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  • The Witness Protection Program is quite accurately described as a high-threat program predominantly designed to get bad guys to testify against worse bad guys.

    The Mob and Me John Partington 2010

  • The two Democrats, who represent suburbs of the city, managed to amend a spending bill passed Thursday to cut to 25 from 64 the number of metropolitan areas that would receive aid under a high-threat program.

    Quiet Bid to Boost Terrorism Funding Devlin Barrett 2011

  • It describes how the Department of State coordinated with the U.S. Department of Defense and other government agencies to research using Tier 1 low altitude, long endurance unmanned aerial vehicles in high-threat locations such as Iraq and Afghanistan.

    Christopher Brauchli: The Undercover Drone Christopher Brauchli 2012

  • The program will watch over State Department facilities and personnel and assist Regional Security Officers with high-threat mission planning and execution.

    Christopher Brauchli: The Undercover Drone Christopher Brauchli 2012

  • "I understand places like New York and Los Angeles continue to be high-threat areas but the reality is you still have an obligation to protect other areas," said Mr. Straub.

    Some Cities Lose Funding to Prevent Terrorism Devlin Barrett 2011

  • The State Department is moving to improve how it handles mental health services for employees coming back from high-stress or high-threat postings, but there's still a great deal of stigma attached to seeking this kind of help and the department needs to do more, according to a new internal report.

    Report: 'Stigma' at State Department for those seeking mental health treatment 2010

  • At least two years of experience in Iraq, Afghanistan, or other high-threat locations is a plus if you are looking for employment.

    Georgianne Nienaber: Haiti Reconstruction: Mercenaries vs. Visionaries 2010

  • In a July report, the OIG concluded that mental health services for employees returning from high-stress or high-threat postings were improving but that there was still a stigma attached to employees seeking help.

    McCain and Graham lash out at Levin over defense bill 2010

  • At least two years of experience in Iraq, Afghanistan, or other high-threat locations is a plus if you are looking for employment.

    Haiti Reconstruction: Mercenaries vs. Visionaries 2010

  • The State Department is moving to improve how it handles mental health services for employees coming back from high-stress or high-threat postings, but there's still a great deal of stigma attached to seeking this kind of help and the department needs to do more, according to a new internal report.

    Report: 'Stigma' at State Department for those seeking mental health treatment 2010

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