Countermeasures
Global aerospace company Lockheed Martin has been selected by the U.S. Army to address the second phase of the Terrestrial Layer System (TLS) – Echelons Above Brigade (TLS-EAB) program.
“The U.S. Army’s Family of Systems concept is a proven model for developing and delivering converged... Read More »
A new connection announced between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) will spur development of a common language and registry of medical product regulatory information globally.
The... Read More »
Thanks to a partnership with George Mason University (GMU), the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Crime Center Vulnerability Disclosure Program has grown significantly and successfully on the heels of an award-winning pilot.
Utilizing the National Security Innovation Network Capstone... Read More »
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials are espousing the benefits of its Intelligent Generation of Tools for Security (INGOTS) program, which they maintain would bolster cybersecurity efforts.
"In an attack paradigm where exploitability depends on the emergent behavior of... Read More »
In a joint statement, Colorado field offices of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), together with state law enforcement, this week warned people to use only prescription medications as the fentanyl poisonings surge.
According to the DEA, fentanyl... Read More »
Two bills authored by U.S. Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) won the approval of their colleagues this week, putting it to the House whether efforts will be taken to close lobbying loopholes the pair fear foreign adversaries could exploit.
Respectively, the bills include the... Read More »
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is espousing the benefits of newly issued customs broker education guidance, which would bolster compliant trade and protect against illicit trade entering domestic commerce.
Senior Official Performing the Duties of Commissioner Troy A. Miller said the new... Read More »
Through an amendment to the Agriculture and Rural Development Appropriations bill, adopted last week by a vote of 34-26, U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) proposed a requirement for the Secretary of Agriculture to prohibit purchase of agricultural land by specific entities.
“Increased ownership... Read More »
The Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act was introduced in the Senate last week as a proposal to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program beyond its impending July expiration.
Introduced by U.S. Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI), Shelley... Read More »
The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has indicated Keene, New Hampshire-based Cheshire Medical Center (CMC) will pay $2 million to resolve an alleged Controlled Substances Act (CSA) violation.
“Cheshire Medical Center’s failure to fulfill its obligations under the Controlled Substance Act... Read More »
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials are espousing the benefits of implementing credential authentication technology (CAT) and computed tomography (CT) scanners at two airports.
TSA indicated it has installed a new credential authentication technology (CAT) unit and a 3-D... Read More »
U.S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA) and Jason Crow (D-CO) have introduced a bill eyeing expanded wildfire technologies access.
The Wildfire Tech Demonstration, Evaluation, Modernization, and Optimization (DEMO) Act (HR 4235) would enable private entities to partner with federal land management agencies... Read More »
Concerned about the U.S. need for critical minerals and the domination of those minerals by adversarial nations, three U.S. senators have introduced a bipartisan bill that would direct the Department of Defense (DoD) to find ways to reduce its foreign mineral dependence.
Currently, China... Read More »
As the next phase of its campaign to target and block illicit fentanyl from entering the United States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last week announced two new operations, Artemis and Rolling Wave.
These operations will dispatch multi-disciplined, interagency jump teams to... Read More »
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has awarded threat detection and screening technology firm Smiths Detection a contract for full-size checkpoint computed tomography (CT) systems and related services.
Smiths Detection President Inder Reddy said 2.9 million passengers fly in and... Read More »
With reintroduction of the federal Stop Pills that Kill Act this week, U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH), Lou Correa (D-CA), Ken Buck (R-CO) and Greg Stanton (D-AZ) seek to institute new penalties for counterfeit pill production.
According to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), a single kilogram of... Read More »
U.S. Reps. Bill Johnson (R-OH) and Joe Courtney (D-CT) have reintroduced legislation they maintain seeks to govern private land use restrictions on amateur radio.
The Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act (H.R. 4006) addresses present federal law providing for the installation of TV... Read More »
New requirements could be coming to railroads’ provision of hazardous materials information to responders during hazmat incidents, based on a new rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
If adopted, the proposal... Read More »
The Department of Defense (DOD) has outlined a $13.8 million agreement with a Keene, N.H., firm, noting the pact would strengthen the supply chain.
The partnership with the Timken Company (Timken) would increase production of high-precision ball bearings in accordance with the DOD's Office of... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) has joined three colleagues to introduce legislation that would provide affordable housing incentives for volunteer firefighters and first responders.
The Volunteer First Responder Housing Act was introduced by Capito with U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI),... Read More »
Concerned about a spike of crime on reservations in their region, United States Sens. John Thune, Mike Rounds and Dusty Johnson (all R-SD) wrote to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland this week requesting additional Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) support for tribal law enforcement agencies.
They... Read More »
A bipartisan, bicameral collection of federal lawmakers introduced the Disaster Mitigation and Tax Party Act this week, proposing that homeowners be exempt from federal taxes on rebates received for hardening their homes against natural disasters.
Such rebates are not a national given, but some... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and John Cornyn (R-TX) are commending Senate colleagues for advancing their bill bolstering efforts to screen vehicles and cargo entering the United States.
The Non-Intrusive Inspection Expansion Act would require Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to use... Read More »
Through a new, $45.5 million agreement with Arconic Corporation, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced this week that it seeks to increase production of High Purity Aluminum (HPA) domestically, so as to strengthen production of missiles and munitions in the United States.
This... Read More »
Three cybersecurity-focused bills authored by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) advanced to the full Senate from the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee this week, proposing new possibilities for outreach, rural hospitals and partnerships abroad.
The DHS International Cyber Partner... Read More »
U.S. Reps. Norma J. Torres (D-CA) and Brad Schneider (D-IL) have joined 13 colleagues to reintroduce a bill that addresses sales of two or more long guns.
The Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act requires all federal firearms licensees to report the sale of two or more long guns... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Justice has outlined charging documents regarding an indictment alleging classified national defense information retaining and transmitting through a social media platform.
Jack Douglas Teixeira, 21, of North Dighton, Mass., a member of the U.S. Air National Guard (USANG)... Read More »
In introducing the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Risk Assessment Act last week, U.S. Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) proposed an assessment of pharmaceutical supply chain vulnerabilities and toeing plans to reduce reliance on foreign manufacturing.
The issue is a long-running one,... Read More »
As a means of tracking objects from the time they enter a location to when they exit, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) recently awarded $199,500 to a startup called Analytical AI for a new AI algorithm.
Under the Security Soft Targets... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently commended Senate approval of legislation that would simplify the disaster assistance process.
The Disaster Assistance Deadlines Alignment Act would establish one application deadline for two Federal Emergency... Read More »
The Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act, authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and John Cornyn (R-TX), advanced out of committee this week, clearing the first hurdle to reauthorizing and jumpstarting new efforts at the Department of Homeland... Read More »
A group of lawmakers have introduced legislation designed to prevent the federal, state and local governments from using taxpayer dollars to purchase drones manufactured in nations that include China.
U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Lance Gooden (R-TX) and Max Miller... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are espousing the benefits of legislation they have introduced to monitor highly enriched Iranian uranium production and possession.
The Iranian Enrichment Monitoring Act of 2023 would require the Director of... Read More »
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence this week advanced the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 by unanimous 17-0 vote.
“The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 reflects the Senate Intelligence Committee’s bipartisan commitment to ensuring America’s... Read More »
Funding will be made available to communities that have provided temporary shelter and other eligible expenditures for migrants processed and provisionally released from the custody of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
In a soon-to-be-published funding notice, the department –... Read More »
