Countermeasures
FEMA awards nonprofit orgs $300M in security grants
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently awarded more than 1,600 nonprofit organizations $300 million in Nonprofit Security Grant Program funds. The program is a Department of Homeland Security’s preparedness grant designed to strengthen law enforcement agencies, first-responder... Read More »
New Homeland Security Advisory Council appointments announced
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced three new members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, which works to identify innovative approaches and solutions to address evolving homeland security challenges. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the appointments of Major Mark... Read More »
Development center for robotic, autonomous systems warfighting established
The U.S. Navy said it has established the Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center (RASWDC) to forward the development, operational integration and employment of robotic and autonomous systems across the maritime domain. In a joint announcement from the Secretary of the... Read More »
DHS releases election security plan
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released its 2026 Election Infrastructure Security Plan: Securing the Next 250. The plan provides information about free voluntary services for securing the election infrastructure and addresses threats to election... Read More »
Alabama disaster preparedness center opens
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday to officially open its Advanced Responder Training Complex in Anniston, Ala. The student training and in-processing center will provide state, local, tribal and... Read More »
Lawmakers introduce legislation to strengthen oversight of CISA workforce
New legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. James Walkinshaw (D-VA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Delia Ramirez (D-IL) would strengthen the nation’s cybersecurity workforce while protecting the federal networks it is designed to protect. The CISA Force Structure Assessment Act would require the... Read More »
Lockheed Martin wins $1.2B contract with Army for Precision Strike Missile
Lockheed Martin announced it had won a contract with the U.S. Army to produce Increment 2 of its Precision Strike Missile. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract worth up to $1.2 billion will cover the procurement and future orders for the PrSM Increment 2 missiles, as well as... Read More »
CBP intercepts plant pathogen at George Bush Intercontinental Airport
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists recently intercepted a plant pathogen not previously detected at a U.S. port of entry at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. CBP agriculture specialists inspect international passengers and cargo shipments and serve as... Read More »
DHS S&T launches identify verification technology competition
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) announced they were launching a series of challenges to technology companies to develop identity verification technologies. The Remote Identity Validation Rally would challenge established technology... Read More »
Coast Guard offloads $57M in contraband
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba offloaded on Monday approximately 7,250 pounds of cocaine and 2,082 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $57 million, at Port Everglades. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba is a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Portsmouth, Va. It,... Read More »
Defense Department, Lockheed Martin sign framework agreement on next gen air-to-air missiles
The U.S. Department of Defense and defense technology company Lockheed Martin recently signed a framework agreement to expand production capacity of the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM), next generation air-to-air missiles. The agreement allows Lockheed Martin and the munitions... Read More »
Guidance will help detect, disrupt malicious activity on networks
New guidance from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) aims to help critical infrastructure owners and operators implement realistic decoy systems and information assets that can quickly detect and disrupt malicious activity occurring in their networks. The ability to... Read More »
United States, Russia retreating from nuclear security responsibilities, report says
The United States and Russia seem to be backing away from nuclear security, the Nuclear Threat Initiative found in a new report. The 2026 NTI Nuclear Security Index said nuclear security conditions in the U.S. and in Russia appear to be deteriorating, a trend NTI finds concerning as the two... Read More »
U.S. Space Force must double, experts say
The consensus at the 2026 AFA Air, Space and Cyber Conference was that the U.S. Space Force must double in size over the next five years as it scales operational capacity to protect from space-enabled attack. During an open panel discussion, panelists examined how the escalating threat... Read More »
U.S. Air Force announces milestone in LGM-35A Sentinel program
The LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program recently completed the vertical stacking of the inert missile at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., the U.S. Air Force announced. The milestone demonstrates the missile's design maturity and verified that all critical subsystems... Read More »
U.S. Navy awards contract to Boeing for MQ-25A Stingray
The U.S. Department of Defense, referred to by the Trump administration as the U.S. Department of War, announced that the U.S. Navy had awarded Boeing Company the first production contract for the MQ-25A Stingray. The $562 million fixed-price incentive contract will allow for initial production... Read More »
American Rheinmetall selected to supply U.S. military with autonomous ground vehicles
American Rheinmetall announced it had won a $7.28 million contract to support the U.S. Marine Corps with autonomous unmanned ground vehicles. The contract, executed through the Defense Logistics Agency with ADS, Inc., will cover the manufacturing and delivery of Mission Master SP Autonomous... Read More »
Department of Defense invests $450M in tungsten, molybdenum producer
The Department of Defense’s Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy, in partnership with the Economic Defense Unit, have invested a $450 million redeemable preferred equity investment in the Elmet Group through the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program.... Read More »
U.S. attorney issues update on Scam Center Strike Force actions
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced two actions the Department of Justice’s Scam Center Strike Force recently conducted regarding Southeast Asian cryptocurrency-related fraud and scams. Daily, approximately $52 million in cryptocurrency is involved in scam money laundering. Recent... Read More »
Senators sound the alarm on lack of wildfire resources, preparedness
A group of U.S. senators is expressing their concerns over the U.S. Departments of the Interior’s and Agriculture’s ability to respond to the 2026 fire season. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, joined U.S.... Read More »
DHS S&T launches challenge to use AI to detect biohazards
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is seeking innovative artificial intelligence approaches to help identify biological threats in complex environmental data. The Ready, Set...ID the Biothreat, an AI-Assisted Algorithmic Biodetection Prize... Read More »
Defense Department announces Navy’s first advanced nuclear microreactor deployment
The U.S. Department of Defense, referred to by the Trump administration as the U.S. Department of War, announced the first advanced nuclear Micro Modular Reactor (MMR) at a Naval Weapons Station would happen in Indiana no later than September 2028. The planned installation of the MMR at NWS... Read More »
GAO: DHS needs to provide vetting of chemical facility personnel for terrorist ties
The U.S. Government Accountability Office is recommending the U.S. Department of Homeland Security implement options for chemical facilities to vet their staff for terrorist ties. According to a report from the GAO published Sept. 8, DHS previously had a program that allowed U.S. facilities... Read More »
Covenant introduces long-range weapon system
Washington, D.C.,-based Covenant, a defense company, recently introduced a heavy-payload, long-range weapon system designed for production in the thousands. The system, Anthem, is less expensive compared to legacy systems and was built as an end-to-end deepstrike solution that can be... Read More »
CBP seizes more than 4,000 pounds of khat this year
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have seized more than 4,000 pounds of khat at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport since the beginning of the year. The khat, which will be destroyed, has an estimated street value of approximately $500,000. Khat is a plant that contains two... Read More »
Successful GPS-free flight marks advance in aviation, national security, officials say
A test flight that allowed an aircraft to navigate stretches of the ocean without relying on the same GPS civilians use to move through traffic is the latest advance in aviation, officials said. The Defense Innovation Unit announced it had successfully tested MagNav, the unit’s magnetic... Read More »
CISA urges organizations, governments to prepare for the post-Quantum Era
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Group of Seven (G7) Cyber Security Working Group are urging organizations and governments to begin transitioning to post-quantum cryptography to protect data, systems and assets from quantum computing threats. The G7 Cyber Security... Read More »
Defense Department launches Secure Space Network
The Department of Defense recently launched a network expanding the defense industrial base. The Secure Space Network will expand access to classified work by designing, producing and deploying nationwide approximately 50 mobile Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities and related... Read More »
U.S. Space Command celebrates move to Alabama
One year after President Donald Trump announced that the headquarters for U.S. Space Command would move from Colorado Springs, Colo., to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., the organization has experienced rapid expansion in the region. Trump announced the move on Sept. 2 2025. Since then,... Read More »
AeroVironment receives Army contract for directed-energy weapons
The U.S. Army recently awarded Virginia-based integrated defense technology company AeroVironment’s (AV) New Mexico facility with an other-transaction-agreement for the production of directed-energy weapons. The contract, the Army’s first production for a high energy laser weapon system, is... Read More »
FBI warns of rising OAuth consent phishing attacks
The FBI issued a public service announcement on Tuesday warning that malicious cyber actors have been targeting high-profile individuals, their relatives and acquaintances using a technique called OAuth consent phishing. OAuth enables websites and web applications to request access to a user's... Read More »
Justice Department seizes crypto donations linked to Hamas terrorist financing
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the seizure of more than $500,000 in cryptocurrency donations, as well as the internet infrastructure used to raise those donations, intended to fund terrorist activities by Hamas. According to the DOJ, the seizure disrupted an ongoing scheme by Hamas... Read More »
Federal agencies to root out fraud in trucking industry
A new interagency effort aims to crack down on fraud in the trucking industry to reduce highway fatalities. The effort includes the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice. “Criminals who exploit our nation’s transportation systems... Read More »
Defense Department signs contracts with General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin for missile subcomponents
The U.S. Department of Defense, referred to by the Trump administration as the U.S. Department of War, announced the signing of agreements with General Dynamic Ordnance and Tactical Systems, and Lockheed Martin for the procurement of missile subcomponents. The seven-year contracts are designed... Read More »