A former supervisory officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was recently sentenced to 7.5 years in federal prison for his role in alien smuggling and for accepting a bribe. The investigation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs … Read More
The Laredo Sector Border Patrol Canine Unit held a graduation on Friday to welcome four new Border Patrol agents to the program. “We all remember the events of Sept. 11, Sunday marks the 15th anniversary of this tragic day,” Anthony … Read More
The Centers for Medical and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule on Thursday to establish consistent emergency preparedness requirements for health care providers participating in Medicare and Medicaid. The new rule stems from recent natural and man-made disasters that have … Read More
U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan (R-NY) introduced the Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act, H.R.5943, on Thursday to improve the ability of transit agencies to prevent and respond to terror attacks. Donovan said that his bill will give flexibility to the … Read More
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on Wednesday that found that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) should ensure testing data is complete and fully utilized to improve screener training and operations. The TSA uses a variety of programs … Read More
The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), along with the World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS), is holding a one-day workshop entitled “Radiological Security: Increasing Transparency and Voluntary Reporting” this week in Berlin. The workshop serves as a key component to continued … Read More
U.S. Border Patrol officers assigned to the Eagle Pass Station recently apprehended a known gang member convicted of sexual assault. The incident occurred on Sept. 5 when Border Patrol agents encountered John Albert Gover, an individual listed on the Texas … Read More
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on Tuesday that found that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) needs to identify the National Guard’s cyber capabilities and address challenges in its exercises. The GAO report said that DoD … Read More
The European Commission (EC) proposed the establishment of a single European Union (EU) certification procedure for aviation security screening equipment on Wednesday to enhance the competitiveness of the EU security industry. The EU certificate would allow security equipment approved in … Read More
A bipartisan coalition of congressional members met on Thursday to discuss overall military readiness and highlights of the delegation’s trip to California at a press conference in Oceanside. The group included U.S. Reps. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Mike Turner (R-OH), Darrell … Read More
Sandia National Laboratories recently won the 2016 Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Excellence in Technology for their efforts in the development of the x-ray toolkit (XTK) image processing and analysis software. The XTK was developed in the wake of the … Read More
Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Michael McCaul (R-TX) released a terror threat snapshot for the month of September on Thursday. “We are confronting a lethal enemy in Islamist terrorists targeting the U.S. and our allies,” McCaul said. “Eliminating … Read More
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a report on Thursday detailing the senator’s work during the 114th Congress. Included in the report were 18 hearings on America’s non-secure border and … Read More
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Weslaco Station rescued two children who suffered from heat-related injuries on Monday. The incident began as agents located a group of immigrants near the town of Hidalgo, Texas. Among the group was an … Read More
A research team at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) recently identified compounds that could be used to inhibit the replication of Zika virus and reduce its ability to kill brain cells. The research team identified two classes … Read More
A coalition of U.S. senators urged President Obama via letter on Monday to prioritize cybersecurity and strategies to counter cyber threats in the financial sector in discussions at the upcoming G-20 summit in September. The coalition included U.S. Sens. Gary … Read More
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers recently arrested three at-large criminal illegal immigrants after they were released from local custody when detainers lodged with Philadelphia authorities were not honored. The three individuals have such previous … Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents intercepted an overloaded vessel of illegal migrants traveling from the Bahamas to the Haulover Inlet in Miami-Dade County on Sunday. The incident began when marine interdiction agents (MIA) … Read More
The Raytheon Company showcased its newest battle management tool on Monday at the U.S. Army’s Cyber Quest event. Cyber and Electromagnetic Battle Management (CEMBM) integrates both cyber and electromagnetic spectrum awareness capabilities into the Army’s Electronic Warfare Program Management Tool … Read More
The city of San Diego selected Tenable Network Security, Inc., on Tuesday to provide improved security visibility and reduced threat exposure across the city network. “One of the challenges I faced when I came on board three years ago was … Read More
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) agency recently arrested 58 individuals in an operation targeting undocumented migrants and other enforcement priorities in the New York metropolitan area. All of those arrested fell under outlines set … Read More
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) announced a partnership on Tuesday with Esri to geo-enable the association’s programs and applications in order to support the growing demands of first responders around the world. Esri specializes in geographic information system … Read More
Opponents of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) are six times greater in number on Twitter compared to actual ISIS supporters, according to a study released by the RAND Corporation of Tuesday, but those sympathetic to the group’s … Read More
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents, part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), assigned to the Indio Station arrested four individuals in two separate incidents over the weekend for suspected drug smuggling. Agents encountered two individuals, a 22-year-old woman … Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents stationed at the Buffalo Border Patrol Station arrested 10 individuals found illegally in the United States on Aug. 8. The incident began as an Orchard Park police officer encountered 13 male individuals trespassing … Read More
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), along with member states, released an opinion this week on whole genome sequencing (WGS) for public health surveillance. Whole genome sequencing is a laboratory process that determines the complete DNA sequence … Read More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.’s supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for the manufacture of BioThrax (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed) at the company’s large-scale Building 55 manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan. BioThrax, the only FDA-license … Read More
Blighter Surveillance Systems, Ltd., made two appointments on Wednesday to assist the company in targeting the oil, gas and petrochemical markets with its Blighter B400 Series e-scan doppler radar and long-range thermal camera surveillance solution. The Blighter B400 doppler radar … Read More
Smiths Detection was awarded a contract on Wednesday by the Falcon Group worth approximately $24.5 million to provide advanced detection systems for passenger checkpoints, baggage screenings and cargo screenings for airports across Egypt. Smiths will provide x-ray scanners, people-screening systems … Read More
ClinicalRM recently expanded access protocol with ZMapp, an investigational treatment for Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Africa and the United States. ZMapp combines three monoclonal antibodies developed by Mapp Biopharmaceutical, Inc., and LeafBio, the commercialization arm of Mapp, to fight … Read More
Hologic, Inc., entered into an agreement on Tuesday worth $4.1 million with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistance Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to advance the development of a blood screening test … Read More
SIGA Technologies, Inc., received approval on Tuesday from its data safety monitoring board (DSMB) to complete enrollment in the second and final cohort of healthy subjects for the Phase III clinical study of TPOXX for the treatment of orthopoxvirus infections. … Read More
Lockheed Martin, along with the U.S. Air Force, delivered the third Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) satellite to the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Thursday, ahead of its intended October launch date. “SBIRS GEO satellites … Read More
A Pittsburgh-based team of cyber researchers achieved the top spot at the Defense Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Cyber Grand Challenge (CGC), the world’s first all-hacking tournament, on Thursday. The CGC is the first fully-automated computer security challenge, with teams coming … Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents stationed at the Port of Mooers in New York arrested two individuals on human smuggling and unlawful entry charges on Monday. Lukasz Kabata, a 20-year-old male Canadian citizen, was charged by the U.S. … Read More
