Countermeasures
The National Police Association (NPA) said it supports the Protect and Serve Act that would protect law enforcement officers targeted while working.
The legislation, introduced by U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE), would establish federal penalties for intentionally killing or... Read More »
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Detroit Field Division conducted a multi-jurisdictional sweep in May, June and July that resulted in 619 arrests in eight cities throughout northern Ohio.
Officers cleared 684 warrants for individuals wanted for assault, illegal drugs, firearms,... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), and U.S. Reps. Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Don Bacon (R-NE) told U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reported plans to reduce contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Europe would undermine allied security and embolden Russia.
In a letter... Read More »
The government-led critical design review of Northrop Grumman’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye’s Block II upgrade was recently completed, allowing the aerospace and defense technology company to immediately begin Block II integration and testing.
The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is an airborne early warning... Read More »
The U.S. Army announced it had awarded Hanwha Defense USA a contract to build six prototype Mobile Howitzers for the Army’s new Mobile Tactical Cannon program.
The $262 million contract is the first for Hanwha Defense USA, based in Chantilly, Va., and will include building the prototypes in... Read More »
A 14-count superseding indictment charging 17 members of the Mabna Institute, an Iran-based company, was unsealed on Tuesday. It describes continued efforts by the Mabna Institute to target American and international institutions.
The defendants were charged with 14 different crimes and face... Read More »
Violent crime decreased 9.3 percent from 2024 to 2025, according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program, the largest year-to-year decline since FBI estimates began in 1936.
Analysis was published on the FBI’s Crime Data Explorer. The report includes detailed data tables on more than 13... Read More »
Officials with the U.S. Coast Guard said its work with Canadian forces and other international partners countering illegal fishing as part of Operation North Pacific Guard (Operation NPG) has concluded.
The multinational counter Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing operation... Read More »
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) recently announced that it plans to establish Task Force Falcon Strike, the first-ever multi-domain, multinational attack drone task force.
The task force will employ one-way attack drones, operated by military support staff from the United States and regional... Read More »
Hung Cao, the acting Secretary of the Navy, announced the U.S. Department of the Navy awarded a contract to Raytheon to accelerate the production of the Tomahawk missile.
The $22.9 billion contract is designed to speed up procurement by providing a more stable and predictable acquisition... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a guide for K-12 schools and school districts to help prevent, mitigate and respond to cyber threats.
The K-12 Cybersecurity Foundations Resource Package gives schools and their districts tools to deal with the prevalent cyber... Read More »
Virginia-based Northrop Grumman, an aerospace and defense technology company, and Florida-based Aeronix, an advanced secure communication, networking, and surveillance technologies provider, recently created a multimillion-dollar strategic partnership to accelerate the development of advanced... Read More »
A collaboration of several key technology companies recently showcased how commercial off-the-shelf technologies can be combined with AI to make detecting and tracking unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) more accessible.
The collaboration between Lockheed Martin, Verizon, NVIDIA, Keysight... Read More »
President Donald Trump recently signed a national security presidential memorandum that will give federal law enforcement cyber tools it can use to disrupt transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) that operate in foreign jurisdictions from attacking Americans.
The memo directs the Homeland... Read More »
Legislation improving emergency communications in federal buildings, introduced by U.S. Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI), James Lankford (R-OK) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), unanimously passed in the Senate this week.
The Federal Building Threat Notification Act would require the Federal Protective Service... Read More »
The U.S. Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) announced it had signed a $1.4 billion conditional loan commitment to Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc. to support the production and manufacturing of batteries.
OSC said U.S.-based Sila will use the loan, and external equity financing,... Read More »
U.S. Reps Joe Neguse (D-CO), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Andrea Salinas (D-OR) and George Whitesides (D-CA) have introduced legislation that would address wildfire response and readiness.
The comprehensive legislative package of 25 bills, the Wildfire Response and Readiness Act,... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded multiple contracts to support department-wide access to the Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System.
The awards will provide DHS Components with a pathway to acquire C0UAS hardware, software and services that will be tailored to mission needs... Read More »
The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Transportation said a second wave of Operation Highway Shield had resulted in nearly 800 dangerous truck drivers being removed from American roads.
The operation is a joint mission between the two departments targeting unqualified foreign truck... Read More »
Defense company Northrop Grumman announced it had entered into an agreement to accelerate its production and delivery of critical munitions technologies.
The company said it has signed two multi-year agreements with the U.S. Department of War and Lockheed Martin for more than $3 billion that... Read More »
The U.S. Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital announced the condition loan commitment of up to $820 million to establish high-volume domestic manufacturing capacity for drone components.
Performance Drone Works was given the loan commitment in order to expand domestic manufacturing... Read More »
Recently introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation would strengthen preparedness for hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, and other natural hazards.
Natural disasters caused an estimated $217.8 billion in damages nationwide in 2024. For every $1 invested in resilience, approximately $6 in... Read More »
A new report from U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) details how the Trump administration has weaponized the nation’s counterterrorism infrastructure and left the country less prepared to respond to terrorist threats both domestic and foreign.
The Peters Report found that the current administration... Read More »
The U.S. government recently awarded global defense technology company Lockheed Martin a seven-year undefinitized contract action modification for up to $53.86 billion for PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors.
The original $4.7 billion contract was awarded in April for year one.... Read More »
The U.S. Department of War announced it had awarded a five-ship contract modification to General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) for five Columbia Class ballistic missile submarines.
The department also awarded a nine-ship contract to GDEB and HII-Newport News Shipbuilding (HII_NSS) for... Read More »
U.S. Reps. Zach Nunn (R-IA) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) have introduced legislation that would help schools prevent cyber attacks by improving information sharing.
The legislation, the Enhancing K-12 Cybersecurity Act, would help schools stay ahead of cyber security threats, the law makers said and... Read More »
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and the United Arab Emirates agreed on Tuesday to create the first bilateral task force focused on accelerating the development of military artificial intelligence applications.
The Task Force Talon Synapse will focus on integrating AI applications for intelligence... Read More »
Philadelphia-based Exyn Defense, a branch of Exyn Technologies, Inc., announced it would be expanding its autonomy focus beyond operational battlefield missions to encompass defense sustainment and readiness.
Exyn, a leader in autonomous mapping and perception-drive navigation for complex... Read More »
Adam Gustafson, principal deputy assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Energy and Natural Resources Division, will serve as the head of the United States’ delegation for a Ministerial Meeting on Forestry this week at a Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) senior... Read More »
Qatar Airways, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Qatar Ministry of the Interior will be working together to implement international remote baggage screening at the New Terminal One at John F. Kennedy International Airport for Qatar Airways’ nonstop Doha–JFK route.
The $9.5... Read More »
Members of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security and the House Select Committee on China participated in a closed-door, member-level war game last week to test AI-enabled cyber threats, infrastructure resilience and homeland security implications.
The exercise was designed to look at... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced the launch of a new dataset of synthetic carry-on baggage images to help secure and speed up screening at airports.
The new initiative gives screeners access to high-quality data about the... Read More »
Oracle has been awarded a 10-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract under the U.S. Department of War's Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI), with a base value of $3.31 billion over the first five years and a total potential value of $6.99 billion if all option years are... Read More »
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a $1.15 trillion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2027 on Wednesday.
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), chair of the House Armed Services Committee, applauded the House passage of the annual defense policy bill, H.R. 8800,... Read More »
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) recently launched two challenges that will advance software assurance for national security and driving innovation.
The challenges are part of the Genesis Mission, a national initiative aimed at strengthening... Read More »
