Countermeasures
Project provides access to violent incident data
The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism recently launched the Terrorism and Targeted Violence (T2V) project. The project will provide the homeland security community with data and analysis on violent events occurring in the United States and its territories... Read More »
GAO offers DHS guidance on improving transparency in acquisitions
A new report from the General Accountability Office offers the U.S. Department of Homeland Security guidance on how to increase the department’s transparency in its acquisition goals. As part of the DHS Appropriations Act of 2015, the GAO is required to review DHS’s major acquisitions on an... Read More »
DHS publishes guide for responsible positioning, navigation, and timing use
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) recently published a guide to help service providers, owners, and operators understand their role in responsible positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) use. PNT is essential for critical infrastructure... Read More »
State Department increases pressure on Iran oil sanctions
The U.S. State Department announced increased pressure on entities and vessels involved in Iran’s oil industry Monday. The State Department and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said they were sanctioning a total of 22 people and identified 13 vessels as... Read More »
Legislation would create Office of Public Safety Communications
Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would establish the Office of Public Safety Communications. The Public Safety Communications Act would amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Organization Act to create an Office of Public... Read More »
Legislation reintroduced to strengthen security at major events
U.S. Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV) and Richard Hudson (R-NC) reintroduced legislation that would strengthen the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s ability to support security at major sporting and entertainment events. The DHS Special Events Program and Support bill would permanently codify... Read More »
Legislation aims to stop Chinese espionage
A bipartisan, bicameral bill reintroduced on Friday in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to stop Chinese Communist Party (CCP) espionage, intellectual property theft and economic warfare against the United States. The Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act would... Read More »
Legislation would enhance counterterrorism efforts
Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would enhance the Department of Homeland Security’s counterterrorism efforts. The Syria Terrorism Threat Assessment Act would require an evaluation of the threat posed to the United States by individuals in Syria with ties to... Read More »
Pratt & Whitney awarded $1.5B for F119 engine contract
Pratt & Whitney announced it had secured a three-year, $1.5 billion contract to sustain F119 engines, the power behind the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 fighter jets. The company, an RTX business, said the contract would improve the readiness and lower costs for the more than 400 engines in the U.S.... Read More »
California seizes nearly 22,000 pounds of fentanyl in 2025
California’s Counter Drug Task Force has confiscated of nearly 22,000 pounds of illegal fentanyl and more than 37 million pills containing fentanyl so far this year. The drugs have a street value of nearly $300 million. In January, 557 pounds of fentanyl and 319,732 pills with a street value... Read More »
Congress members urge USDA to fight avian flu outbreak
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and a bipartisan group of Congress members asked U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to explore all available options to address the latest avian flu outbreak. In a Feb. 18 letter, the group said the USDA should explore all the mitigation and prevention... Read More »
Justice Department fines companies $11M for cybersecurity violations
The U.S. Department of Justice said Health Net Federal Services Inc. (HNFS) and Centene Corporation will pay more than $11 million to resolve claims they violated cybersecurity requirements. The DOJ said HNFS, based in Rancho Cordova, Calif., and its parent company Centene, based in St. Louis,... Read More »
Raytheon demonstrates technology for U.S. Army
Raytheon, a defense solutions company, recently completed 10 subsystem demonstrations of the U.S. Army's Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor (NGSRI). The technology eventually will replace the Stinger surface-to-air missile. Tests include: The NGSRI advanced seeker assembly demonstrated... Read More »
FDA approves vaccine for chikungunya
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a single-dose chikungunya vaccine developed by Denmark-based Bavarian Nordic A/S, a global vaccine company, for people age 12 years and older. Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne disease caused by the chikungunya virus. The virus has been... Read More »
Legislation to reform school safety introduced on school shooting anniversary
Legislation to reform school safety measures was introduced last week, officials said. The legislation, the Measures for Safer School Districts Act, introduced by U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) would modernize the school safety... Read More »
FBI, DOJ’s Antitrust Division launch online portal on international antitrust fugitives
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division recently launched an online portal containing information on international fugitives who have been charged with antitrust offenses and other crimes affecting the competitive process. “The FBI is focused... Read More »
Raytheon successfully tests Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor
Raytheon, a defense solutions provider, recently completed a successful live-fire test of its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS). During the test, the technology detected and tracked a high-speed cruise missile and guided a Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) Guidance Enhanced... Read More »
Coast Guard Reauthorization Act introduced in U.S. Senate
The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, legislation that would bolster funding for the military branch’s critical missions, was introduced by leaders on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Feb. 11. Drafted and agreed to between the Senate Commerce Committee, on which U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz... Read More »
Bill introduced in Congress to protect space systems as critical infrastructure
U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) introduced legislation that would designate space systems, services and technology as a sector of the U.S. critical infrastructure. The bill, the Space Infrastructure Act, H.R. 1154, would ensure the security and resiliency of space assets, advocates said. The... Read More »
Lockheed Martin awarded $2.8B development contract from Missile Defense Agency
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) recently awarded global defense technology company Lockheed Martin a follow-on development contract for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System with a ceiling value of $2.8 billion if all options are exercised. The THAAD Weapon System... Read More »
Legislation to combat fentanyl passed in House
Legislation led by U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH) and Morgan Griffith (R-VA) to halt the flow of fentanyl into the country has passed in the House. The legislation, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act, would make the temporary class-wide scheduling order for fentanyl-related... Read More »
Legislation would reduce cost of medical services provided outside of Military Treatment Facilities
Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would work to reduce reimbursement costs for TRICARE and Community Care plans that cover medical services provided outside of Military Treatment Facilities. The Servicemember Site-Neutrality Act would direct the secretary of... Read More »
DHS Inspector General issues final report on Insufficient Oversight of FEMA COVID-19 grants
A new report from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General found that a lack of sufficient oversight of FEMA’s COVID-19 Emergency Protective Measures Grants led to more than $8.1 billion in questionable costs and $1.5 billion in over-obligated funds. The OIG... Read More »
Air Force leases land to develop Convergence Research Center
The U.S. Department of the Air Force and Synergy Building Systems, an Ohio-based real estate development company, recently entered into a 50-year Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) to develop approximately 43.5 acres of land at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton. An EUL is a lease agreement... Read More »
DHS says it will support security at Super Bowl LIX
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will continue its two-decade long tradition of supporting the security operations for Super Bowl LIX, officials said Monday. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said her department had sent 690 employees representing 12 DHS agencies to New Orleans to provide air... Read More »
Legislation would conduct study of certain foreign technologies
Bipartisan legislation recently reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would safeguard communications networks from foreign adversary-controlled technology. The Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security (ROUTERS) Act would require the Department of... Read More »
Lockheed Martin awarded $383M contract for sea defense
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract modification for the development of the Trident II Strategic Weapons System (SWS) D5 missile. The $383 million cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee modification will allow the company to design the missile’s upgrade, called the... Read More »
Justice Department participating in multinational operation to snag cybercrime marketplaces
The Justice Department is participating in a multinational operation to disrupt and disable Cracked and Nulled’s, two online cybercrime marketplaces, infrastructure. The operation is in conjunction with Operation Talent, a multinational law enforcement operation supported by Europol to... Read More »
Legislation reintroduced targeting fentanyl producers in China
Legislation to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for fentanyl coming into the United States was reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) on Wednesday. The legislation would amend the Fentanyl Sanctions Act to allows the U.S. government to impose sanctions on Chinese individuals and... Read More »
Collins Aerospace awarded $904M U.S. Navy contract
The U.S. Navy recently awarded North Carolina-based Collins Aerospace, an integrated and intelligent solutions company serving the aerospace and defense industries, a follow-on contract for up to $904 million over five years. The contract is for the continued development of the U.S. Navy's... Read More »
Trump orders building of Iron Dome Missile Defense shield
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday instructing the military to begin building an “Iron Dome” for the United States. The order directs the military to do “a review of theater missile defense posture to defend United States troops deployed abroad and an increase in... Read More »
Legislation seeks to make assaulting law enforcement officers deportable offense
Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would make it a deportable offense for a non-citizen to assault a law enforcement officer. The Protect Our Law Enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement (POLICE) Act of 2025 would explicitly designate the assault of a law enforcement... Read More »
Test flights demonstrate crewed-uncrewed teaming mission
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, Lockheed Martin's Demonstrations and Prototypes organization and the University of Iowa's Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL) recently successfully showcased a crewed-uncrewed teaming mission. The Skunk Works and OPL teams conducted a series of flight tests that... Read More »
Legislation securing undersea cables introduced in Congress
U.S. Reps. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced legislation safeguarding the U.S. submarine cable infrastructure Thursday. The legislation, the Undersea Cable Protection Act, would ensure deployment and maintenance of undersea cables, while... Read More »