Members of the House Committee on Small Business last Wednesday pushed back against Maria Contreras-Sweet, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), after a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on widespread mismanagement within the organization. Committee Chairman Steve Chabot … Read More
AAP Gateway, a department of the American Association of Pediatrics, released a report for February shedding light onto the ongoing problem regarding medical countermeasures (MCM) during emergencies, disasters and terrorism. While major outlets that specialize in MCMs have made headway, … Read More
Spiceworks recently released a new survey of IT security professionals that found that internal end users – employees – are among the greatest threats to network security in the coming year. The study found that though 80 percent of the … Read More
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) released a statement on Friday regarding the arrest of two Iraqi refugees on terrorism-related charges. “While I commend the FBI for their hard work, these arrests heighten my concern that our refugee … Read More
More than 100 Missouri healthcare professionals traveled to Anniston, Alabama, in October to train at the Center for Domestic Preparedness and participate in the Integrated Capstone Event. Each student was given the opportunity to take part in one of three … Read More
The Integrated Capstone Event (ICE) held December 12 nearly set a new record for role-playing participants, adding a layer of realism to the much-needed exercise. More than 90 students participated in various roles for the program. Students assumed differing roles, … Read More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), announced in December that it will be soliciting research proposals to develop technologies for detecting and recovering from cyberattacks on critical U.S. infrastructure. The agency said that the venture focuses on early attack … Read More
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) announced last week that its subcontractor, Veolia, has completed the disposal of all remaining chemical weapons declared by the Syrian Arab Republic. Director General of the OPCW Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü commented … Read More
The Graham Holdings Company announced last week at CES in Las Vegas that its new subsidiary, CyberVista, will be launched as a cybersecurity education and workforce development venture. The new company aims to teach new cybersecurity tactics through personalized training … Read More
Deputy Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas released a statement on Thursday regarding the Cyber Intelligence Integration Center (CTIIC). “The CTIIC will help DHS better understand various cyber threats and provide targeted intelligence community support to the … Read More
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) announced on Thursday that his bill, the Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2016 (H.R. 4314), has passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The measure requires a detailed plan to combat international travel by radicalized militants, … Read More
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, detailed the reasoning behind the inclusion of S. 2362, the “Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act,” in the December Omnibus bill. “After the … Read More
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) released a monthly assessment in late December of the growing terror threat the West continues to face. In his inaugural State of Homeland Security Address, McCaul detailed the rise of radicalized militants, … Read More
Worldwide drug manufacturer Merck recently announced that its application for Emergency Use Assessment and Listing (EUAL) for the company’s Ebola Zaire vaccine (V920) has been accepted for review by the World Health Organization. The EUAL is designed specifically to expedite … Read More
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its end of fiscal year (FY) statistics, detailing its effort to curb the stay of Duality convicted criminals and threats to public, border and national security. FY 2015 saw 406,595 apprehensions and 462,463 … Read More
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