More than 200 bomb technicians and first responders from five states and Canada came together this week to participate in what has become the biggest explosive public safety bomb squad training exercise in the world.
Held in New York, the state with the highest risk of terrorism in the nation,... Read More »
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson met with Costa Rican Foreign Minister Manuel Gonzalez on Wednesday to discuss opportunities for bilateral engagement on border security, information sharing, narcotics control and migration flows through Central America.
The two officials... Read More »
The Harris Corporation received $88 million on Friday for electronic jammers for U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft.
The jammers protect Navy jets from sophisticated electronic threats, including modern integrated air defense systems. As part of the contact, awarded in July, the... Read More »
A coalition of elected officials on Thursday strongly denounced President Barack Obama’s plan to transfer detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison camp to facilities on U.S. soil.
The coalition was made up of Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee’s Oversight and Management... Read More »
Smiths Group announced on Monday that it has entered into an agreement with Safran S.A. to acquire Morpho Detection, a detection and security solutions company.
Upon regulatory approval, Morpho will be integrated into Smith’s existing detection division.
The agreement carries an... Read More »
Nine Yemeni detainees were released from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility on Saturday as the latest part of the President Barack Obama’s plan to close the facility before the end of his term.
The detainees were transferred to a rehabilitation facility designed to reintegrate radicalized... Read More »
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard M. Mills, Jr., and Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia Dr. Armen Muradyan recently attended the opening ceremony for the Ministry of Health’s new Tavush regional laboratory for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Lance Brooks of the U.S.... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) publicly released draft legislation entitled Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016 on Wednesday.
The proposed legislation would require that all entities must comply with U.S. court orders to protect Americans from criminals and... Read More »
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) announced on Monday that it has extended the deadline for proposals for the deployment of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network from May 13 to May 31.
“Our decision to extend the deadline for final proposals was driven by both the... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Reps. Niki Tsongas (D-MA) and Susan Davis (D-CA) returned from an overseas diplomatic Congressional delegation on Monday.
The national security-focused overseas delegation visited Vienna, Austria, where it held a series of... Read More »
The KEYW Corporation received a prime contract this week to provide advanced cyber training content development, delivery and training infrastructure to a U.S.-based customer.
The infrastructure will be based on KEYW’s Ginkgo Cyber Learning Management Environment (C-LME).
"We are honored... Read More »
The United States Army awarded $56 million to Raytheon Compony and DRS Technologies on Monday to engineer, manufacture and develop a third generation forward-looking infrared B-Kit.
The next-generation technology will be an upgrade to current night vision equipment, allowing ground troops to... Read More »
The RAND Corporation called for a leaner, more efficient national security decision-making process designed for a larger, modern world, on Tuesday.
“The president could force the sclerotic U.S. government to achieve coherence and sustainability in national security policy by breaking... Read More »
FLIR Systems, Inc., announced the launch of the FLIR TrafiOne traffic sensor on Monday, developed for accurate traffic detection using thermal imaging technology.
The TrafiOne system uses thermal imaging and WiFi-tracking technology to provide engineers with data on vehicles, bicycles and... Read More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Monday to industry and public health stakeholders that draft guidance entitled “Emergency Use Authorization of Medical Products and Related Authorities” was now available.
The purpose of “Emergency Use Authorization of Medical... Read More »
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency awarded Phase 1 contracts on Friday for a program seeking to develop new technologies that will enable aircraft to launch volleys of low-cost, reusable unmanned air systems (UASs) and retrieve them in mid-air.
The systems, called Gremlins, would be... Read More »
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, along with a coalition of U.S. officials, met with the Republic of Korea’s Minister of Public Safety and Security Park Inyoung on Wednesday to discuss a range of shared homeland security-related issues.
The coalition included Federal Emergency... Read More »
U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) chaired a hearing on Wednesday that examined the possibility of cyber insurance as a risk management strategy for future incidents.
“Cyber risks are rapidly evolving, and cyber insurance has the potential to be an important tool for facilitating improvements in... Read More »
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) outlined the next phase of its strategic roadmap leading to the deployment of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) on Wednesday.
FirstNet officials highlighted key roadmap milestones as well as other key activities during their... Read More »
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released an open letter to Congress on Monday from more than 20 former top Defense Department officials, as well as retired military leaders, advocating for a new perspective on threats to today’s defense establishment.
The letter... Read More »
The Alliance for Biosecurity applauded Wednesday’s Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approval of the Medical Countermeasure Innovation Act, S. 2055.
The legislation would accelerate the development of new vaccines and medicines meant to protect American citizens from... Read More »
Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and U.S. Strategic Command Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (SCCWMD) and U.S. Strategic Command Standing Joint Force Headquarters for Elimination (SJFHQ-E) Ken Myers III granted his responsibilities to U.S. Air Force Major... Read More »
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced on Thursday that it has awarded a Phase 2 contract for vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) X-Plane to Aurora Flight Sciences.
The primary goal of the program is to change the way that aircraft take off and land, aiming to... Read More »
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on Thursday discussing government canine programs and how they contribute to America’s national security.
“The concept of a working dog is familiar to most Americans,” Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson... Read More »
The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) announced the signing of a series of licensing agreements on Thursday with Biodetech, LLC, allowing the company to utilize the Agents of Biological Origin Identifier (ABOid).
ABOid is a pathogen identification platform developed by... Read More »
A subcommittee hearing chaired by U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) on Thursday heard testimony from leading cybersecurity experts on the serious national security threats currently faced by the U.S. from other nation states and malicious cyber actors.
The hearing, held by the House Homeland... Read More »
Tenable Network Security, Inc., announced on Monday that it is expanding its focus on the federal market by adding a new sales division to see the unique cybersecurity needs of federal customers.
Tenable also announced that it has hired Darron Makrokanis to lead the new sales division.... Read More »
Lewis Rhodes Labs (LRL) announced on Monday the launch of its new Cyber Microscope, which is based on an innovative breakthrough that allows the device to increase detection speeds and resolution precision by more than 100 times.
“The improved speed and accuracy of the LRL Cyber Microscope... Read More »
FLIR Systems, Inc., announced on Wednesday that it will integrate its Lepton micro camera into the new Cat S60 to create the world’s first thermal imaging smartphone.
FLIR, a leading manufacturer of ruggedized smartphones, said that the phone would be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress... Read More »
Canadian Ambassador Sabine Nölke, along with Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Director-General and Turkish Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, announced on Wednesday that Canada would provide an additional $2.8 million to the organization’s investigative efforts in... Read More »
As part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program, DARPA recently set up a series of tests to discover the capability of a smaller scale of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).
The goal of the FLA program is to develop algorithms that would... Read More »
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on Friday to learn from experts about current preparedness shortcomings and to assess the types of biological threats facing the United States.
The hearing, chaired by U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), was entitled... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) said this week that President Barack Obama’s budget proposal would continue to make critical investments in the nation’s long-term domestic and national security priorities and would continue to foster economic growth throughout the United States.
“Strong... Read More »
The American Public Health Association (APHA) announced its support on Monday for a new surge in funding to protect against Zika virus.
President Barack Obama recently released the details of his emergency plan to provide more than $1.8 billion in funds to prepare for and respond to Zika virus... Read More »
The Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities held a hearing on Wednesday entitled "Outside Views on Biodefense for the Department of Defense,” featuring expert testimony from members of the bipartisan Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense to provide an... Read More »
