Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House would streamline how the U.S. Department of Defense verifies military healthcare providers’ licenses. The department employs... Read More »
Airmen from the 612th Air Operations Center and Air Communications Squadron deployed to Nellis Air Force Base evaluated a new approach to operational command and control in the field on May 5 to 16. They were supported by the Air Force Joint Test Program Office. The test measured the... Read More »
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would require federal contractors to adhere to National Institute of Standards and Technology guidelines. The Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act of 2025 would require the Office of Management and Budget to... Read More »
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would strengthen U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) ability to combat human and drug trafficking at the southern border. The Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act would make permanent Innovation Teams, a division... Read More »
The Justice Department recently unsealed two warrants that authorizes the seizure of five internet domains used by malicious cyber actors to operate the LummaC2 information-stealing malware service. LummaC2’s administrators used the seized websites to distribute LummaC2, an... Read More »
Member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) voted to adopt the world’s first Pandemic Agreement, that boosts global collaboration as part of the response to future pandemics. The agreement is the result of more than three years of intense negotiations, officials said, that came as a... Read More »
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will make $360 million in funding available through the Fiscal Year 2024 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The program funds fire prevention programs and supports firefighter health and safety research and... Read More »
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would reauthorize the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program and double federal funding. The More Funding for COPS Act would formally reauthorize the program that hasn’t been reauthorized since... Read More »
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would modernize the Defense Production Act that was enacted in 1950. The Federal Overhaul of Reserve Command Executive Modernization Act would modernize voluntary agreement authorities to enabling federal agencies to … Read More
A bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and August Pfluger (R-TX) would help secure the airspace around military bases, officials said. The Comprehensive Operations for Unmanned-System Neutralization and Threat Elimination Response (COUNTER) Act would expand the definition of … Read More
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would extend the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015 for an additional 10 years. CISA incentivizes companies to voluntarily share cybersecurity threat indicators with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Threat … Read More
The Global Congress on Chemical Security and Emerging Threats released recommendations at its fifth plenary meeting last week to boost global action against chemical security threats. The meeting included 300 delegates from more than 100 countries and six international organizations. … Read More
Legislation that would guarantee federal law enforcement officers are paid the compensation they have earned was introduced in the House on May 8. The bill, the Law Enforcement Officer Fair Retirement Act, was introduced by U.S. Reps. Nellie Pou (D-NJ), … Read More
The Coast Guard offloaded approximately 725 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $5.4 million on Wednesday that was seized by the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier, a fast response cutter homeported in San Juan, Puerto Rico. … Read More
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and other federal authorities recently arrested 16 people and seized fentanyl, cash, firearms, and vehicles in five states in connection to a drug trafficking organization. Law enforcement officers executed coordinated search warrants. “Our communities are … Read More
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is offering a stipend of $1,000 to every illegal alien who self-deports. Aliens would receive payment after their return to their home countries is confirmed through the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Home … Read More
