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 »
In a bipartisan reaction to the World Health Organization’s Zika emergency declaration, the House Energy and Commerce Committee has requested scientific briefings from the heads of multiple governmental agencies.
Committee members have asked Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for... Read More »
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics has made Congress aware of the Department of Defense’s plan to realign the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency (JIDA) under the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).
The 2016 National Defense... Read More »
Scientists at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) recently announced the development of a new kind of “second skin” that will protect soldiers from potential 21st century biological hazards.
"The material design is based on the use of responsive polymer... Read More »
Republican house leaders sent a letter on Friday to President Obama regarding the administration’s unilateral changes to the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel and Prevention Act of 2015.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob... Read More »
Minister of State of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Joyce Anne Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St John's, met with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Director-General Ahmet Uzumcu at the Hague on Thursday.... Read More »
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate announced this week that it is preparing for another installment of cross-border experiments with Canada.
The DHS will work with the Defense Research and Development Centre for Security Science... Read More »
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced on Tuesday that it has added two new destinations to its Zika virus travel alert list - the United States Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic.
CDC officials had previously issued a Level-2 travel alert for people traveling to Puerto... Read More »
In the wake of an agreement signed by Ethiopia’s State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Taye Atske-selassie and INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock, INTERPOL is preparing to launch a special representative office at the African Union.
“Signing this agreement opens a new era of... Read More »
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) announced last week that the organization has signed a charter creating a task force on transportation.
"New business models in passenger carriage and a number of prominent rail accidents have brought renewed prominence to... Read More »
As part of the continued effort to keep New Jersey secure, the New Jersey Department of Homeland Security and Preparedness recently released a Terrorism Threat Assessment 2016.
In the wake of the most high profile year for terrorist attacks since 2001, the report classified likely terror... Read More »
Terrorist attacks on four British cities were thwarted last week after two pilots were intercepted discussing the plan using their “mayday” channel.
The pilots were discovered after using the mayday channel, which they did not believe was monitored. The attacks would have hit Bath, Brighton,... Read More »
The CDC added more countries to its interim travel guidance related to the Zika virus on Friday, including Barbados, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Guyana, Cape Verde and Samoa.
A Level 2 travel alert was also issued by the CDC on Jan. 15 for those traveling to countries that have... Read More »
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), along with a small House delegation, held a meeting in Ethiopia last weekend to express support for cooperation between the United States and Ethiopia to counter rising threats to both nations.
“Ethiopia is a stable and strong partner... Read More »
The FDA issued a draft guidance on Jan. 15 outlining cybersecurity measures that medical device industry manufacturers should take to secure the safety of patients.
The draft guidance provides steps for identifying, monitoring and addressing specific cybersecurity risks in products that have... Read More »
First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) recently announced its first Request for Proposals (RFP) for the deployment of the public safety broadband network.
The announcement, issued on January 13, is an important step in FirstNet’s objective of creating a modern communications network for... Read More »
Reports this week warned that ISIS is testing dirty bombs containing colorless and odorless gas on captured Kurdish fighters.
The reports follow recently released photographs of Kurdish fighters with terrible blisters and burns on their skin that experts believe were caused by chemical bombs,... Read More »
The Cyburgh, PA Initiative announced last week that former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge and U.S. Attorney with the Western District of Pennsylvania David J. Hickton will serve as keynote speakers at its inaugural event.
The event was organized by the Software Engineering Institute, the... Read More »
Aruba Networks, a Hewlett-Packard Enterprise company, announced on Tuesday that the U.S. Army will implement a secure gigabit Command Post wifi at Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserve Tactical Units worldwide.
The project seeks to reduce the time it takes to dismantle critical... Read More »
In the wake of an alarming report released this week by the Office of the Inspector General, lawmakers are calling for changes to the way that marriage visas function in the United States.
The report was released after investigators found that known human traffickers utilized work and fiancée... Read More »
