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Coast Guard cutter returns home after seizing nearly 20,000 pounds of cocaine
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Monro returned home to Alameda, Calif., after more than 119 days at sea on a multi-mission deployment where they seized nearly 10 tons of cocaine. The Muro left California on Nov. 3, 2025 and traveled more than 26,000 miles into the Eastern Pacific.... Read More »
Trump signs executive order combating cybercrime, fraud
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 6 that would require his administration to address cybercrime, fraud and predatory schemes targeting Americans as a way to protect U.S. interests. “Cybercrime, fraud, and predatory schemes are draining American families of their life... Read More »
Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response releases cybersecurity module
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services division, recently launched a cybersecurity module within its Risk Identification and Site Criticality (RISC) 2.0 Toolkit. RISC 2.0 is a free, web-based platform that health systems,... Read More »
Military officials testify to Senate committee on joint force readiness
Five vice chiefs of staff for the armed services told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the country’s fighting forces are ready for combat. In a hearing in Washington, D.C., the vice chiefs testified on the readiness of the joint force. Representatives of the U.S. Army, Marine Corps,... Read More »
Committee passes legislation aiming to modernize weather forecasting, research
Legislation that would authorize programs strengthening weather research and forecasting at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has passed out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. The Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation reauthorization... Read More »
DOJ, law enforcement partners seize one of world’s largest online forums used by cybercriminals
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and its law enforcement partners recently seized the database of one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and cybercrime tools. Law enforcement agents and officers in 14 countries conducted synchronized actions... Read More »
U.S. House passes bill requiring Labor Dept to train employees on detecting human trafficking
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on March 3 that would require the Department of Labor to train its employees on identifying and assisting law enforcement in preventing human trafficking. The Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act, H.R. 4307, directs the Secretary of... Read More »
U.S. Space Force to participate in 45th Cobra Gold joint military exercise
The U.S. Space Force announced it would be sending participants to the 45th Cobra Gold for the first time. According to the U.S. Department of War, Cobra Gold is a joint military exercise led by the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the Royal Thai Armed Forces. The exercise is designed to... Read More »
DARPA program will make lignin easier to process
A Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program aims to develop catalysts and advanced manufacturing processes to convert lignin into value-added chemicals and materials. Lignin is an energy-dense, but difficult-to-process, molecule that gives plants their structure. It can be... Read More »
Legislation to review mental health programs for service members, veterans introduced
Legislation to improve the mental health of service members and veterans was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last week. The Improving Mental Health Support for Servicemembers and Veterans Act, introduced by U.S. Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE), Jared Golden (D-ME), Jack Bergman (R-MI)... Read More »
Northrop Grumman to increase production of B-21 Raider
The U.S. Department of the Air Force and Virginia-based Northrop Grumman Corp., an aerospace and defense company, recently reached an agreement to expand production capacity of the B-21 Raider. The B-21 Raider is a stealth bomber designed to operate in the most contested environments and to hold... Read More »
Report separates real-world exploitation trends from theoretical vulnerabilities
A new report from exploit intelligence company VulnCheck separates real-world exploitation trends and attacker behavior from theoretical ones. The report, the 2026 VulnCheck Exploit Intelligence Report (VEIR), offers a first-of-its-kind analysis of those trends, along with an inaugural list of... Read More »
AeroVironment receives $186M Army order
The U.S. Army recently submitted a $186 million delivery order with Virginia-based AeroVironment, an autonomous systems and precision strike solutions provider, for the Switchblade 600 Block 2 and Switchblade 300 Block 20 explosively formed penetrator (EFP) loitering munition systems. The... Read More »
Treasury sanctions dozens associated with Iran
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently sanctioned more than 30 individuals, entities and vessels for enabling illicit Iranian petroleum sales and Iran’s ballistic missile and advanced conventional weapons (ACW) production. “Iran exploits... Read More »
Aerospace, defense company launches medium-range missile with hypersonic capability
Aerospace and defense company Ursa Major announced the launch of its new HAVOC Missile System – a medium-range missile with hypersonic capabilities designed for rapid production and scalability. The HAVOC system has complete hypersonic capabilities, officials with the company said, which will... Read More »
BAE Systems receives $500M howitzer order
The U.S. Army awarded Virginia-based BAE Systems, a defense and space manufacturing company, a more than $500 million contract in December to produce additional M109A7 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzers and M992A3 Ammunition Carriers. The order will boost the Army's ability to meet critical... Read More »
Former general manager for defense contractor sentenced for selling trade secrets to Russia
The U.S. Department of Justice said a former general manager for a U.S. defense contractor has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for selling his employer’s trade secrets to a Russian cyber-tools broker. Peter Williams, 39, an Australian national, was sentenced in the U.S.... Read More »
House unanimously passes bipartisan wildfire response bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed on Monday legislation proposed by U.S. Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA) to develop advanced technology to improve wildfire response. The bipartisan legislation, the Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operation (ACERO) Act, would help to develop the use of... Read More »
Firearm seizures increase in Pennsylvania’s Region 5
The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General narcotics agents seized 41 firearms in southwestern Pennsylvania in January. The total seized in the region for the year is 48. The majority of the seizures happened outside of Pittsburgh. The two largest seizures were in Fayette and Somerset counties,... Read More »
Astelia raises $35M to invest in AI-powered exposure management
Cybersecurity platform Astelia announced it has raised $35 million in funding to use artificial intelligence to expose real risks to organizations. Company officials said Astelia uses a deep analysis of clients’ real environments via AI to map its network topology, segmentation and security... Read More »
Proposed rule would strengthen screening for those seeking asylum
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register regarding a proposed rule that would reduce the incentive for aliens to file fraudulent asylum claims to obtain work authorizations. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)... Read More »
California tech engineers charged with theft of trade secrets, and transferring data to Iran
Three Silicon Valley engineers have been indicted for conspiring to commit trade secret theft from Google and other technology companies, the U.S. Department of Justice said Feb. 19. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, in the Northern District of California, Samaneh Ghandali, 41,... Read More »
Defense Department breaks ground on Indiana munitions campus
The U.S. Department of Defense, referred to as the Department of War by the Trump administration, recently broke ground on a new munitions campus in Bloomfield, Ind. The facility had previously been announced in Sept. 2023, and was then awarded $75 million in Defense Production Act Title II... Read More »
DARPA hosting drone challenge in August
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will host the DARPA Lift Challenge from Aug. 2-9 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio. The public can attend for free. The challenge is a prize competition to incentivize the... Read More »
CrowdStrike, Qualtrics announce new security layers in latest integration
The integration of CrowdStrike Falcon Shield with the Qualtrics Platform will bring greater visibility and automated protections to customers, the companies stated. The new integration connects the two products to provide organizations with real-time visibility and automated protections for... Read More »
U.S. Navy approves smart weapon for use on Super Hornet fighter
The U.S. Navy announced it had approved Raytheon’s StormBreaker smart weapon for use on its F/A-18-E/F Super Hornet strike fighter fleet. Officials said the StormBreaker is the only operational smart weapon that can engage both moving and stationary targets in fair and adverse weather... Read More »
Coast Guard seizes 2,083 pounds of cocaine off Puerto Rico
The U.S. Coast Guard, and its Homeland Security Task Force - San Juan Region partners, recently disrupted a vessel in the Atlantic Ocean north of Puerto Rico and seized 29 bales of cocaine weighing 2,083 pounds and worth an estimated $13.3 million. “This successful interdiction and seizure are... Read More »
Report: 70 percent of ransomware activity focused on English-speaking countries
A new Nozomi Networks Labs OT & IoT Security Report finds that 70 percent of global ransomware activity is targeted against English-speaking countries. The company annually leverages their network of wireless monitoring sensors, inbound telemetry, partnerships, threat intelligence and other... Read More »
DHS announces next steps in Trump’s border wall
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced recently that Parsons Government Services, Inc., will oversee and manage the completion of President Donald Trump’s border wall. DHS said the partnership will build upon the existing border wall started under Trump’s first term, and that... Read More »
Raytheon awarded Air Force contract to develop domestic production capability for photonics component
The Air Force Research Laboratory recently awarded Raytheon, a Virginia-based defense solutions company, a contract to develop a domestic production capability for thin film lithium niobate (TFLN) wafers. TFLN is a material used in artificial intelligence and computing technologies, data... Read More »
Nuclear modernization efforts at Minot Air Force base add $1B in economic impact
In an update on the nuclear modernization efforts at Minto Air Force Base in Minot, ND., officials said upgrades at the base will build upon the nearly $1 billion in annual economic benefit the base brings to the region. U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) joined Major Gen. Colin Connor, director of... Read More »
Coast Guard cutter offloads seized cocaine valued at nearly $134M
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca recently offloaded in Port Everglades approximately 17,750 pounds of cocaine worth more than $133.5 million that had been seized during four interdictions in international waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. “I am extremely proud of the crew’s incredible... Read More »
CISA to hold town halls on cyber incident reporting for critical infrastructure
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will hold a series of virtual town hall meetings to gather stakeholder input on the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA( of 2022 rulemaking. The meeting, scheduled to begin March 9, are in response to... Read More »
CENTCOM confirms continued strikes on ISIS in Syria
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Thursday it continues to strike ISIS targets in Syria. In a press release, CENTCOM said its forces had conducted 10 strikes on more than 30 ISIS targets in Syria between Feb. 3 and Feb. 12. The purpose, CENTCOM said, was to “sustain relentless... Read More »