The House Appropriations Committee released its proposed FY 2017 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill on Wednesday.
The bill targets critical programs such as aviation security, border and immigration enforcement, customs activities, protections against cyberterrorism,... Read More »
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed bipartisan legislation on Tuesday to address growing Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) wait times at the nation’s airports.
The Checkpoint Optimization and Efficiency Act of 2016, authored by U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY), seeks to... Read More »
Northrop Grumman Corp. entered into a collaboration on Monday with NEC Corp. to deliver the Japan-Cyber Operations Research, Training and Experimentation (J-CORTEX) system.
The system is a private, cloud-based cyber range that quickly and effectively emulates customer environments for the... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed on Friday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists discovered a long-horned beetle larvae inside a bamboo stick carried by a passenger from Mexico, marking the first recorded find of the species in... Read More »
The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a Health Subcommittee markup on Tuesday, discussing the Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act, H.R. 3299.
"There is a clear role for the federal government to play in creating medical countermeasures and contributing to our nation's... Read More »
The Alliance for Biosecurity lauded the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee on Tuesday for recommending sustained funding in its FY 2017 appropriations bill for some essential medical countermeasures programs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
The... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) raised concerns on Friday with the findings of a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigation into the lack of cooperation between DHS entities following the San Bernardino terror attacks.
The... Read More »
The Security Industry Association (SIA) recognized three members of Congress on Friday as SIA Legislators of the Year for their efforts to strengthen security matters.
The awards are presented annually to a select group of elected officials who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership in... Read More »
The world-class team of global communications industry leaders that make up a company formed to bid on building the first nationwide 4G LTE broadband wireless network to successfully deliver the FirstNet network for public safety in the U.S. was announced this week.
Rivada Mercury’s group of... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) applauded the strategic plan to protect and grow Michigan’s defense industry on Friday.
Miller will join Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel and other Michigan officials in the state’s protect and grow... Read More »
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) recently released the June Terror Threat Snapshot, surveying growing threats that face America and its allies in the West.
“We face a challenging threat environment here at home as Islamist extremists abroad have dug into their... Read More »
Battelle demonstrated on Friday that its new Resource Effective Bio-Identification System (REBS) can successfully perform all required functions, including the identification of threat agent bioaerosols.
REBS is a cost-effective bioaerosol identification system that provides rapid, flexible... Read More »
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson swore in John F. Kelly and Karen P. Tandy as the two newest members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) on Friday.
“I welcome the new members to the advisory committee and hope they get to see the great work of our employees, and I... Read More »
The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), along with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Brazilian Federal Police, recently held training courses to raise awareness and strengthen the capacity of Brazilian authorities to deal with a range of potential crimes leading into... Read More »
Science Applications International Corp. (SIAC) was awarded a five-year, multiple-award, indefinite deliver, indefinite quantity contract worth up to $460 million on Wednesday from the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Systems Integration and Management (FEDSIM) and U.S. Cyber Command... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) completed the overhaul of its 13th P-3 Orion aircraft earlier this month.
The Service Life ExtensionPlan (SLEP) overhaul stems from a 2006 analysis of the aging P-3 aircraft fleet that indicated that the Long-Range Tracker... Read More »
BitSight Technologies released a report on Friday that examined the security ratings of a random sample of 250 companies per country from the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Germany, China and Brazil.
The report, “BitSight Insights Global View: Revealing Security Performance... Read More »
A union representing workers of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) took out a full-page ad in The Hill newspaper on Wednesday to amplify its call for 6,000 additional full-time security screeners to alleviate long airport security lines.
The American Federation of Government... Read More »
The Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense on Wednesday applauded legislation advanced by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security to ensure that the U.S. is prepared for biological threats, including the Zika virus.
The National Biodefense Strategy Act of 2016, S. 2967, introduced by U.S. Sen.... Read More »
The Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled “Examining H.R. 3299, Strengthening Public Health Response Act” on Thursday to examine legislation meant to better prepare the U.S. to fight biological threats.
The Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response... Read More »
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 »
