The Intellectual Property Commission recently published a report on the theft of intellectual property and estimated that it costs the U.S. economy over $300 billion a year, which translates roughly to 2.1 million lost jobs. To put this in perspective, the IP Commission found that the total cost of cyber theft was comparable to the amount of U.S. exports to Asia. General Keith Alexander, the director of the National Security Agency, called cyber crime and the resulting loss of our intellectual property and technology to our competitors "the greatest transfer of wealth in U.S. history." The...
The Intellectual Property Commission recently published a report on the theft of intellectual property and estimated that it costs the U.S. economy ov...
Law enforcement activities on federal land are conducted by several agencies under a variety of authorities. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has a force of 200 Law Enforcement Rangers (uniformed officers) and 70 Special Agents (criminal investigators). BLM law enforcement authority is derived from the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976. Local Sheriffs and citizens are increasingly raising concerns about law enforcement on federal lands. Some of the issues include: 1) over-reach by federal land law enforcement officers (LEO) in enforcing laws beyond their jurisdiction;...
Law enforcement activities on federal land are conducted by several agencies under a variety of authorities. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has a...
