Countermeasures
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Joint Targeting Team - South in Eagle Pass, Texas recently discovered a stash house where 11 undocumented migrants were being hidden for human smuggling.
The discovery occurred on Feb. 7 as Border Patrol agents, with assistance from the Maverick County... Read More »
According to a recent report conducted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. Departments of Defense (DOD), Health and Human Services (HHS) and Homeland Security (DHS) should use existing coordination mechanisms to improve their response capabilities in the event of an outbreak of... Read More »
Raytheon Company recently began work on enhancements to the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System that will make the system more capable and improve its combat readiness.
The contract was issued by U.S. Army Contract Command, and was funded by the 13 nations that rely on the system for their... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized more than $1.6 million worth of methamphetamine and marijuana in two separate incidents.
On Feb. 3, officers assigned to the World Trade Bridge referred a 2015 Freightliner M2 truck for a more thorough secondary inspection. After... Read More »
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations unit, along with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Saint Clair County Sheriff’s Office, and the U.S. Coast Guard recently launched a new security initiative called the Port Huron Border Enforcement Security Task... Read More »
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) named Denise E. Zheng as the new director of CSIS’ technology policy program last week.
In her new role, Zheng will work on cyber and international security initiatives and expand into new research areas in emerging technologies... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents stationed at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge recently intercepted a large shipment of alleged methamphetamine, street valued at more than $3.7 million.
On Feb. 7, a 21-year old female U.S. citizen attempted to enter the country... Read More »
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) recently awarded a contract to Leidos, a global science and technology company, to support the agency’s cooperative biological engagement program (CBEP), cooperative threat reduction program (CTR), and scientific and technical engagement partnership... Read More »
Border Patrol agents stationed in southern New Mexico recently stopped two human smuggling attempts during separate incidents.
Late on Feb. 3, Border Patrol agents observed several individuals use a ladder to climb over a border fence near Sunland Park, New Mexico, entering the country... Read More »
Raytheon Company and Utilidata recently entered into a strategic partnership to help power utilities protect, defend, and respond to a variety of cyber threats.
"With this alliance, Raytheon will expand our presence in the critical infrastructure market by delivering next-generation,... Read More »
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) recently publicly urged FBI Director James Comey via letter to investigate a series of threats made against 13 Jewish Community Centers across the United States.
“On Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at least 13 Jewish Community Centers across the country were... Read More »
In response to a recent report by the House Homeland Security Committee on employee screening deficiencies at America’s airports, Smiths Detection, Inc. (SDI) issued a response to the report’s recommendations and announced a first-of-its-kind pilot project for employee screening at the Miami... Read More »
According to a recent paper published in the Journal of Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Diseases, common domesticated animals such as cattle, chickens, pigs, frogs, rabbits, sparrows, and goats are not carriers of the Zika virus.
The paper was authored by Kansas State University (KSU) doctoral... Read More »
Emergent Biolsolutions Inc. recently received a task order from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) for the development of monoclonal antibody therapeutics for the treatment of viral hemorrhagic fever.
The agreement consists of a 36-month base period of... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan (R-NY), chairman of the House Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications Subcommittee, recently won House approval of counterterrorism legislation that improves the capabilities of first responders and strengthens homeland security.
“My plan is to try to utilize... Read More »
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently launched a new mobile application, called FBI Wanted, to allow the public to view, search, and filter a variety of issues covered by the bureau, including wanted fugitives, missing persons, deceased victims, and crime suspects.
“Since the... Read More »
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station in Texas recently apprehended a known drug smuggler who was previously deported from the United States in 2007.
On Jan. 30, Border Patrol agents, along with its investigative partners, located Gustavo Tellez-Rodriguez, who was... Read More »
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently developed a program called the Pandemic Prevention Platform (P3) designed to stop the spread of any viral disease outbreak before it can escalate to pandemic status.
The P3 program comes after a years-long effort by DARPA in... Read More »
The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security recently released a report on America’s airports that detailed how inconsistencies in aviation security continue to pose a threat to the public in the fight against terrorism.
The report, titled America’s Airports: The Threat From Within, is the... Read More »
The United States Marine Corps recently invested in a next-generation water purification system, called the Individual Water Purification System Block II (IWPS II), which allows troops to obtain safe, drinkable water straight from its source.
Contemporary practices involve using filters for... Read More »
The Edgewood Chemical Biological Center’s (ECBC) Environmental Monitoring Laboratory (EML) recently participated in an exercise that simulated a domestic response to malathion contamination in both milk and water.
Malathion is a widely-used pesticide typically found in agriculture, residential... Read More »
Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) recently filed legislation intended to place potential terrorist or terrorist sympathizers, who are not citizens or permanent residents, eligible for immediate and mandatory removal proceedings.
The Terrorist Deportation Act would make those listed on the Terrorist... Read More »
A grant worth $12 million given to the National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC) was recently doubled to $24 million, allowing for the expansion of services for the center.
Specifically, the funds were given to the three co-leads of the NETEC, the University of Nebraska Medical... Read More »
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Zapata Station in Texas recently stopped two separate drug smuggling incidents on Jan. 31.
The first incident began as agents, using the low-level airborne surveillance Aerostat system, observed two boats approaching the U.S. shoreline on Falcon Lake. As... Read More »
According to a recent study conducted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a novel, gene-based investigational vaccine protected both mice and monkeys against Zika virus infection after a single dose.
The vaccine candidate was developed by researchers at the... Read More »
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a report detailing the steps Israel has taken to secure its homeland, including the construction of a fence on the Egyptian border.
The report, entitled “Securing Israel: Lessons Learned... Read More »
Investigators at the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine and the University of Miami Health System were awarded 12 grants totaling $13,170,784 from the Florida Department of Health’s 2016-17 Zika Research Grant Initiative.
“I am proud to announce the recipients of these important... Read More »
The governments of Germany, Japan, and Norway, along with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust, recently pledged $460 million to launch the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to combat the spread of epidemics by developing effective vaccines against known... Read More »
PharmAthene, Inc. recently entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Altimmune, Inc. in an all-stock transaction to create an immunotherapeutics company, which will target infectious diseases.
The merged company will be a fully-integrated and diversified immunotherapeutics company with... Read More »
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) recently repatriated a group of 74 migrants to the Dominican Republic.
The repatriated migrants were part of a group of 105 individuals, consisting of 100 Dominicans, three Haitians and two Cubans, that were interdicted over three separate incidents in the... Read More »
Adam Segal, chair of the Council on Foreign Relations in emerging technologies and national security, recently released a report that examined the divide between the federal government and the U.S. technology sector.
“In addition to rising cybersecurity threats, the Trump Administration will... Read More »
Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector discovered 46 people in several train boxcars early on the morning of Jan. 24.
Agents received a tip regarding possible undocumented immigrants hiding in train boxcars located near 8th Street and Cruikshank Drive in El Centro, California.... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), along with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and the Puerto Rican Police Department (PRPD), intercepted vessels carrying 126 undocumented migrants from the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Haiti over four separate incidents.
The first incident occurred on Jan. 20... Read More »
Emergent Biosolutions Inc. recently initiated a Phase 1b multiple ascending dose study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of UV-4B, the company’s novel antiviral candidate for the treatment of dengue viral infection.
Dengue is the leading cause of illness and death in the tropics and... Read More »
The U.S. House of Representatives recently advanced three homeland security bills to address issues related to the nation’s nuclear, transit and cybersecurity defenses.
All three bills were authored by Rep. Dan Donovan (R-NY) and advanced with bipartisan support.
The Securing Cities Act... Read More »
