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Thursday, March 28th, 2024

Government

ICE resources fortify Southwest border initiatives

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is reallocating Southwest border resources as a means of addressing human smuggling operations and immigration law exploitation. ICE is using personnel to investigate the use of fraudulent documents to create fake families seeking to exploit immigration... Read More »

DHS to construct new bollard walls in Yuma, El Paso

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning to construct new bollard walls within the U.S. Border Patrol’s Yuma and El Paso sectors in Arizona and Texas. The projects call for approximately 53 miles of new bollard wall -- which is a wall made up of steel slats -- in place of... Read More »

Marines Corps bolsters GPS targeting system

As a means of aiding personnel in locating battlefield adversaries, Marine Corps officials said the branch is incorporating new technologies into existing handheld GPS targeting systems. The Common Laser Range Finder-Integrated Capability (CLRF-IC), which officials said was fielded two years... Read More »

Chavez tabbed for Laredo Sector CBP post

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have selected Felix Chavez to serve as Chief Patrol Agent within the Laredo Sector. Border Patrol Chief Carla L. Provost recently announced the selection, noting Chavez entered on duty with the Border Patrol in July 1985 as a member of Academy Class... Read More »

Sen. Hoeven lauds Super Corridor establishment

Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) is praising the collaboration of Grand Sky and the Harris Corporation, resulting in a new Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Super Corridor in the Red River Valley. The endeavor will enable small and large unmanned aircraft to fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) of their... Read More »

Alabama officials tout Bell Navy helicopter plan

Alabama state officials are espousing the benefits of Bell's plan to assemble the Navy's 407GXi aircraft in Ozark if it wins a competition for the branch's contract. “Bell could have not selected a more ideal location to conduct final assembly of the Navy’s new advanced helicopter trainer... Read More »

Report examines Central American human smuggling

A new report has re-examined the role transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) play in Central American human smuggling. The report was undertaken by the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC) analysis, operated by the RAND Corporation on behalf of the Department of Homeland... Read More »

Malawi launches malaria vaccine pilot

Malawi recently launched the world’s first malaria vaccine in a pivotal pilot program. The country is the first of three African nations in which the vaccine will be made available to children up to two years old. Ghana and Kenya will introduce the vaccine in the coming weeks. The vaccine,... Read More »

DHS research, development program aimed at 5G technologies

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently launched a research and development project for a Secure and Resilient Mobile Network Infrastructure (SRMNI). DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) are seeking innovative... Read More »

HSI New York hosts inaugural Cyber Crime Symposium

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York last week gathered prosecutors’ offices and law enforcement agencies together to promote greater cooperation in cybercrime cases at the first Cyber Crime Symposium. HSI would like the event to mark the first of an annual series. They are trying... Read More »

Counter-drone firm secures government contract

The Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a contract to Citadel Defense Company to counter drones increasingly threatening to U.S. forces around the world. The over $1 million contract is supportive of USSOCOM requirements and represents the company's sixth government... Read More »

Air Force seeking greater technology breakthroughs

Air Force officials maintain the recently unveiled Science and Technology Strategy places concentration on maximizing and expanding technological advantages in the era of the peer-to-peer threat. “This strategy isn’t just a list of technologies,” Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson... Read More »