Politics of the Administrative Process
Seventh Edition
Video and Multimedia
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Case 2.1: Pennsylvania: Who is in charge of Homeland Security?
Audio:
- NPR - Homeland Security Remains an Agency in Progress
This radio news segment from NPR outlines organizational and financial challenges at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in late 2011.
Infographic:
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security – A Day in the Life of Homeland Security
This infographic describes the scope of work conducted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Video:
- The Daily Show – Janet Napolitano Part 1 and Part 2
John Stewart interviews former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano in 2009. Napolitano served as Secretary from 2009 to 2013. She discusses challenges associated with running a large federal agency.http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-october-12-2009/janet-napolitano-pt--1
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-october-12-2009/janet-napolitano-pt--2
Web Resource:
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security – State Homeland Security Contacts
Find a link to the office responsible for homeland security efforts in your state.
- PennLive.com – Pennsylvania Homeland Security office engaged in domestic surveillance, compared political groups to Al Qaeda
This online news article from November 2010 provides additional details about the documented in the case study.
Case 2.2: Reading License Plates: Collecting Data on American Citizens
Audio:
- NPR – License Plate Readers Spark Privacy Concerns
This story from NPR’s Morning Edition rides along with police in the field using license plate readers.
- NPR – Your Digital Trail, and How It Can Be Used Against You
The license plate data described in the case is not the only information that may be used to look through your past. This story from NPR describes your digital data trail.
Video:
- CNN – Policing Advocates Defend Use of High-Tech License Plate Readers
This CNN story reports on privacy concerns associated with license plate reading technology.
Web Resources:
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LA Weekly – License Plate Recognition Logs Our Lives Before We Sin
This story reports on the expanding use of license plate reader technology in Southern California.
Case 2.3: Wasting Away? Fifty Examples of Government Waste
Audio:
- Marketplace – Cutting government waste by crunching the numbers
This news story explains how policy analysts can play a role in making government more efficient.
Video:
- The Campaign to Cut Waste and web resource: The Campaign to Cut Waste
President Obama and Vice President Biden launched a Campaign to Cut Waste during their first term in office. Review the White House webpage on the initiative and consider the examples of waste discussed by President Obama in the video.
- Fox News – What Government Could and Should Cut
Critiques of government spending sometimes focus on specific programs and sometimes focus on the general size and scope of government. Consider this report from Fox News as an example.
- The Colbert Report – Muffingate
Comedian Stephen Colbert discusses a government investigation about $16 muffins.
Web Resource:
- Congressional Pig Book from Citizens Against Government Waste
Citizens Against Government Waste is an advocacy organization that draws attention to government spending and waste. They publish a “Congressional Pig Book” every two years to highlight programs about which they are concerned.