A partisan coalition of House representatives on Monday introduced a bill to strengthen the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) presence overseas. The Expanding DHS Overseas Passenger Security Screening and Vetting Operations Act would require the DHS to issue a … Read More
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called on Monday for an immediate surge in canine inspection units at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to help speed up long security lines at New York City airports. “As the dog days of summer … Read More
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Veterans EMT Support Act, H.R. 1818, by a vote of 415-1. The legislation seeks to assist military medic veterans in effectively transitioning their military medical training into the civilian workforce while … Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers stationed at the Port of San Luis last week arrested four people attempting to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine in separate incidents. Officers referred a 25-year-old Mexican national for further inspection after a canine … Read More
The U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing on Thursday to examine the alarming number of data breaches at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The subcommittee heard from a variety of FDIC employees, … Read More
U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) introduced new legislation on Thursday that requires the administration to impose sanctions on hackers linked to the Iranian government. The Iran Cyber Sanctions Act of 2016 requires the administration to take action on an April … Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents on Monday made arrests and seizures of illegal narcotics in three separate incidents. The first incident began when camera operators noticed a suspicious vehicle traveling north on a Forest Service road outside of … Read More
The European Union (EU) Parliament approved a new rule on Wednesday allowing EU Police and Europol to soon be able to step up efforts in fighting criminal offenses and respond faster to threats. The draft rules will strengthen Europol’s mandate … Read More
The National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) will take its podcast, titled “The Green Line,” to radio airwaves starting on May 15. The podcast, which has had more than 700,000 downloads, will broadcast on 1030 KVOI The Voice, a radio station … Read More
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) held a recruitment event at the Pembina Port of Entry on Saturday to offer potential officers a “behind the scenes look” at CBP. The event was attended by … Read More
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), reported on Monday that an experimental malaria vaccine protected a small number of healthy, malaria-naïve adults from infection for more than one year … Read More
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson met with Costa Rican Foreign Minister Manuel Gonzalez on Wednesday to discuss opportunities for bilateral engagement on border security, information sharing, narcotics control and migration flows through Central America. The two officials discussed … Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents stationed at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) arrested four wanted fugitives on Tuesday. CBP agents at IAD apprehended Omar Mahamed Abdulahi on larceny and assault … Read More
Northtrop Grumman Corp., in collaboration with King Saud University in Riyadh, hosted its second annual cybersecurity competition last week. The competition, known as CyberArabia, was designated for students across Saudi Arabia’s universities. The program is part of the company’s goal … Read More
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent at the Tucson Sector Border Patrol escaped injury after a U.S. citizen allegedly made an attempt to run him over on Monday. Agents working at the Federal Route 15 checkpoint encountered the … Read More
Bipartisan leaders from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Monday sent a letter to Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz seeking information on the current status of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) nuclear smuggling detection and deterrence programs … Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Weldon Station Border Patrol arrested 58 undocumented immigrants on Friday, and seized approximately 1,225 pounds of marijuana. Out of the 58 arrested, two had allegedly illegally re-entered the county while hauling 218 … Read More
The Harris Corporation received $88 million on Friday for electronic jammers for U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft. The jammers protect Navy jets from sophisticated electronic threats, including modern integrated air defense systems. As part of the contact, … Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently reported that it seized approximately 121 pounds of heroin and eight pounds of cocaine in a shipping container of vegetables in early January. The container was moving from Ecuador to Miami through the … Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported a new milestone on Thursday for the automated commercial environment (ACE) system, with more than 75 percent of all cargo imported into the United States now being processed by the system. The system … Read More
A coalition of elected officials on Thursday strongly denounced President Barack Obama’s plan to transfer detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison camp to facilities on U.S. soil. The coalition was made up of Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee’s … Read More
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday authored by U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) to bolster security at overseas airports with direct flights to the United States. The Securing Aviation from Foreign Entry Points and Guarding Airports Through … Read More
Smiths Detection, Inc., announced on Wednesday that it has received a $17.2 million follow-on production order from the U.S. Army as part of the Department of Defense’s Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD) program. Smiths Detection’s Lightweight Chemical Detector (LCD) product … Read More
The United States House of Representatives passed U.S. Rep. Martha McSally’s (R-AZ) Preparing for Attacks and Responding to Emergencies (PREPARE) Act on Tuesday. The legislation seeks to improve the efficiency and coordination of disaster preparedness programs. “This bipartisan bill will … Read More
The SANS Institute and NinjaJobs entered into a partnership this week to help companies find vetted, experienced cybersecurity professionals. “We are very pleased to announce this exciting partnership with NinjaJobs,” Jim Michaud, director of cyber talent solutions at the SANS … Read More
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation – the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and Responding to Emergencies (PREPARE) Act, H.R. 3583 – on Tuesday that would enhance the U.S.’s disaster preparedness and response capabilities. The legislation … Read More
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released its annual assessment of health security and preparedness on Monday, which showed improvement for the United States. The report, entitled the “2016 National Health Security Preparedness Index,” showed that the United States scored a … Read More
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released a feature-length documentary on Friday entitled “Ebola in America: Epidemic of Fear,” based on the timeline of the Ebola crisis and how the United States responded to the virus. The documentary … Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Calexico downtown port of entry seized a total of approximately nine pounds of heroin during two separate incidents last week. The first incident occurred last Wednesday when officers encountered a 20-year-old … Read More
The House Judiciary Committee on Friday announced the release of a roadmap intended to identify solutions to the ongoing debate surrounding encryption. Members of the working group include U.S. Reps. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Suzan … Read More
As part of its monthly Terror Threat Snapshot, the House Homeland Security Committee recently emphasized the need for vigilance in keeping the U.S. safe against terrorist and fundamentalist threats originating from home and abroad. The report said that as the … Read More
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Wednesday that it is sponsoring a new broad spectrum antibiotic that could become the first of its kind to treat specific Gram-negative and Gram-positive infections. The broad spectrum antibiotic … Read More
U.S. Reps. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) Andy Barr (R-KY) and Mia Love (R-UT) introduced legislation on Wednesday aimed at preventing the potential posting online of private financial data of thousands of citizens as part of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). … Read More
Bavarian Nordic A/S recently published the results of a Phase I trial of a preventive Ebola vaccine regimen in the latest edition of JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association The regimen was undertaken by healthy volunteers who generally … Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized an estimated $7.8 million in narcotics in four separate incidents at the Laredo Port of Entry. Two seizures occurred last Tuesday when agents seized 74 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside a … Read More
