U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) requested information from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday regarding the surge of unaccompanied minors from Central America arriving at the nation’s southwest border. Johnson, in a letter to DHS Secretary Jeh … Read More
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on Wednesday on high-containment laboratories and how improved oversight of dangerous pathogens is needed to mitigate any potential risks. The GAO report said the total number of incidents involving incomplete inactivation, … Read More
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) recently entered into two strategic partnerships with The Medicines Company and Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc., to combat the threat of multi-drug resistant bacterial … Read More
A group of Democratic members of Congress called upon the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday to extend temporary protective status (TPS) for eligible nationals of countries affected by the Ebola virus disease. U.S. Reps. Donald M. Payne, … Read More
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) visited the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia, on Tuesday. FLETC provides training for tens of thousands of federal, state and local law enforcement officers each year in approximately 100 courses. “The … Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently appointed two officers for higher-level positions at two different ports of entry. CBP named Roderick W. Hudson as area port director for the Houston and Galveston area ports of entry on Sept. 18, … Read More
Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., published additional data demonstrating the efficacy of AEOL 10150 as a medical countermeasure to sulfur mustard gas exposure on Monday. The data showed that treatment with AEOL 10150 48 hours after exposure to sulfur mustard gas improved … Read More
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) requested information on Monday from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after reports of at least 858 individuals mistakenly being granted citizenship despite being deemed ineligible. The error occurred due to U.S. Immigration and … Read More
A coalition of congressional lawmakers voiced support on Monday for the Fort Custer Training Center in Michigan, one of three locations currently under consideration for a possible continental United States interceptor site. The legislators voiced their support in a letter … Read More
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Keep Terrorists Off the Battlefield Act on Monday to bar the president from setting terrorists free from the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo). The legislation would also prevent the president from … Read More
A coalition of Republican senators urged the president on Monday to enact immediate sanctions on North Korea in the wake of its latest nuclear weapons test. This most recent incident was the fourth nuclear test since 2009 and the second … Read More
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) directed the New York State Police and the National Guard to deploy an additional 1,000 officers across the state on Sunday after an explosion in Chelsea. In addition to the increased deployment of officers, … Read More
Elusys Therapeutics, Inc., published data on Thursday on more than 450 healthy adult subjects from five clinical trials used to support recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) marketing approval of ANTHIM injection. ANTHIM is used in adult and pediatric … Read More
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) in Florida recently recognized U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for supporting the largest health care fraud takedown in American history. The nationwide sweep, led by … Read More
Chief Gary Curmode, second vice president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), represented the organization on Wednesday at a White House event to discuss hometown preparedness activities. The event was led by Josh Barnes, director for preparedness policy … Read More
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) recently conducted a workshop attended by chemistry professionals from across Africa to assist in the implementation of industry-related provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). The workshop, held in Nairobi, included … Read More
The House Committee on Homeland Security unanimously approved amendments on Tuesday authored by U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) on two different counterterrorism measures. The first bill, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, H.R. 5859, establishes a grant program to help major … Read More
A research team at the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) recently began work on a system that will utilize portable analytical equipment to help detect food and water contaminants. ECBC said that the system, called the Agents of Biological Origin … Read More
Smiths Detection on Wednesday released new features for their non-radioactive, hand-held explosive threat detector, called the TRACE-PRO, that now has the additional capability to detect and identify triacetone triperoxide (TATP). TATP is notable for its use in a recent terrorist … Read More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on Tuesday released plans for a new system to map the airspace of small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in urban terrain, called the Aerial Dragnet Program. The program focuses on innovative technologies to … Read More
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the State Sponsors of Terrorism Review Enhancement Act, H.R. 5484, authored by U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL). “Today, Congress sent a message to supporters of terrorism, if you engage in terrorist activity or … Read More
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a study regarding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) program consolidation proposal. The GAO report found that DHS’s documentation related to its proposed consolidation … Read More
A coalition of worldwide business groups recently met at a cybersecurity conference in Dubai to focus on facilitating a sustained dialogue between American companies and those in the Arabian Gulf. During the meeting, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in partnership … Read More
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently released plans to hold a contest to develop new, innovative laboratory diagnostic tools that detect antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The contest, called the Antimicrobial Resistance Diagnostic Challenge, will award prizes totaling $20 million over all … Read More
Secretary General of INTERPOL Jürgen Stock recently spoke at a meeting of security ministers from countries in the Central African Police Chiefs Committee (CAPCCO). Stock said that regional law enforcement cooperation is directly connected with security efforts across the continent … Read More
Bechtel, a global engineering, construction and project management company, applauded efforts by the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant on Thursday to successfully process chemical weapons previously held in the U.S. chemical stockpile. The pilot plant was built by and operated … Read More
U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY) formally requested on Thursday at a Northern Border Caucus meeting with Canadian Ambassador David MacNaughton that Canadian officials increase border staffing to reduce delays. Prior to the caucus meeting, Higgins and MacNaughton briefly discussed traffic … Read More
U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY) called for a hearing on Wednesday to investigate emergency preparedness and response procedures at multiple American airports in the wake of incidents in New York and Los Angeles. Rice’s call to action follows an Aug. … Read More
U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) applauded U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) on Wednesday for introducing the Cuban Airport Security Act in the Senate. “I welcome the support of Senators Rubio and Menendez on the issue of … Read More
U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) introduced the Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act, H.R. 5931, on Tuesday as a measure to ensure that no future cash payments are made to the Iranian regime. “The Obama administration forked over a … Read More
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., released positive results on Wednesday from a proof-of-concept study of its broad spectrum antiviral, BCX4430, for the delayed treatment of Ebola virus infection in rhesus macaques. The study sought to assess the effects of different dosing regimes … Read More
Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., recently released data confirming the efficacy of AEOL 10150 as a medical countermeasure against sulfur mustard gas inhalation. Research for the study was conducted by Dr. Brian Day, vice chair of research at National Jewish Health, in … Read More
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently awarded $2.4 million to Chicago, Houston, New York City, Philadelphia and Los Angeles County for information-gathering systems to detect microcephaly. Microcephaly is a serious birth defect of the brain that … Read More
INTERPOL recently conducted a series of cybercrime training sessions in Latin America and the Caribbean seeking to enhance regional law enforcement capacity to respond to and prevent cyberthreats. The training efforts served as an important part of INTERPOL’s Cybercrime Capacity … Read More
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday confirmed that a major part of the largest emergency vaccination campaign against yellow fever attempted in Africa has been completed. The campaign successfully vaccinated 7.7 million people in less than two weeks targeting … Read More
