Government
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced legislation this week that would repeal a federal mandate for states to share citizens’ personal data.
The Safeguarding Personal Information Act of 2025 would effectively eliminate... Read More »
The U.S. Secret Service, in partnership with local and state law enforcement from the Boston area, recently conducted a three-day outreach operation between Sept. 23-25 to combat illegal payment card skimming and Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) fraud.
Law enforcement visited 700 businesses... Read More »
According to cybersecurity research firm DataM Intelligence, the global defense cybersecurity market is expected to grow to $66.89 billion by 2032.
In 2024, the market was $37.23 billion, the data firm said. The 7.6 percent annual growth rate between 2025 and 2032 is fueled by an increase in... Read More »
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently sanctioned 12 Mexico-based companies and eight Mexican nationals affiliated with the Sinaloa Cartel’s Los Chapitos faction for supplying illicit fentanyl precursor chemicals to the cartel.
The U.S.... Read More »
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and its law enforcement partners made more than 8,600 arrests this summer as part of an initiative to crack down on violent crime, the agency said.
Operation Summer Heat targeted violent crime across the country and resulted in 8,629 arrests, FBI director... Read More »
Matt Hartman, former acting head of cyber at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), will join Merlin Group, a network of affiliates investing in cyber technology companies, as its chief strategy officer, officials said.
Hartman’s appointment will strengthen Merlin... Read More »
The U.S. Coast Guard’s newest commissioned icebreaker, the cutter Storis, arrived in Seattle on Friday following a 112-day inaugural patrol and will enter a six-week training period.
The cutter left Pascagoula, Miss., on June 1, then transited the Panama Canal and the Pacific Ocean enroute to... Read More »
The U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence has named Brigadier General Linda J. Riedel of the South Carolina National Guard to serve as its deputy commanding general.
Officials said Riedle is expected to begin serving as the DCG in addition to her Brigadier General role, in January 2026. A... Read More »
Deep cuts in funding from the federal government to the state of New York will negatively impact that state’s ability to carry out counterterrorism and response training.
Earlier this month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the impact of the cuts, more than $187 million, would jeopardize... Read More »
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently identified 17 people and 21 entities that were involved in networks that facilitate the acquisition of sensitive goods and technology for Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics. They also... Read More »
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem this week signed an Enhanced Border Security Partnership with General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Minister of the Interior for Bahrain.
The agreement strengthens the relationship between the U.S. and Bahrain, officials said, and... Read More »
Raytheon, an RTX defense solutions provider, recently delivered its 500th ESSM Block 2 missile to the U.S. Navy.
The ESSM Block 2 missile is an advanced surface-to-air missile that can protect against air and sea-surface threats. It features improved performance over its Block 1 predecessor,... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced it would use a new model to equip state, local, tribal and territorial governments with funding, tools and expertise to combat cyber threats.
CISA said its cooperative agreement with the Center for Internet Security ended on... Read More »
The U.S. Department of War announced it had awarded 29 academic teams $19.2 million to strengthen research infrastructure.
The funding, part of the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive research (DEPSCoR) would expand programs at institutions of higher education in under-utilized... Read More »
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted Operation Twin Shield, an effort to conduct fraud detection and deterrence activities in Minneapolis-St. Paul and surrounding areas, on Sept. 19-28.
The... Read More »
In an effort to move disaster relief from Washington, D.C. to the states, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would return nearly $3.5 billion to local communities.
Noem said FEMA is shifting from D.C.-centric bureaucracy to a... Read More »
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and this year’s theme is Building a Cyber Strong America, The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced this week.
CISA will provide partner agencies and the private sector with tools, support and information to secure vital... Read More »
The Department of War recently awarded two companies $33.5 million in Defense Production Act Title III grants to expand the solid rocket motor industrial base.
The grants also aim to boost supply chain resiliency and increase domestic production in strategic priority areas.
"To meet the... Read More »
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state would make more than $13.9 million in Infrastructure Act Grant funding available to eligible entities to apply for multi-factor authentication tokens.
Hochul said New York is accepting request for applications for the tokens, and that the RFA was... Read More »
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem publicly endorsed a letter delivered by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth supporting the creation of a secretary of the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard has duties as both a federal law enforcement agency and a branch of the U.S. military.... Read More »
Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would safeguard the U.S. submarine cable infrastructure.
The Undersea Cable Protection Act would amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit the commerce secretary from requiring authorization for the installation, continued presence,... Read More »
The U.S. War Department (DoW) will implement a new Cybersecurity Risk Management Construct (CSRMC) to harden defenses against cyber-attacks directed at military assts.
The CSRMC is a five-phase construct designed to deliver real-time cyber defense at operational speed, officials said. The... Read More »
The U.S. Secret Service recently dismantled a network of electronic devices concentrated within 35 miles of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City that were used to conduct multiple telecommunications-related threats directed toward senior U.S. government officials.
“The potential... Read More »
U.S. Reps. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) and August Pfluger (R-TX) are requesting information about detecting and reporting extremist content from online platforms Discord, Twitch, Reddit and GitHub.
Garbarino, the chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and Pfluger, chair of the subcommittee... Read More »
The Justice Department recently selected six federally recognized tribes to participate in the Tribal Access Program (TAP) for National Crime Information.
TAP provides training, the means to access and exchange data with national crime information systems, and software and biometric/biographic... Read More »
U.S. Space Command and United Kingdom Space Command recently conducted their first coordinated satellite maneuver.
The Rendezvous Proximity Operation, delivered under Multinational Force – Operation Olympic Defender, was held Sept. 4 to 12. The allies conducted information sharing and... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters spoke on the Senate floor Friday to advocate for the extension of cybersecurity protections that are set to expire on Oct. 1.
Peters, the ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 has... Read More »
Since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August, the U.S. Coast Guard seized more than 75,000 pounds of cocaine.
Operation Pacific Viper is the Coast Guard’s counter-drug operation in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the site of illicit narcotics transported from South America. It is... Read More »
On Wednesday, the National Governor’s Association joined local and state leaders to sign a letter pushing for the preservation of cyber security grants.
The letter, sent to Congressional leaders, asks Congress to reauthorize the State and local Cyber Security Grant Program that provides local... Read More »
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office has found that some organizations within the U.S. Department of Defense overlap and could benefit from consolidation.
In a study of more than 440 organizations within the DOD that conduct cybersecurity operations, the GAO found that... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently named Derrick W. Stamper as chief patrol agent of the Houlton Sector, effective Sept. 1.
Stamper began his career as a Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office sheriff’s deputy in Christiansburg, Va. He joined the U.S. Border Patrol in 2008 as a... Read More »
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) recently awarded Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, a contract to provide the Electronic Warfare Planning and Battle Management (EWPBM) solution, and integrated software tool designed to plan, direct, coordinate, synchronize and assess... Read More »
Legislation from U.S. Reps. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) and Chris Pappas (D-NH) would exempt public shipyard workforces from federal hiring freezes and mass layoffs.
The legislation, the Protecting Public Naval Shipyards Act, would protect the workforce responsible for repairing and retrofitting the... Read More »
Cyber technology is key to the U.S. Army’s transformation and to defending critical infrastructure, Brandon Pugh, principal cyber adviser to the secretary of the Army, said at the Billington CyberSecurity Summit on Sept. 11.
“This is our effort to make sure the Army is adapting to the future... Read More »
A new report from U.S. Reps. John Moolenar (R-MI) and Tim Walburg (R-MI) has found that partnerships between U.S. universities with institutes and academic partners in China may threaten national security.
Moolenaar, chair of the Select Committee on China, and Walburg, chair of the Committee on... Read More »
