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U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) called upon the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to take action on his bipartisan TSA PreCheck Expansion Act, H.R. 2843, in order to address long security lines affecting many of the nation’s airports.
The TSA PreCheck program is a risk-based security model that provides... Read More »
The 44th International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) European Regional Conference is being held this week, with participants discussing the challenges posed by record numbers of migrants traveling to Europe.
Following the publication of the joint Europol-INTERPOL report on migrant... Read More »
Many U.S. mid-cap companies are struggling to defend themselves against cyber attacks, begging the question of what is the appropriate role the federal government should play in getting the private sector cyber ready, according to Michael Balboni, president of RedLand Strategies, Inc., a business... Read More »
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week warned the public that ransomware attacks are on the rise for businesses and consumers alike.
“As cybercriminals become more cunning and sophisticated, we must become more vigilant about basic digital hygiene and protecting our data and... Read More »
A partisan coalition of House representatives on Monday introduced a bill to strengthen the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) presence overseas.
The Expanding DHS Overseas Passenger Security Screening and Vetting Operations Act would require the DHS to issue a comprehensive... Read More »
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act, H.R. 4743, on Monday in an effort to strengthen the nation’s cyber defenses and keep critical infrastructure intact in the face of cyber threats.
The bill, authored by U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called on Monday for an immediate surge in canine inspection units at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to help speed up long security lines at New York City airports.
“As the dog days of summer roll on in, airport security lines need to roll... Read More »
Congressional staff visited the campus of the National Defense University (NDU) on May 3 to participate in a wide array of lessons that demonstrated the complex nature of cyber defense operations.
The event was hosted by NDU, along with representative of U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) and... Read More »
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) called upon Congress on Monday to pass emergency legislation funding the hiring of more than 6,000 new full-time screeners to alleviate long security lines at the nation’s airports.
“These additional TSOs will at least begin to address... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers stationed at the Port of San Luis last week arrested four people attempting to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine in separate incidents.
Officers referred a 25-year-old Mexican national for further inspection after a canine narcotics unit flagged... Read More »
The U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing on Thursday to examine the alarming number of data breaches at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
The subcommittee heard from a variety of FDIC employees, including FDIC Chief... Read More »
U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) returned to the United States last week after visiting Egyptian leaders to discuss the growing presence of ISIS in the region and efforts to combat terrorist groups throughout North Africa.
“ISIS may be losing some ground... Read More »
U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) introduced new legislation on Thursday that requires the administration to impose sanctions on hackers linked to the Iranian government.
The Iran Cyber Sanctions Act of 2016 requires the administration to take action on an April 2015 executive order that... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents on Monday made arrests and seizures of illegal narcotics in three separate incidents.
The first incident began when camera operators noticed a suspicious vehicle traveling north on a Forest Service road outside of Sonoita, Arizona. After... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) on Monday agreed to sponsor a new point-of-care anthrax diagnostic test.
The 18-month, $2.5 million agreement is through ASPR’s Biomedical Advanced Research and... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a sponsored study on Tuesday that found that up to 99 percent of chemical contamination can be removed by carefully removing clothes and wiping skin with a paper towel or dry wipe.
The study was sponsored by HHS’s Office of the... Read More »
The European Union (EU) Parliament approved a new rule on Wednesday allowing EU Police and Europol to soon be able to step up efforts in fighting criminal offenses and respond faster to threats.
The draft rules will strengthen Europol’s mandate to ensure that it is fully equipped to counter... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Monday that one of the nation’s Centers for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing (CIADM) will support the development of NasoShield, a second-generation anthrax vaccine.
“Anthrax remains a material threat to... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ) held a hearing on Monday in Sahuarita, Arizona, highlighting the experiences of local residents and their perspectives on living at the border.
McSally, who chairs the House Subcommittee on Maritime Security, featured two panels in the meeting that represented a... Read More »
The National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) will take its podcast, titled “The Green Line,” to radio airwaves starting on May 15.
The podcast, which has had more than 700,000 downloads, will broadcast on 1030 KVOI The Voice, a radio station based in Tuscon, Arizona. The show will air at 7:00... Read More »
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) held a recruitment event at the Pembina Port of Entry on Saturday to offer potential officers a “behind the scenes look” at CBP.
The event was attended by 31 prospective applicant interested in current and... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) opened a new Global Entry Enrollment Center on Friday at the Kansas City International Airport.
Global Entry, a trusted CBP traveler program, will allow for expedited clearance of pre-approved, low-risk travelers upon arrival in the United States. The... Read More »
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), reported on Monday that an experimental malaria vaccine protected a small number of healthy, malaria-naïve adults from infection for more than one year after immunization.
The... Read More »
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) on Friday exercised an option for RiVax, Soligenix, Inc.’s new heat-stable ricin vaccine.
Terms of the agreement are to advance the development of Soligenix’s thermostabilization technology, ThermoVax, combined with the... Read More »
The SANS Institute on Wednesday set the agenda for its San Antonio 2016 InfoSec training event, taking place July 18-23.
Included on the agenda is an additional event discussing the recent attack on the Ukrainian power grid and lessons to be learned from the incident. The discussion on Ukraine... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents stationed at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) arrested four wanted fugitives on Tuesday.
CBP agents at IAD apprehended Omar Mahamed Abdulahi on larceny and... Read More »
Northtrop Grumman Corp., in collaboration with King Saud University in Riyadh, hosted its second annual cybersecurity competition last week.
The competition, known as CyberArabia, was designated for students across Saudi Arabia’s universities. The program is part of the company’s goal of... Read More »
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent at the Tucson Sector Border Patrol escaped injury after a U.S. citizen allegedly made an attempt to run him over on Monday.
Agents working at the Federal Route 15 checkpoint encountered the driver behind the wheel of a Dodge pick-up truck when a... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) called for Congress on Monday to fully fund efforts to eradicate the emerging Zika virus.
Buchanan said that he supported an additional $1.9 billion in funding requested by the government to contain and eradicate the virus. His supports follows the rapid spread of... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Weldon Station Border Patrol arrested 58 undocumented immigrants on Friday, and seized approximately 1,225 pounds of marijuana.
Out of the 58 arrested, two had allegedly illegally re-entered the county while hauling 218 pounds of marijuana. Both... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) sent a letter to Shaun Donovan, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), on Wednesday requesting an update on efforts to complete and issue revisions to Circular A-130.
Circular A-130 establishes OMB’s official policy on... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently reported that it seized approximately 121 pounds of heroin and eight pounds of cocaine in a shipping container of vegetables in early January.
The container was moving from Ecuador to Miami through the Red Hook Container Terminal in Brooklyn,... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported a new milestone on Thursday for the automated commercial environment (ACE) system, with more than 75 percent of all cargo imported into the United States now being processed by the system.
The system is also now successfully processing 97 percent... Read More »
A coalition of Congressional Republicans sent a letter on Thursday to the Obama administration pushing back against a plan to shift funding from the BioShield special reserve fund (SRF) to help combat the emerging Zika virus.
The coalition was led by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman... Read More »
The Security Industry Association (SIA) applauded the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday for passing the Developing Innovation and Growing Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act.
The legislation directs the secretary of commerce to convene a governmental working group to address the federal... Read More »
