Election industry representatives recently met with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and representatives from the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) in Arlington, Virginia, to launch the formation an industry-led Sector Coordinating Council (SCC).
The council will support critical... Read More »
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a series of recommendations on Thursday that aim to improve Transportation Security Administration (TSA) surface transportation security inspections for freight rail, passenger rail, and maritime activities.
GAO conducted the review in light of... Read More »
A research study by the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) has found that even 40 years after their infection, survivors of the first known Ebola outbreak bear resistances to future infection.
For the purposes of the study--which was published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases last... Read More »
First responders from the United States and Canada recently took part in a training exercise that demonstrated communications interoperability between the two countries if disaster strikes on or near the border.
The fifth Canada-U.S. Enhanced Resiliency Experiment (CAUSE V) was held in November... Read More »
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents from the Indio Station arrested a woman suspected of smuggling 0.75 pounds of cocaine and 4.07 pounds of heroin inside her vehicle’s battery this week at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint.
After a Border Patrol detection canine team alerted officers... Read More »
Just a week after an international coalition carried out airstrikes on an ISIS chemical weapons facilities, marines and sailors took part in a three-day course on combating, adapting to and overcoming chemical and biological contaminations from Dec. 5-8.
The course was administered by Corps... Read More »
In a recent survey conducted by Accenture and the American Medical Association (AMA), 83 percent of physicians reported that they had experienced a cyberattack at their practice.
Of those who experienced a cyberattack, 55 percent of the attacks involved phishing, and 48 percent involved... Read More »
A bipartisan congressional caucus launched on Tuesday will work to bolster the Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), which fortifies national security through 24/7 operations around that world that supply military leaders with real-time information.
U.S. Reps. Don Bacon... Read More »
A multinational effort from the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) region drew first responders to Qatar this week to bolster their emergency response and protection skills in the field.
The large-scale event was hosted by Qatar’s National Committee for the Prohibition of Weapons (NCPW)... Read More »
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate would be tasked with developing new tools and safeguards to protect against vehicular terrorist attacks under a bill introduced in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan (R-NY) introduced the... Read More »
North Korea’s threats to carry out a nuclear strike on the United States underscores the need for the medical community to be prepared to treat potentially large numbers of patients contaminated by radiation in the event of an attack, but new research shows more training is needed among emergency... Read More »
A Houston man who allegedly told undercover FBI agents that he planned to fight for ISIS or carry out a domestic terrorist attack on the group’s behalf in online conversations was arrested by federal agents on Dec. 8.
Kaan Sercan Damlarkaya, 18, is charged with unlawfully distributing... Read More »
Border Patrol agents recently seized 35.27 pounds of the opioid Fentanyl worth an estimated $1,126,400.00 at a Border Patrol Checkpoint on Interstate Highway 35 in Laredo, Texas.
“Fentanyl is an extremely dangerous narcotic, responsible for numerous deaths in the United States,” Acting... Read More »
A report released by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday outlines the Trump administration’s planned cuts to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) counterterrorism programs.
The Administration plans to eliminate Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response... Read More »
A team at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute recently created an alternative model to mimic Zika virus infection, allowing for further steps on the road to a vaccine and treatment.
The virus wreaked havoc in South America over the last couple years, and even Texas has seen its first... Read More »
