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Legislation introduced to save Air Force fighter structure

Legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) would preserve U.S. Air Force fighter force structure and prioritize the recapitalization of fighter squadrons ready to respond to world events. The legislation, the Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act,... Read More »

Legislation would secure access to mineral supply chains

Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would help secure U.S. access to critical mineral supply chains and counter Chinese industry dominance. The Critical Minerals Security Act would direct the U.S. Department of the Interior to evaluate ownership of critical minerals and... Read More »

Social research projects cut from Department of Defense

The U.S. Department of Defense recently announced its Office of the Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering will discontinue its entire social science research portfolio. The portfolio consists of 91 studies concerning social trends, access to food, climate change impacts, global... Read More »

Coast Guard Reauthorization bill passes Senate

With a possible government shutdown looming, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan Coast Guard Reauthorization Act to fund the U.S. Coast Guard through 2026. The bill, introduced last month by U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Tammy Baldwin... Read More »

Legislation introduced to improve DHS Intel office

U.S. Reps. Gabe Evans (R-CO), August Pfluger (R-TX), and Laurel Lee (R-FL) re-introduced legislation this week they said would improve transparency and oversight of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A). The legislation would require the office... Read More »

Legislation introduced to combat online radicalization

In response to the treat posed to the U.S. by terrorist organizations like ISIS and al Qaeda, U.S. Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) introduced legislation to examine how foreign terrorist organizations use the internet and other technology to recruit and radicalize members against the U.S. Pfluger,... Read More »

Bill addressing the threat of vehicular terrorism introduced

U.S. Reps. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) and Mark Green (R-TN) introduced last week legislation addressing the rising threat of vehicular terrorism. Coming on the heels of the attack on New Orleans on New Year’s Day, the Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation... Read More »

Homeland Security Committee advances Cyber Pivott Act

The Cyber Pivott Act, legislation strengthening the cybersecurity workforce, advanced out of the House Committee on Homeland Security this week. The legislation, formally H.R. 1000, the Providing Individuals Various Opportunities for Technical Training to Build a Skills-Based Cyber Workforce... Read More »

Project provides access to violent incident data

The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism recently launched the Terrorism and Targeted Violence (T2V) project. The project will provide the homeland security community with data and analysis on violent events occurring in the United States and its territories... Read More »

State Department increases pressure on Iran oil sanctions

The U.S. State Department announced increased pressure on entities and vessels involved in Iran’s oil industry Monday. The State Department and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said they were sanctioning a total of 22 people and identified 13 vessels as... Read More »

Legislation aims to stop Chinese espionage

A bipartisan, bicameral bill reintroduced on Friday in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to stop Chinese Communist Party (CCP) espionage, intellectual property theft and economic warfare against the United States. The Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act would... Read More »

Legislation would enhance counterterrorism efforts

Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would enhance the Department of Homeland Security’s counterterrorism efforts. The Syria Terrorism Threat Assessment Act would require an evaluation of the threat posed to the United States by individuals in Syria with ties to... Read More »

Pratt & Whitney awarded $1.5B for F119 engine contract

Pratt & Whitney announced it had secured a three-year, $1.5 billion contract to sustain F119 engines, the power behind the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 fighter jets. The company, an RTX business, said the contract would improve the readiness and lower costs for the more than 400 engines in the U.S.... Read More »

California seizes nearly 22,000 pounds of fentanyl in 2025

California’s Counter Drug Task Force has confiscated of nearly 22,000 pounds of illegal fentanyl and more than 37 million pills containing fentanyl so far this year. The drugs have a street value of nearly $300 million. In January, 557 pounds of fentanyl and 319,732 pills with a street value... Read More »

Congress members urge USDA to fight avian flu outbreak

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and a bipartisan group of Congress members asked U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to explore all available options to address the latest avian flu outbreak. In a Feb. 18 letter, the group said the USDA should explore all the mitigation and prevention... Read More »

Raytheon demonstrates technology for U.S. Army

Raytheon, a defense solutions company, recently completed 10 subsystem demonstrations of the U.S. Army's Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor (NGSRI). The technology eventually will replace the Stinger surface-to-air missile. Tests include: The NGSRI advanced seeker assembly demonstrated... Read More »

FDA approves vaccine for chikungunya

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a single-dose chikungunya vaccine developed by Denmark-based Bavarian Nordic A/S, a global vaccine company, for people age 12 years and older. Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne disease caused by the chikungunya virus. The virus has been... Read More »