FBI warns of Russian government cyber threats
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of a threat from Russian government cyber actors that is impacting computer networks and critical infrastructure. The FBI has detected cyber actors Russian Federal Security Service's (FSB) Center 16 exploiting Simple Network Management Protocol... Read More »
Law enforcement operations reduce violent crime in Baton Rouge
Federal, state, and local law enforcement officials conducted multi-agency operations over the past several months to reduce violent crime in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and surrounding communities. The efforts resulted in 52 federal indictments charging 68 defendants with drug trafficking, illegal... Read More »
DHS awards faith-based organizations $110M in grants
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently awarded more than 600 faith-based organizations and other nonprofit organizations $110 million in funds through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Nonprofit Security Grant Program. The program awards grants for security enhancements such as... Read More »
DEA initiative aims to counter drug cartel operations in United States, Mexico
A new initiative between the United States and Mexico aims to strengthen collaboration in the fight against drug cartels. Project Portero, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) operation aimed at dismantling cartel operatives, called gatekeepers, who control the smuggling corridors along... Read More »
CISA releases new guidance on operational technology
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 »
Seattle woman charged with murder of border patrol indicted on additional charges
A federal grand jury in the District of Vermont on Thursday indicted Teresa Youngblut, a Seattle resident accused of murdering a border patrol agent, for the assault of two additional agents with a deadly weapon and related firearms offenses. On Jan. 20., a U.S. Border Patrol agent conducted a... Read More »
X-energy agrees to develop microreactor for Defense Department
Citing its importance in national security, X-energy Reactor Company said it had entered into an agreement to provide the U.S. Department of Defense with nuclear microreactors. X-energy said the agreement with the DOD’s Defense Innovation Unit and the U.S. Department of the Air Force would... Read More »
ICE arrests 356 criminal illegal aliens in Houston area in first six months of Trump presidency
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 356 criminal illegal alien gang members in the Houston area during the first six months of the Trump administration. Collectively, the gang members, who were from more than 40 different gangs, were convicted of 1,685 criminal... Read More »
First Arctic Icebreaker in 25 years commissioned
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the commissioning of the polar icebreaker USCGC Storis in Juneau, Alaska, on Monday. The announcement marks the first time the United States has commissioned an icebreaker in more than a quarter of a century, officials said. Additionally, the... Read More »
Violent crime down in 2024, FBI reports
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 »
Chinese nationals arrested for shipping AI microchips to China
Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice said two Chinese nationals, one in the country illegally, have been arrested for exporting microchips used in artificial intelligence to China. The DOJ alleges that Chuan Geng, 28, of Pasadena, and Shiwei Yang, 29, of El Monte, violated the Export... Read More »
DoD awards $10M for development of scandium mining
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 »
HHS announces mRNA vaccine development wind down
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 »
Sandia cybersecurity platform now publicly available
Thorium, a cybersecurity platform developed at Sandia National Laboratories, is now available for the public to download through CISA’s GitHub repository. The platform detects and analyzes advanced malware threats. It supports automation and data processing and allows cyber analysts to... Read More »