Threats
Legislation to counter transnational repression introduced
Members of the House Committee on Homeland Security reintroduced legislation to strengthen the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s response to countering transnational repression on U.S. soil. Transnational repression occurs with foreign actors, like the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or... Read More »
ICE arrests 32,809 people during Trump’s first 50 days
Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) made 32,809 enforcement arrests during the first 50 days of President Donald Trump’s second administration. The arrests include 14,111 convicted criminals, 9,980 people with pending criminal charges, 1,155 criminal gang members and 39 known or... Read More »
CBP closing processing facilities due to low border apprehensions
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced it has begun reducing the number of soft-sided facilities along the southwest border due to low apprehensions. CBP will close soft-sided facilities in Donna, North Eagle Pass and Laredo, TX, as well as in Yuma and Tucson, Ariz. SSFs in San Diego,... Read More »
Legislation combatting China’s influence on the supply chain passes House
Two bills officials say will counter the influence of China’s Communist party on the supply chain passed in the U.S. House of Representatives Monday. The bills, the “Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act,” H.B. 1166, and the “SHIELD Against the CCP Act,” H.R. 708,... Read More »
Republicans ask for information about TSA’s cybersecurity measures
Republicans in the House Homeland Security Committee are requesting information from the Transportation Security Administration on its measures and resiliency following recent cybersecurity incidents. U.S. Reps. Mark Green, MD (R-TN), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Andre Garbarino (R-NY), and Sheri... Read More »
Legislation would assess how terrorists groups use technology
Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would examine how foreign terrorist organizations use the internet and emerging technology to recruit, radicalize, and inspire attacks in the homeland. The Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act would require the... Read More »
Legislation introduced to combat online radicalization
In response to the treat posed to the U.S. by terrorist organizations like ISIS and al Qaeda, U.S. Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) introduced legislation to examine how foreign terrorist organizations use the internet and other technology to recruit and radicalize members against the U.S. Pfluger,... Read More »
Legislation would prevent individuals tied to Hamas from entering United States
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would prevent any migrant tied to Hamas from entering the United States. The No Immigration Benefits For Hamas Terrorists Act would prohibit any migrant who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, afforded material support... Read More »
Bill addressing the threat of vehicular terrorism introduced
U.S. Reps. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) and Mark Green (R-TN) introduced last week legislation addressing the rising threat of vehicular terrorism. Coming on the heels of the attack on New Orleans on New Year’s Day, the Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation... Read More »
Homeland Security Committee advances Cyber Pivott Act
The Cyber Pivott Act, legislation strengthening the cybersecurity workforce, advanced out of the House Committee on Homeland Security this week. The legislation, formally H.R. 1000, the Providing Individuals Various Opportunities for Technical Training to Build a Skills-Based Cyber Workforce... Read More »
Project provides access to violent incident data
The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism recently launched the Terrorism and Targeted Violence (T2V) project. The project will provide the homeland security community with data and analysis on violent events occurring in the United States and its territories... Read More »
Legislation reintroduced to strengthen security at major events
U.S. Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV) and Richard Hudson (R-NC) reintroduced legislation that would strengthen the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s ability to support security at major sporting and entertainment events. The DHS Special Events Program and Support bill would permanently codify... Read More »
Legislation aims to stop Chinese espionage
A bipartisan, bicameral bill reintroduced on Friday in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to stop Chinese Communist Party (CCP) espionage, intellectual property theft and economic warfare against the United States. The Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act would... Read More »
Legislation would enhance counterterrorism efforts
Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would enhance the Department of Homeland Security’s counterterrorism efforts. The Syria Terrorism Threat Assessment Act would require an evaluation of the threat posed to the United States by individuals in Syria with ties to... Read More »
California seizes nearly 22,000 pounds of fentanyl in 2025
California’s Counter Drug Task Force has confiscated of nearly 22,000 pounds of illegal fentanyl and more than 37 million pills containing fentanyl so far this year. The drugs have a street value of nearly $300 million. In January, 557 pounds of fentanyl and 319,732 pills with a street value... Read More »
Congress members urge USDA to fight avian flu outbreak
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and a bipartisan group of Congress members asked U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to explore all available options to address the latest avian flu outbreak. In a Feb. 18 letter, the group said the USDA should explore all the mitigation and prevention... Read More »
Justice Department fines companies $11M for cybersecurity violations
The U.S. Department of Justice said Health Net Federal Services Inc. (HNFS) and Centene Corporation will pay more than $11 million to resolve claims they violated cybersecurity requirements. The DOJ said HNFS, based in Rancho Cordova, Calif., and its parent company Centene, based in St. Louis,... Read More »
FDA approves vaccine for chikungunya
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a single-dose chikungunya vaccine developed by Denmark-based Bavarian Nordic A/S, a global vaccine company, for people age 12 years and older. Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne disease caused by the chikungunya virus. The virus has been... Read More »
Legislation to reform school safety introduced on school shooting anniversary
Legislation to reform school safety measures was introduced last week, officials said. The legislation, the Measures for Safer School Districts Act, introduced by U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) would modernize the school safety... Read More »
GAO: Maritime workforce challenges could impact national security
According to a report from the General Accountability Office, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) needs to implement plans now to address workforce vacancies to support its goal of overseeing national security. In short, GAO said in order to fulfill its missions and goals, MARAD should create a... Read More »
Coast Guard Reauthorization Act introduced in U.S. Senate
The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, legislation that would bolster funding for the military branch’s critical missions, was introduced by leaders on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Feb. 11. Drafted and agreed to between the Senate Commerce Committee, on which U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz... Read More »
Los Indios Land Port of Entry in Texas to benefit from improvement project
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the General Services Administration have formally partnered to complete an infrastructure improvement project at the Los Indios Land Port of Entry (LPOE) in Los Indios, Texas. The project will increase the... Read More »
Cyber PIVOTT legislation reintroduced in Congress
U.S. Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), chair of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, has reintroduced the Cyber PIVOTT Act to address the country’s cybersecurity workforce shortage. First introduced in the 118th Congress, the Cyber PIVOTT Act would establish a new full-scholarship program for... Read More »
Cocaine valued at $1.4M seized by U.S. CBP in Texas at Mexico border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) field operations officers seized cocaine with an estimated street value of $1.4 million at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry between Texas and Mexico on Thursday. The seizure occurred on Camino Real International Bridge. A CBP officer referred for secondary... Read More »
Legislation to combat fentanyl passed in House
Legislation led by U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH) and Morgan Griffith (R-VA) to halt the flow of fentanyl into the country has passed in the House. The legislation, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act, would make the temporary class-wide scheduling order for fentanyl-related... Read More »
DHS says it will support security at Super Bowl LIX
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will continue its two-decade long tradition of supporting the security operations for Super Bowl LIX, officials said Monday. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said her department had sent 690 employees representing 12 DHS agencies to New Orleans to provide air... Read More »
Legislation would conduct study of certain foreign technologies
Bipartisan legislation recently reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would safeguard communications networks from foreign adversary-controlled technology. The Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security (ROUTERS) Act would require the Department of... Read More »
Justice Department participating in multinational operation to snag cybercrime marketplaces
The Justice Department is participating in a multinational operation to disrupt and disable Cracked and Nulled’s, two online cybercrime marketplaces, infrastructure. The operation is in conjunction with Operation Talent, a multinational law enforcement operation supported by Europol to... Read More »
Legislation reintroduced targeting fentanyl producers in China
Legislation to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for fentanyl coming into the United States was reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) on Wednesday. The legislation would amend the Fentanyl Sanctions Act to allows the U.S. government to impose sanctions on Chinese individuals and... Read More »
Trump orders building of Iron Dome Missile Defense shield
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday instructing the military to begin building an “Iron Dome” for the United States. The order directs the military to do “a review of theater missile defense posture to defend United States troops deployed abroad and an increase in... Read More »
Legislation seeks to make assaulting law enforcement officers deportable offense
Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would make it a deportable offense for a non-citizen to assault a law enforcement officer. The Protect Our Law Enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement (POLICE) Act of 2025 would explicitly designate the assault of a law enforcement... Read More »
Legislation introduced to address foreign supply chain threats
Legislation aimed at addressing security threats to the nation’s supply chain was introduced in the Senate by U.S. Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) Monday. The legislation, the Federal Acquisition Security Council Improvement Act, would improve the effectiveness of the Federal... Read More »
DARPA, U.S. Army join forces to evaluate Cyber Threat Detection technologies
Recently, major military organizations came together to test and evaluate new cyber threat detection technologies, the agencies said Monday. As part of a joint operation with the U.S. Army Cyber Command Technical Warfare Center, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the... Read More »
CBP testing facial biometrics at Canada, U.S. crossing
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun testing facial biometrics for travelers entering the United States in select vehicle lanes at the Peace Bridge Port of Entry between Fort Erie, Canada, and Buffalo, N.Y. Simplified Arrival-Vehicle Biometric uses facial biometrics to automate... Read More »