also renewed for $1 million over two years in 2011.
