On September 3, 2020, the Department initiated the process to lift the suspension of Indian carriers’ authority to self-handle at U.S. airports. Read More »

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Chad F. Wolf, introduced three new members to the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC): John Clark, Dr. Sharon Cooper, and Daniel Kaniewski. Created by President George W. Bush in 2002, the HSAC is a Department of Homeland Security federal advisory committee that provides the secretary with independent, informed recommendations, and advice on a variety of homeland security issues. Read More »

Billions of dollars in U.S. government "strategic' military spending comes with risks that could easily erase the benefits, two analysts write. Read More »

U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, joined by Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Matt Albence, ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New Orleans Acting Special Agent in Charge Gilbert Trill, and U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General Special Agent in Charge Rafiq Ahmad announced the unsealing of indictments returned by a Federal Grand Jury in the Southern District of Mississippi against four individuals who were managers, supervisors, or human resources personnel at companies where criminal and administrative search warrants were executed in August 2019 and 680 illegal aliens were detained. Read More »

Report: Intelligence community transparency key on foreign threats to U.S. elections Read More »

Congress is considering placing critical restrictions on the role of the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) in ways that could either cripple it or become a preface to ending its role long before it has properly completed its mission, according to a commentary piece published by the Center for Strategic and International studies. Read More »

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf announced that in response to the Supreme Court’s decision, the Department of Homeland Security will take action to thoughtfully consider the future of the DACA policy, including whether to fully rescind the program. Read More »

Kim Roberts, a nonresident senior fellow at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at Georgetown University recently spoke about the clash between globalization and national interests post-COVID-19. Read More »

The United States Armed Forces numbers approximately 1.3 million men and women on active duty, which is less than one-half of 1% of the nation's population, according to the Council on Foreign Relations. Read More »

One year after announcing the launch of the Non-Traditional and Emerging Transportation Technology (NETT) Council, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today released Pathways to the Future of Transportation. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security convened a virtual version of the XIII edition of the Meeting of Ministers and Secretaries of Security of Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama and the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America otherwise known as the Regional Security Conference (RSC). . Read More »

The Department of State joins the Department of the Treasury in announcing the designation of four People’s Republic of China foreign nationals – Ji Songyan, Zhan Longbao, Cheng Guifeng, ​and Zheng Guangfu – and one​ Chinese entity – , and Global United Biotechnology Inc. – for their support to and involvement in the international drug trafficking operations of Chinese synthetic opioid traffickers Zheng Fujing and Yan Xiaobing and the Zheng Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO). Read More »

Retired military leaders who take part in partisan campaigns do no favors for themselves or the active military service, Brookings Federal Executive Fellows Eric Reid and Thomas Burke said. Read More »

The Center for Strategic & International Studies recent brief on terrorism’s rise in the U.S. says right-wing extremists were responsible for most of the attacks in 2019 and the first half of this year. Read More »

Twenty U.S. small businesses in 14 states will receive more than $3 million to research and develop innovative solutions to our nation’s transportation challenges. Read More »

On July 2, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued the following statement on Safety and Enforcement During the 2020 Wildfire Season Read More »

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today the Department of Education has approved the final wave of career and technical education (CTE) plans under the bipartisan Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V), which was signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on July 31, 2018. Alaska, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, and West Virginia are the latest states, along with Puerto Rico, to have their CTE plans approved. Nine additional states combined their CTE plans with their Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA) plans which have also been approved: Alabama, Delaware, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Washington. Read More »

The benefits of machine learning algorithms also make cyberattacks harder to block or defend against, but governments have yet to address the specifics on how they can address the risks AI presents. Read More »

As the Pentagon calls for $3.6 billion to develop new hypersonic weapons next year, critics fear a new arms race is at bay, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Read More »

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) added a new calculator to their online tools to estimate the natural decay of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in the air under various environmental conditions. Read More »