Research
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 »
A new study by MeriTalk and Claroty found that despite rising investment in secure operational technology, nearly two-thirds of federal operational technology (OT) leaders expect to see a disruptive cyber incident within the year.
The study, “Guardians of Government, Vol. 2: Fortifying the... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released a document identifying priorities that will elevate the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program to meet the needs of the global cybersecurity community.
Feedback the agency received from domestic and... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) joined the National Security Agency (NSA) and 19 other international partners to release a joint guide on the value of implementing a software bill of materials (SBOM).
The group said the guide lets producers of software, organizations... Read More »
A new report from the Cyber Risk Intelligence Center (CRIC) of Marsh McLennan (MMC), has found that cyber incident response planning is a key factor in cybersecurity.
The report, Cybersecurity signals: Connecting controls and incident outcomes, found that organizations are 13 percent less... Read More »
The U.S. Space Force and nine partner nations recently participated in the two-week Schriever Wargame 2025.
The exercise tested strategies, evaluated future technologies and strengthened international cooperation in space.
“For more than 25 years, Schriever Wargame has been the place where... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released new guidance to help operational technology (OT) owners and operators create and maintain comprehensive OT asset inventories and taxonomies.
“OT systems are essential to the daily lives of all Americans and to... Read More »
Reporting in the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program finds that violent crime decreased across the country an estimated 4.5 percent when comparing 2024 to 2023.
The FBI’s crime statistics are based on reports from more than 16,000 state, county, city, university and college, and tribal... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Defense announced it had awarded $10 million to Elk Creek Resources Corporation (ECRC) to develop scandium mining.
ECRC, a subsidiary of NioCorp Developments, Ltd., is developing the country’s first polymetallic deposit targeting near-term production of scandium,... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would begin the wind-down of mRNA vaccine development activities.
As part of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), HHS said it would be cancelling and de-scoping contracts and solicitations for... Read More »
The Senate FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill includes billions in funding for domestic and global infectious disease programs.
Funding includes $1.015 billion for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority; $6.562 billion for National Institute of... Read More »
Certain violent crimes have dropped in multiple cities across the United States during the first six months of the year, according to a recent Council on Criminal Justice report.
From January through June, homicides decreased 17 percent in 30 cities compared to the same period a year ago.... Read More »
Los Alamos National Laboratory recently successfully launched a rocket carrying a full-size, non-nuclear, experimental payload that reached near the edge of space during a brief suborbital flight.
The launch occurred at White Sands Missile Range.
The payload returned telemetry data to... Read More »
Officials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) said started testing the capabilities of its new Portable Biocontainment Unity (PBCU) on June 24.
The system will test the Tranquil Passport Exercise to test a portable... Read More »
Sandia National Laboratories, a multi-mission laboratory, recently appointed Toby Townsend, a nuclear deterrence expert, as associate laboratories director of Sandia’s Integrated Security Solutions Division, effective immediately.
“His leadership in both nuclear deterrence and national... Read More »
There were 24 shootings classified as active shooter incidents last year, according to the recent FBI 2024 Active Shooter Incidents in the United States report, down from 48 incidents in 2023.
The 24 incidents happened in 19 states and in five location categories: commerce, education,... Read More »
DARPA announced its new initiative Ag x BTO will be soliciting new, innovative ideas to protect the nation’s food supply.
DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office (BTO) said protecting the agriculture industry in America against both naturally occurring and man-made threats is a national... Read More »
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would improve federal coordination and visibility of medicine supply chains.
The Mapping America’s Pharmaceutical Supply Act would directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in coordination with other relevant... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) should safeguard the country and its warfighters from biological threats, a new report said.
Issued by the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, the report, “Battle Rattle: Fast Movers for Military Biodefense” recommended 10 high priority action items the... Read More »
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and California-based Rain, an autonomous aerial wildfire containment technology company, recently successfully demonstrated and tested autonomous wildfire suppression techniques.
The tests were conducted in California in collaboration with San Bernardino... Read More »
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently updated its guidance on preparing for wildfires. The updates are based on scientific research and community feedback.
Guidance was first published in 2023 along with a case study on the 2018 Camp Fire evacuations in Paradise,... Read More »
DARPA and the state of Maryland announced they had reached an agreement to test and evaluate quantum computing prototypes and systems.
The Capital Quantum Benchmarking Hub is part of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) that will assess which quantum computing approaches, if any, can... Read More »
In 2024, there were 859,532 complaints of suspected internet crime and reported losses exceeding $16 billion, a 33 percent increase in losses from 2023, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center’s (IC3) annual internet crime report.
Other... Read More »
Member states of the World Health Organization recently forged a draft agreement to help make the world safer from pandemics.
The proposal, which will be considered at the upcoming World Health Assembly in May, aims to strengthen global collaboration on prevention, preparedness and response to... Read More »
UK-based NCC Group, an IT company assessing and managing cyber threats, recently released the third edition of its Global Cyber Policy Radar report on cyber security regulation trends.
In 2024, the industrial sector experienced 1,424 ransomware attacks, up from 2023, making it the most targeted... Read More »
Crossings over the southwest border reached a record low in March, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data.
Approximately 7,180 southwest border crossings were recorded in March and there were approximately 230 southwest border apprehensions daily.
The monthly average for... Read More »
Raytheon successfully completed a live fire demonstration of its DeepStrike autonomous mobile launcher vehicle at the U.S. Army's Project Convergence.
Compared to what is currently fielded, the DeepStrike launcher increases the amount of weapons. It can fire missiles of various sizes which... Read More »
The U.S. Cyber Command held the largest joint Cyber Guard exercise earlier this month, officials said.
The annual command exercise coordinated with the Joint Staff to perform the first phase of its 11th annual command exercise; part of a larger joint force exercise series designed to simulate... Read More »
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health recently released a procedures and scoring guide for the final competition of the AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC), which will award $8.5 million in prizes.
The AI Cyber Challenge final... Read More »
The Cobalt Magnet 25, a training, exercise and planning program to ensure preparedness in the event of public health and safety emergencies, is holding a training exercise to prepare against radiological threats, incidents, and accidents at locations throughout southeast Michigan, Ohio, Indiana,... Read More »
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) recently launched the Remote Identity Validation Rally (RIVR), a series of technology challenges that will be held throughout the year.
DHS S&T completed the Remote Identity Validation Technology Demonstration... Read More »
The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism recently launched the Terrorism and Targeted Violence (T2V) project.
The project will provide the homeland security community with data and analysis on violent events occurring in the United States and its territories... Read More »
A new report from the General Accountability Office offers the U.S. Department of Homeland Security guidance on how to increase the department’s transparency in its acquisition goals.
As part of the DHS Appropriations Act of 2015, the GAO is required to review DHS’s major acquisitions on an... Read More »
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) recently published a guide to help service providers, owners, and operators understand their role in responsible positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) use.
PNT is essential for critical infrastructure... Read More »
Raytheon, a defense solutions company, recently completed 10 subsystem demonstrations of the U.S. Army's Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor (NGSRI). The technology eventually will replace the Stinger surface-to-air missile.
Tests include:
The NGSRI advanced seeker assembly demonstrated... Read More »
