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U.S. Reps. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced legislation safeguarding the U.S. submarine cable infrastructure Thursday.
The legislation, the Undersea Cable Protection Act, would ensure deployment and maintenance of undersea cables, while... Read More »
Attorney General Michelle Henry along with the Pennsylvania State Police and New Jersey State Police have announced charges against 20 alleged cocaine traffickers who allegedly used firearms to protect their trafficking operation in the greater Philadelphia area.
Dozens of search warrants were... Read More »
Legislation aimed at addressing security threats to the nation’s supply chain was introduced in the Senate by U.S. Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) Monday.
The legislation, the Federal Acquisition Security Council Improvement Act, would improve the effectiveness of the Federal... Read More »
Recently, major military organizations came together to test and evaluate new cyber threat detection technologies, the agencies said Monday.
As part of a joint operation with the U.S. Army Cyber Command Technical Warfare Center, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the... Read More »
Legislation authorizing several new construction projects for the Veterans Affairs medical facilities passed in the U.S. Senate on Friday.
The legislation, Fiscal Year 2024 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act, sponsored by U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Jon Tester... Read More »
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration with industry and the AI supply chain, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released its recommendations for the development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in critical infrastructure Thursday.
The recommendations lays out clear guidance... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the agency tasked with cyber defense and the national coordinator for critical infrastructure security, recently launched Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience (CISR) Month.
CISA uses CISR Month to educate and engage the... Read More »
Building off of landmark agreements signed in July, the governments of the United States, Canada and Finland signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to start work on developing world-class Arctic and polar icebreakers.
The MOU covers the exchange of knowledge, information and resources in... Read More »
A coalition of Republican senators is requesting the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of State to reverse American diplomatic policies toward the state of Qatar.
Citing Qatar’s hospitality toward Hamas and Hamas’ role in the killing of several U.S. citizens during the... Read More »
Members of the House Armed Services Committee’s Military Quality of Life Panel urged the Senate Armed Services Committee to include their recommendations in the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act.
The panel, led by U.S. Reps. Don Bacon (RNE) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), said erosions... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) recently signed a joint statement of intent for collaborative research, development and foreign technical exchanges.
Under... Read More »
A new rule proposed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will establish cyber risk management and reporting requirements for pipeline and railroad owners and operators.
In a proposed rule published as a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the TSA said Wednesday that it would continue... Read More »
U.S Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced a bipartisan effort to crack down on individuals committing or attempting to commit violent crimes in the United States on behalf of Iran and other foreign adversaries.
The Congresswomen said Iran has allegedly paid criminal... Read More »
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) decided Oct. 17 to offer Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 11,000 Lebanese individuals currently in the United States, a move applauded by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee... Read More »
The U.S. Air Force recently launched a new initiative to change how projects are funded and fostered across the service.
The Squadron Innovation Fund (SIF) Marketplace is a virtual platform that allows airmen to develop and support innovative ideas that address operational challenges and improve... Read More »
The U.S. Treasury Department added nearly 60 military installations across the country to the areas over which the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has jurisdiction.
CFIUS, working in coordination with the U.S. Department of Defense, issued the final rule that expands... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations officers seized more than $2.1 million in cocaine in a single enforcement action on Wednesday at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry in Eagle Pass, Texas.
A CBP officer referred a tractor trailer for secondary inspection at the... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), chair of the House Appropriations Committee, recently led a bipartisan delegation to the Middle East amid concerns about rising threats and instability.
The Congressional delegation of Cole and U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), John Rutherford (R-FL), Ed Case (D-HI),... Read More »
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo recently appointed 11 public safety, technology, and business leaders to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) board of directors.
FirstNet Authority is an independent entity within the Department of Commerce’s National... Read More »
Naval Sea Systems Command recently awarded Lockheed Martin a $113 million contract for the production of Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 2 AN/SLQ-32(V)6 and AN/SLQ-32C(V)6 systems.
The contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy and the Japanese government under... Read More »
A new agreement signed Tuesday will ensure offshore wind development does not hinder national security.
The Memorandum of Understanding between the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will make certain the two agencies collaborate so that offshore... Read More »
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) recently begun operation in San Bernardino.
The CHP’s operation will provide the San Bernardino Police Department with additional investigative support, and will target stolen vehicles and sideshow activities. Sideshows are unsanctioned and illegal events... Read More »
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators recently sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor, urging the agencies to release the maximum number of Congressionally-authorized H-2B visas for fiscal year 2025.
The H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Visa Program allows... Read More »
A new security memo from the White House on Artificial Intelligence, the first ever released, will galvanize the federal government in its AI National Security mission, officials said.
The National Security Memorandum on Artificial Intelligence provides direction on harnessing AI models and... Read More »
Members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation recently sent a letter to the heads of the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), urging the ATF to increase its work to mitigate the influx of illegal firearms into Massachusetts from other... Read More »
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) said on Oct. 23 it awarded 19 research teams from Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) $1.78 million in Summer Research Team Program funding for homeland security-related research.
Awardees include Hispanic... Read More »
The U.S. Army has awarded RTX’s Raytheon a $676 million contract to continue manufacturing the TOW weapon system.
The tube-launched, optically tracked, wireless-guided TOW system will be in service with the U.S. and allied forces beyond 2050, officials said. The contracts cover two separate... Read More »
The Department of Defense (DoD) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently approved the first group of Small Business Investment Company Licensees and Green Light Approved investment funds under the Small Business Investment Company Critical Technology (SBICCT) Initiative.
The... Read More »
Members of Congress proposed a bipartisan bill Oct. 22 that aims to strengthen law enforcement operations and collaboration at America’s southern border.
“For the safety of our communities, we have to restore the rule of law and secure our borders, and DHS [Department of Homeland Security]... Read More »
On Monday, Republican members of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security requested a hearing from intelligence agencies about the cyberattack by Salt Typhoon on ISPs like AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies.
U.S. Reps. Mark Greene (R-TN), Andrew Garbarina (R-NY), and Laurel Lee (R-FL)... Read More »
The Justice Department recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to implement an executive order President Joe Biden issued in February.
The order, Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern,... Read More »
American consulting firm McKinsey & Company is working for the Chinese military and Chinese Communist Party, according to the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.
Committee Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently shared... Read More »
The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security on Oct. 17 released an assessment, detailing recent instances of Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-related espionage in the United States as well as acts of transnational repression.
The assessment, China Threat Snapshot, also documents recent legislative... Read More »
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators led by Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) recently asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take action on the nation’s intravenous fluid shortage.
In an Oct. 11 letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, the senators urged the department to address... Read More »
A bipartisan bill under consideration in the U.S. House Judiciary Committee would improve visa processing by reducing the need to mail physical copies of documents that are already submitted electronically, easing the burden on applicants and saving the U.S. State Department time and... Read More »
