A day after President Donald Trump announced new policies surrounding quantum cryptography, the Kirsten Davies, chief information officer for the U.S. Department of Defense, referred to by the Trump... Read More »
The White House announced President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that would protect American data, and the digital economy that lives off of it. Trump’s “Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks” Executive Order directs the Office of Management and... Read More »
The FBI said in a public service announcement that cyber criminals are using traffic distribution systems to gain access to victim networks for financial scams. Traffic distribution systems, or TDS, is technology that is used to route internet traffic visitors to different destinations after... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Jack Rosen (D-NV) introduced bipartisan legislation that would comprehensively reform the National Guard statuses. The legislation, the Duty Status Reform Act, would comprehensively reform the National Guard, the lawmakers said, by consolidating and... Read More »
This week a multinational maritime exercise will bring together the U.S. 2nd Fleet with multiple international partners for a Fleet Exercise in the Norfolk, Va., area as well as in the Atlantic Ocean. The large-scale exercise will test integrated forces in a dynamic, multidomain training... Read More »
Legislation that would assess terrorist organization’s use of artificial intelligence was introduced recently by U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL). The Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act would direct the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to conduct an annual threat assessment of... Read More »
The White House announced President Donald Trump had signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum to help the National Security Systems modernize in order to meet the cyber challenges of 2026 and beyond. According to the White House, the memorandum outlines a clear structure, as well as... Read More »
The House Appropriations Committee recently advanced legislation that would provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with a total discretionary allocation of $64.9 billion. Of that amount, $2.9 billion would be for defense activities. The Fiscal Year 2027 Homeland Security... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized 1,100.79 pounds of suspected methamphetamine with a street value of $10.1 million. The seizure occurred on June 15 at the World Trade Bridge between Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. A … Read More
The U.S. Army recently awarded Virginia-based defense company Northrop Grumman a five-year contract to produce the M1147 Advanced Multi-Purpose (AMP) round of large caliber tank ammunition. The M1147 AMP is a 120mm round designated for use on the U.S. Army’s … Read More
The Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) recently provided Energy Fuels, a Denver-based critical mineral company, with a $725 million conditional loan commitment to scale the domestic processing of rare earth elements. The loan, along with private investment, will support a … Read More
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced that the U.S. Coast Guard’s Operation Pacific Viper, which began in August 2025, has surpassed more than 225,000 pounds of cocaine seized in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Operation Pacific Viper is a … Read More
Operation Viper, a high-intensity fugitive apprehension initiative in Arkansas, resulted in 39 arrests and the seizure of 33 firearms, approximately 100 pounds of marijuana, $74,400 in illegal proceeds, and large quantities of fentanyl and other illicit pills. The initiative involved … Read More
The U.S. Space Force recently awarded global defense technology company Lockheed Martin a $514 million contract to build Global Positioning System IIIF Space Vehicles 23 and 24. This brings the company’s total GPS IIIF commitment to 14 spacecraft. “Modernizing the … Read More
During the World Cup, the U.S. Coast Guard will have an increased presence near Washington state ports, waterways and fan zones, and the maritime border with Canada. “The Coast Guard is proud to work alongside our federal, state and local … Read More
The U.S. Department of Defense recently announced a program that will strengthen cyber defenses and the defense industrial base’s capacity to compete in the cyber domain. The Cyber Mastery Incentive Pay (C-MIP) program, which will launch on Oct. 1, will … Read More
