The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the U.S. State Department, recently implemented visa sanctions on Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea and Sierra Leone in response to an overall lack of cooperation in accepting their nationals that have been removed from the United States.... Read More »
Fourteen confirmed cases of chikungunya virus have recently been diagnosed in Italy, six of which appeared in Rome with another eight appearing in the coastal region of Anzio, according to a recently published report from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The first case was identified on... Read More »
The U.S. House of Representatives recently advanced an appropriations bill that would fund President Trump’s wall on the Mexican border and various other security initiatives.
The bill includes funding for the Department of Defense, Homeland Security, Military Construction and Veterans... Read More »
Emergent BioSolutions said on Monday it has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $63 million by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) for the development of the first antidote spray device for treatment of acute cyanide poisoning.
The single-use... Read More »
A bipartisan bill was recently introduced in the Senate by U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), aiming to establish a National Commission of the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems.
Based on a similar structure set by the 9/11 Commission, the new... Read More »
Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ) recently announced that Speaker of the House Paul Ryan selected her to participate in an informal group of Republican members of Congress focusing on border security and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
“Since taking office, I’ve made it... Read More »
The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to change immigration law to make membership in a criminal gang both a deportable offense and justification for barring entry in the first place.
The bill, entitled the “Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act,” would allow the Department of... Read More »
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) recently introduced the Cyber Diplomacy Act, which would create a U.S. international cyber policy and promote working with other countries on promoting this policy.
“The U.S. is increasingly under... Read More »
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently presented the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) with its Baseline Assessment for Security Enhancement (BASE) Gold Standard Award.
The review assesses 17 categories of fundamental security and emergency... Read More »
Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) proposed legislation last week to strengthen the anti-money laundering (AML) and countering terrorism financing (CTF) system in the United States.
The draft legislation, the Anti-Money Laundering Modernization Act, seeks to modernize the system and update the regulatory... Read More »
A bill to help streamline and enhance intelligence sharing at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was recently advanced by the U.S. House of Representatives.
The legislation, titled the Unify DHS Intelligence Enterprise Act, was authored by U.S. Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), who serves as... Read More »
Officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced that U.S. Border Patrol will soon begin testing small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) in an operational environment as part of a pilot program in late September.
According to CBP, each sUAS unit will allow agents in the... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced its intent to hire military veterans at the Military Job Fair scheduled last week in Baltimore, Maryland.
“Customs and Border Protection is hiring, and we’re offering qualified candidates an opportunity to pursue a challenging and... Read More »
The Board of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) recently approved its FY2018 budget of $73.5 million, which will provide a focus on continued deployment, operation, and oversight of its nationwide public safety broadband network.
The budget also includes provisions for public... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers stationed at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge near Laredo, Texas recently seized more than $9.7 million of alleged cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine over three separate incidents.
On Thursday, Sept. 7, officers encountered a 2000 Ford Explorer SUV... Read More »
