The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC) sanctioned targets linked to alleged money laundering and cash smuggling by the Cartel del Noreste (CDN), officials said.... Read More »
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) will hold job fairs across the country as it works to fill more than 400 civilian positions. The military branch said it was expanding its civilian workforce with a hiring surge of civilians who can help STARCOM fulfill its... Read More »
U.S. Reps. Vince Fong (R-CA) and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) hosted a cybersecurity roundtable last week with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), local military installations and local community members. As part of the discussion, attendees focused on current, existing, and... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Defense, referred to as the U.S. Department of War by the Trump administration, and the Federal Aviation Administration said they have completed a safety assessment of a high-energy laser counter-drone system that validates safety controls that pose no undue risk to passenger... Read More »
A multi-national effort, Operation Atlantic, has identified more than $45 million (US) in cryptocurrency fraud schemes around the world, the U.S. Secret Service said recently. The law enforcement effort carried out with agencies in the U.S., United Kingdom and Canada identified and contacted... Read More »
The Indiana National Guard said its Technology and Readiness Experimentation, or T-REX, framework was instrumental in advancing a new combat attack system from public demonstration to operational employment in just seven months. Officials with the Indiana National Guard said their achievement... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) on April 7 issued a public advisory warning of cyberthreats to American critical infrastructure sectors from Iran-affiliated threat actors. The agency joined the National Security Agency (NSA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of... Read More »
Legislation to expand opportunities for the development of unmanned aerial systems between the United States and Taiwan has been introduced in the Senate. The Blue Skies for Taiwan Act, introduced by U.S. Sens. John Curtis (R-UT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Andy Kim (D-NJ) would... Read More »
The U.S. Army recently awarded aerospace company Boeing a $324 million contract for six CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters. This increases the number of CH-47F Block II aircraft under contract to 24. “Consistent production awards reflect the Army’s confidence in … Read More
Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM) awarded a Pennsylvania nonprofit organization specializing in applied scientific research and development professional services, a $21 million contract to provide facility-related control systems cyber services in the Marine Corps Installations Pacific region. Under the terms … Read More
A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment on March 17 charging 52 gang members with intent to distribute, possession and distribution of controlled substances, and firearms violations. Forty defendants were charged with possession of … Read More
The U.S. government recently awarded global defense technology company Lockheed Martin a $4.7 billion, multibillion-dollar contract to continue critical accelerated production of PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE). Under the contract, Lockheed Martin will be able to accelerate production of the … Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard seized 4,510 pounds of cocaine, valued at $33.9 million, during a routine patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on April 5. The crew of a U.S. maritime patrol aircraft notified U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba that … Read More
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), an organization representing the leadership of firefighters and emergency responders, has launched a national recruitment campaign aimed at attracting volunteer firefighters. Nationally, more than 60 percent of fire and EMS departments are staffed … Read More
The Department of Justice and FBI said Tuesday they have successfully disrupted a Russian military intelligence operation that hijacked thousands of small office and home office routers across the United States to conduct espionage against government, military, and critical infrastructure … Read More
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Monday that strengthens protections against the application of foreign and religious laws. HB 1471 reinforces that Florida courts may not apply or enforce foreign or religious law, including Sharia law, … Read More
