Government
U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan (R-NY) on Tuesday decried actions by his congressional colleagues for jeopardizing the development of a vaccine for the Zika virus.
Donovan’s statement came in the wake of three different companies threatening to halt their developments due to funding uncertainty.... Read More »
The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) produced its first biosafety curriculum for police colleges to advance law enforcement capability and preparedness in responding to biological incidents on Tuesday.
The initiative was developed under Project Rhino and seeks to address... Read More »
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), along with United Airlines, released plans on Wednesday to install automated security screening lanes at select United Airlines hubs this fall.
The automated lanes will incorporate technology that enhances overall effectiveness, while also... Read More »
The House Homeland Security Committee released its “Terror Gone Viral” report that shows that the wave of terror attacks in the past month have helped ISIS reach a record-level of plotting following the attacks in Germany, France and Orlando.
“ISIS terrorists have reached an alarming and... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID), the chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy, chaired a hearing on the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act, S. 3018, and to examine protections designed to guard against energy disruptions last week.
“In the United States, we too often we... Read More »
Three national security-related bills authored by U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) passed the Senate on Friday and were signed into law by President Barack Obama.
The bills were included as part of an extension of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization and provide needed stability... Read More »
The Alliance for Biosecurity applauded the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Friday for passing the Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act, H.R. 3299, which now heads to the House floor for a vote.
The bill was sponsored by U.S. Reps. Susan Brooks (R-IN) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA).... Read More »
Battelle was awarded a second contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) on Tuesday worth $170 million to build non-standard commercial vehicles (NSCVs).
The contract stipulates that Battelle will build armored and unarmored vehicles for the next five years at its manufacturing... Read More »
Soligenix released positive preliminary proof-of-concept results on Monday from its collaboration with Axel Lehrer to develop a heat-stable subunit Ebola virus vaccine.
Lehrer is a doctor in the Department of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology at the John A. Burns School of... Read More »
Homeland security leaders joined forces on Thursday at the “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland: ISIS and the New Wave of Terror” to discuss how to keep Americans safe from both cyber threats and acts of terror.
Many national leaders were in attendance, including U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez... Read More »
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will hold its open-to-the-public DEF CON cyber defense competition next month in Las Vegas, Nevada.
DEF CON is one of the world’s largest and most venerable annual hacker... Read More »
U.S. Reps. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) and Jim Langevin (D-RI) introduced two bills on Thursday aimed at strengthening collaborative cybersecurity research and development efforts with Israel.
The first bill, the United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2016, will create a... Read More »
The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed a bill on Thursday introduced by U.S. Reps. Susan Brooks (R-IN) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) aimed at incentivizing investments in vaccines and treatments for dangerous and deadly diseases identified as threats to our national security.
The Strengthening... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) recently applauded a proposed rule announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that would require railroads to provide more notification about shipments of crude oil and other flammable liquids.
Wyden introduced the Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced legislation on Wednesday to assist communities in preparing for and responding to active shooter events.
The bill, the Active Shooter Preparedness Enhancement Act of 2016, would ensure that the Department of Homeland Security... Read More »
