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The FDA issued a draft guidance on Jan. 15 outlining cybersecurity measures that medical device industry manufacturers should take to secure the safety of patients.
The draft guidance provides steps for identifying, monitoring and addressing specific cybersecurity risks in products that have...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 »
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson released a statement on Friday regarding the implementation of the REAL ID Act’s final phase and what it means for certain states going forward.
Passed in 2005, the REAL ID Act enacted the 9/11 Commission’s recommendation that the government set... Read More »
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) released a statement on Friday regarding the arrest of two Iraqi refugees on terrorism-related charges.
“While I commend the FBI for their hard work, these arrests heighten my concern that our refugee program is susceptible to... Read More »
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) announced last week that its subcontractor, Veolia, has completed the disposal of all remaining chemical weapons declared by the Syrian Arab Republic.
Director General of the OPCW Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü commented on the latest... Read More »
The Graham Holdings Company announced last week at CES in Las Vegas that its new subsidiary, CyberVista, will be launched as a cybersecurity education and workforce development venture.
The new company aims to teach new cybersecurity tactics through personalized training programs to protect... Read More »
Deputy Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas released a statement on Thursday regarding the Cyber Intelligence Integration Center (CTIIC).
“The CTIIC will help DHS better understand various cyber threats and provide targeted intelligence community support to the... Read More »
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, detailed the reasoning behind the inclusion of S. 2362, the “Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act,” in the December Omnibus bill.
“After the horrific... Read More »
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) released a monthly assessment in late December of the growing terror threat the West continues to face.
In his inaugural State of Homeland Security Address, McCaul detailed the rise of radicalized militants, terror threats and how... Read More »
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its end of fiscal year (FY) statistics, detailing its effort to curb the stay of Duality convicted criminals and threats to public, border and national security.
FY 2015 saw 406,595 apprehensions and 462,463 removals and returns conducted. The... Read More »
Robie Robinson was recently nAlthough sworn in as the cheap jerseys new IAEM-USA President at of the Sports annual conference of the Council of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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