"What transpired yesterday was tragic and sickening. While I have consistently condemned political violence on both sides of the aisle, specifically violence directed at law enforcement, we now see some supporters of the President using violence as a means to achieve political ends. This is unacceptable. Read More »

As a result of extensive state, industry, and government collaboration, Congress has passed the bipartisan REAL ID Modernization Act. The Act modernizes REAL ID requirements originally set more than 15 years ago. Read More »

The Department of Homeland Security issued a business advisory to American businesses warning of risks associated with the use of data services and equipment from firms linked to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Read More »

The Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Chad F. Wolf, approved the appointment of 17 members to the newly created Faith-Based Security Advisory Council (FBSAC) on Friday, December 11. Read More »

A former NSC legal advisor in the President Barack Obama administration with ties to the Center for a New American Security will lead the U.S. intelligence community. Read More »

Foreign policy experts said that they expect the alliance between the Republic of Korea and the U.S. to remain strong as the relationship approaches 70 years. Read More »

The Trump Administration and the National Space Council recognize the opportunities for continued American prosperity and innovation afforded by U.S. space activities and today announced the release of the National Space Policy. Read More »

The United States continues to support Interim President Juan Guaidó, the National Assembly, and the Venezuelan people in their struggle to restore democracy in their country. Read More »

While many world leaders and governments have, as is customary, congratulated President-elect Joe Biden, much uncertainty remains as to how North Korea will react to the defeat of President Donald Trump in the November election. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will detain shipments containing cotton and cotton products originating from the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC). Read More »

The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it has issued a final rule codifying its longstanding definitions for the terms “unfair” and “deceptive” when the Department uses its statutory authority to prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by airlines or ticket agents. Read More »

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Chad F. Wolf, introduced two new members to the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC): Tom Jenkins and Catherine Lotrionte. Read More »

In an open letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf today called on Twitter to no longer obstruct Americans’ unalienable right to communicate with each other, their government, and its officials on the platform, because doing so endangers the national security. Read More »

Senior U.S. officials today held a virtual Signing Ceremony to formally launch the new U.S.-led Call to Action on Women’s Economic Empowerment, along with 31 UN Member States, representing every region around the world. Read More »

Announce Release of the National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology Read More »

Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf released the following statement regarding Chairman Thompson’s misrepresentation of threats in the HTA to the New York Times. Read More »

A new joint report by two organizations takes a look at nuclear proliferation and the geopolitical forces that shape the spread of nuclear weapons. Read More »

The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CBSA) has launched the second season of its annual Congressional Defense Seminar Series, a program that provides key congressional staffers with information about defense policies and national security processes. Read More »

One of the difficulties in the battle against terrorism is that both Republicans and Democrats treat it as war against individual terrorists, instead of a threat from a broader campaign, especially with ISIS being a large terrorism threat to the nation, according to an analyst for the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Read More »

The United States must rethink its ways of fighting wars or face the prospect of defeat, Chris Dougherty, senior fellow and military analyst at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), wrote in an opinion piece. Read More »