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Articlesby Jon AdlerJanuary 30, 2014

Misplaced Budget Priorities

Before going into recess, the House passed the budget committee's recommendation to increase the amount new government employees have to pay into their pensions beginning this month.

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Articlesby Jon AdlerDecember 23, 2013

Turn In Your Guns

When the federal government shut down on Oct. 1, HUD-OIG opted to make special agents' non-pay status worse by snatching their guns away. This left approximately 300 special agents both unarmed and unpaid.

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Articlesby Jon AdlerNovember 21, 2013

Deadly Force in D.C.

Critics often ask why officers didn't shoot at the tires. The answer is that law enforcement tactics don't follow Hollywood fiction. They must work in the real world.

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Articlesby Jon AdlerOctober 25, 2013

You Have the Right to Record

The Citizens Empowerment Act is an attempt to thwart criminal investigations by launching them into the court of YouTube. It would require federal officers to serve written notice to people under investigation that they are entitled to record interviews with the officers.

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Inside the Badge by Jon AdlerOctober 8, 2013

Video: Justified Deadly Force In D.C.

Law enforcement's use of deadly force at the end of the U.S. Capitol pursuit may not satisfy the mainstream media or other second guessers, but it was the proper response to a lethal situation.

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Articlesby Jon AdlerSeptember 26, 2013

Disability Pay: Adding Insult to Injury

Our injured federal officers are humble, honorable Americans who sacrificed to serve our great nation. Yet certain members of the Senate opt to ignore the sacrifice of these men and women, and now attack their means to survive.

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Articlesby Jon AdlerAugust 28, 2013

Victimizing the VA Police

Earlier this year the VA announced its intention to "reclassify" 17 occupational series, including its police officers and special agents in the 080, 083, and 1811 grade series.

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Articlesby Jon AdlerJuly 2, 2013

America's Maritime Cops

For more than two centuries, the U.S. Coast Guard has served diligently every day as America's leading maritime law enforcement agency.

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Articlesby Jon AdlerMarch 21, 2013

Death Benefits

The Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) Act was signed into law in 1976, and it codified a means for the families of fallen law enforcement officers to file claims with the Department of Justice for financial assistance.

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Articlesby Jon AdlerFebruary 20, 2013

Protecting the Children

FLEOA does not support anyone using the Second Amendment as a scapegoat for the Newtown tragedy. Instead, FLEOA is recommending a Safety Summit that includes law enforcement, the NRA, and legislators.

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