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More than 3,400 arrested as part of Operation North Star

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) had arrested more than 3,400 violent fugitives as part of its Operation North Star FY 2024 (ONS FY24). Operation North Star is a high-impact fugitive apprehension initiative. The recent sweep resulted in the... Read More »

House passes legislation to bolster wildfire tech

On Thursday, the U.S. House passed legislation designed to combat wildfires across the country. The Wildfire Tech Demonstration, Evaluation, Modernization, and Optimization (DEMO) Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) would allow private entities to partner with... Read More »

HHS boosts Mpox global vaccine supply through donations

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would donate more than a million doses of the mpox vaccine, boosting both domestic and international supply. The JYNNEOS mpox vaccine received regulatory approval from the World Health Organization last week.... Read More »

Senate committee passes terrorist watchlist reform legislation

On Thursday, the U.S. Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee passed legislation that would provide some reforms to the terrorism watchlist and traveler screening processes. The legislation, the Enhanced Oversight and Accountability in Screening Act, introduced by U.S.... Read More »

Legislation introduced to recruit, retain firefighters

U.S. Reps. Greg Landsman (D-OH) and Mike Carey (R-OH) announced they had introduced bipartisan legislation to recruit and retain firefighters across the country. The Enhancing SAFER Grants for Local Firefighters Act would enhance existing federal grant programs used by local fire departments,... Read More »

TSA proposes REAL ID enforcement flexibilities

On Thursday, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) proposed new rules that would provide federal agencies with the flexibility to enforce REAL ID regulations. The proposed rule would ensure that federal agencies, including TSA, can enforce REAL ID requirements starting May 7, 2025.... Read More »

DHS seeking information to boost port cybersecurity

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) issued a Request for Information from commercial port operators to help research maritime cybersecurity. The Directorate’s Maritime Port Resiliency and Security Research Testbed project is... Read More »

Army awards Javelin contract to Raytheon, Lockheed Martin

On Thursday, the U.S. Army announced it had awarded the Javelin Joint Venture (JJV) contract to Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. The $1.3 billion contract is the largest single-year Javelin production contract covers Javelin missiles and associated equipment and services. The joint venture contract... Read More »

DHS announces nearly $724M in preparedness grants

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced it had allocated nearly $724 million to federal preparedness grants. The allocations include $454.4 million in funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant program, an increase of nearly $150 million over last year’s allocations. The... Read More »

Senator requests information from TSA on surveillance

On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) requested information from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) asking for information on whether or not security systems have been improperly surveilling American citizens. Paul, the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and... Read More »

Committee passes Healthcare Cybersecurity Act

On August 12, U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) applauded the passage of legislation to protect health care and the public health sectors’ cybersecurity through the U.S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee earlier this month. Young and U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced the... Read More »

DoD awards more than $46M in research grants

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Defense announced it had awarded more than $46 million in grants to support basic research in national security topics. The DoD awarded 19 grants to university-based faculty teams under its Minerva Research Initiative. The grants are three- to five-year awards... Read More »

DOD, LLNL and NNSA partnering on biodefense supercomputer

The U.S. Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration said earlier this month that they will partner with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to work on a biodefense supercomputing system. On Thursday, the DoD said it was working with NNSA to increase the computing... Read More »

Smiths Detection moves forward in partnership with SeeTrue

On Thursday, Smiths Detection, a business within Smiths Group, announced it was accelerating its partnership with AI-based threat detection software provider, SeeTrue. Smiths Detection said it had successfully integrated and tested SeeTrue’s technology into its advanced CT security checkpoint... Read More »

DHS S&T requests research and development project proposals

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced it was inviting the scientific and technical communities to propose research and development projects that will support national security. The program, the Long Range Broad Agency... Read More »