Rep. Norma J. Torres (D-CA) recently convened a seminar to help local government leaders prepare for potential cybersecurity threats in Ontario, California. Federal officials from the Department of Homeland Security, the National Institute of Standards and Technology as well as … Read More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that it made available a panel of human plasma samples for regulatory evaluation of serological tests to detect recent Zika virus infection. “By providing manufacturers of these tests with standardized patient … Read More
James Gonzalo Medina pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime and a charge of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction after attempting to attack a synagogue in Aventura, Florida. Medina admitted during the plea proceeding to planning an … Read More
The International Police Organization (INTERPOL) recently conducted a first-of-its-kind specialized training course for law enforcement in the Middle East and North Africa on countering the use of social media for terrorist activities. The program aimed to improve methods for identifying … Read More
Researchers at Princeton University recently found a critical role for a new immune signaling pathway in controlling infection by the flavivirus Yellow Fever Virus (YFV). “An improved understanding of the complex mechanisms regulating YFV-17D attenuation will provide insights into key … Read More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the CII-ArboViroPlex rRT-PCR Test. The test is the first multiplex assay that simultaneously tests for the presence of Zika virus, all serotypes of dengue virus, … Read More
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reached a new record for passengers and crew screened in a month in July, surpassing the previous record set in June. TSA officers screened 72,117,046 passengers and crew at airports in July, including approximately 2 … Read More
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis recently developed a test that uses nanotechnology to quickly detect the Zika virus in blood. Current Zika test requires the refrigeration of a blood sample in order to shop it to a medical … Read More
U.S. Muslims with positive opinions about ISIS and suicide bombing are more likely to experience isolation, social rejection, and depression, according to a recent National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) study. The project began … Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers recently seized 36,000 toy airplanes worth $575,000 that violated trademark laws and were headed for the Point of Entry (POE) in Ranier, Minnesota. Officers targeted the rail container containing … Read More
Marking the 10th anniversary of legislation enacting 9/11 Commission recommendations, U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) highlighted progress in shoring up national security — and mandates that have not been fully implemented. Thompson, the ranking member of the House Homeland Security … Read More
The International Police Organization (INTERPOL) and Palo Alto Networks recently signed an agreement at the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) in Singapore that will increase collaboration between the two organizations on cybercrime issues. The agreement provides a framework for … Read More
Lockheed Martin recently announced plans to unveil its next generation air and missile defense radar demonstrator at the annual Space & Missile Defense Symposium this week in Huntsville, Alabama. The active electronically scanned array (AESA) Radar for Engagement and Surveillance … Read More
Researchers at the Virginia Tech College of Science are developing a device at Dominion Power’s North Anna Nuclear Generating Station in Virginia that could change the way that the United Nations (UN) monitors nuclear power activity. The device, a high-tech … Read More
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently developed a mouse model to study the transmission of the Zika virus through sexual contact and vertically from mother to fetus. The scientists from NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious … Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized an alleged $601,000 in cocaine in one enforcement action at the Lincoln-Juarez International Bridge, which connects Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. After a CBP officer referred a 2008 Volvo commercial … Read More
The U.S. Senate advanced legislation Wednesday that would reauthorize grant programs that provide funds for training, equipment and staffing to fire and emergency services personnel. The bill, co-sponsored by John McCain (R-AZ), Jon Tester (D-MT), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tom … Read More
A recent special report by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) identified challenges to implementing the immigration and border officer hiring surge mandated by President Trump’s Executive Orders. In January, President Trump ordered DHS to … Read More
University of Florida (UF) scientists recently published a paper in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, which investigates the ability of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes to transmit the emergent Asian and Indian Ocean strains of the Chikungunya Virus. … Read More
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Port of Seattle are enlisted a K-9 team to help screen passengers during what TSA projects will be Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s (Sea-Tac) busiest month to date. TSA projects that it will screen 2 … Read More
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a new report that found that use of social security numbers (SSNs) in the federal government is still widespread despite requirements to eliminate the unnecessary collection and use of SSNs. House Ways and … Read More
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently introduced new state-of-the-art screening technology equipment at Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG). The Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) scans for potential threats and highlights the location of potential threats in yellow on a generic “cookie … Read More
Researchers at the University of Arizona (UA) are seeking more users of Kidenga, a community-based participatory science mobile app created by the researchers that tracks potential instances of the Zika virus. The app encourages users to report symptoms such as … Read More
Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, the director-general of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), recently visited Australia to meet with leaders of various agencies to discuss continued efforts to prevent the use of chemical weapons. “Every science holds the … Read More
Sandia National Laboratories established this week a new fellowship program, which it named after Jill Hruby, its immediate past director and the first woman to direct a National Nuclear Security Administration laboratory. The Jill Hruby Fellowship Program will provide postdoctoral … Read More
Following reports that U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to close the State Department’s Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues (S/CCI), a group of U.S. representatives sent him a letter urging him not to do so. The S/CCI … Read More
Recent testing conducted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on large-scale vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED) at Fort Polk will be used to develop new mitigation capabilities and secure vulnerable targets in the Middle East. The DHS Science … Read More
A combination of Google search data and government-supplied clinical data can be used to accurately track mosquito-born illnesses like Dengue fever in developing countries, researchers at Harvard University recently found. Researchers used Google Trends to track the top 10 dengue … Read More
The House Appropriations Committee recently passed the FY2018 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill, which contains a number of provisions for critical programs related to aviation security, border enforcement, natural disaster response, cyberattack mitigation, and illegal smuggling. The bill … Read More
Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) recently announced that the state of Iowa would become the fifth state in the country to opt-in to the nationwide public safety broadband network that is currently being developed by the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) … Read More
Shining a spotlight on future generations of researchers, the National Security Agency (NSA) Research Directorate (RD) awarded creators of cyber security and mathematics research projects at the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). The event–an annual fair which … Read More
The Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) recently recognized Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) researchers Nancy Jo Nicholas and Martyn Swinhoe for their contributions to the nuclear safeguards profession at its 58th annual meeting in Indian Wells, California. Nicholas, who … Read More
In a recent U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to Congress, GAO identified additional information that lawmakers may find useful as they consider the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) public-private partnership for its advanced development and manufacturing (ADM) facility. ADM … Read More
The International Space Station’s (ISS) microgravity environment could provide a means of improving the understanding of toxic nerve agents, such as sarin and VX, and how to combat them, according to a researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported … Read More
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) recently awarded two multi-year grants to Molly Duman Scheel, associate professor of medical and molecular genetics at the Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend, to assist her work in abating mosquito-borne illnesses in order … Read More
