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DOJ and HHS Issue Guidance on ‘Long COVID’ and Disability Rights Under the ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557
Some people continue to experience symptoms that can last weeks or months after first developing COVID-19. This can happen to anyone who has had COVID-19, even if the initial illness was mild. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: Abiy Ahmed’s Destabilization of Ethiopia
Ongoing conflicts in different parts of the country, state-facilitated starvation, fresh nationwide anti-government uprisings – and the Horn of Africa nation is once again in mayhem and the future is dreadfully uncertain. Keep Reading
With Groups Fueled by Drones and Gold, Terror in Africa Tops Concerns in UN Report
The "most striking development" in international terrorism during the first half of this year has been "the emergence of Africa as the region most affected by terrorism" in terms of casualties and successful growth of terror groups, said a recent report assessing the activity of al-Qaeda and ISIS. Keep Reading
Coast Guard Mentoring Project Core Team Honored with Meritorious Team Commendation
The Coast Guard Mentoring Program began in May with innovative ways -- in addition to the traditional one-on-one mentorships between junior and senior members -- for service members to build relationships, get career support, and prepare for leadership roles. Keep Reading
OIG Says CBP Has Placed Travelers’ PII at Risk of Exploitation
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) did not always protect traveler data from cybersecurity risks, despite a responsibility to do so. Keep Reading
GAO: Actions Needed to Better Track Cases Involving U.S. Citizenship Investigations
In recent years, some U.S. citizens have claimed they were mistakenly identified as foreign nationals and detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or held by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on immigration charges. Keep Reading
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OIG Finds Increase in CBP Workload Led to NTA Inaccuracies for Migrants
Between February 2019 and April 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued generally accurate “notices to appear” (NTA) to migrant detainees to initiate the migrant’s removal proceeding, although some inconsistency was found. Keep Reading
‘American ISIS’ Russell Dennison Details Radicalization, Path to Caliphate in New Podcast
Over a period of six months starting in August 2018, Dennison sent more than 30 hours of audio recordings to Trevor Aaronson, a journalist and executive director of the nonprofit Florida Center for Investigative Reporting. Keep Reading
Shifting Nature, Fluidity of Racially Motivated Violent Extremism Poses Unique Challenges for Justice Community
While experience fighting ISIS and al-Qaeda can be "directly relevant to countering REMVE, there are also significant differences that require new knowledge, approaches, strategies and tools." Keep Reading
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Here’s What You Need to Know About Digital Vaccine Credentials
COVID-19 digital vaccine credentials may become an important part of traveling. Some countries and organizations are implementing their own travel passes but new WHO guidance clouds the future of these programs. Keep Reading
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GAO Says Coast Guard Has Addressed Pandemic Challenges, but Could Improve Telework Documentation and Personnel Data
The Government Accountability Office says the U.S. Coast Guard may be using inaccurate data to plan technology investments and determine staff's mission readiness. Keep Reading
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Surgeon General Issues First Advisory as Biden Says Health Misinformation is ‘Killing People’
In his first Advisory as U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy warned that health misinformation is fueling the COVID-19 pandemic and poses an increasing risk to public health. Keep Reading
Hostile Nation States, Misinformation, the Racism-Fueled Far Right, and Islamist Extremism: MI5 Chief on the Threats Facing the U.K.
In his annual speech, Ken McCallum said the variety of threats facing the U.K. is huge. Keep Reading
DHS Announces Funding Allocations for FY 2021 Preparedness Grants
The grant programs provide funding to state, local, tribal and territorial governments, nonprofit agencies, and the private sector in building and sustaining capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other disasters. Keep Reading
Leading with Character: Initiative and Innovation
We need workplace cultures that reward the initiative and innovation that will help their organization flex and bend, not break, under the next big challenge we’re sure to face. Keep Reading
$10M Reward Offer for Information on Foreign Malicious Cyber Activity Against U.S. Critical Infrastructure
The Rewards for Justice program has set up a Dark Web (Tor-based) tips-reporting channel to protect the safety and security of potential sources. Keep Reading
DHS, DOJ Launch First One-Stop Ransomware Resource at StopRansomware.gov
The new StopRansomware.gov is a collaborative effort across the federal government and the first joint website created to help private and public organizations mitigate their ransomware risk. Keep Reading
CISA Issues Emergency Directive Requiring Federal Agencies to Mitigate Windows Print Spooler Service Vulnerability
The emergency directive is in response to validated active exploitations. CISA is concerned that exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to full system compromise of affected agency networks if left unmitigated. Keep Reading
Risks Remain as Maritime Piracy Incidents at Lowest Level in 27 Years
Despite the overall decline in reported incidents, violence against crews has continued with 50 crew kidnapped, three each threatened and taken hostage, two assaulted, one injured and one killed throughout the first half of 2021. Keep Reading
New Report Details Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Threat to National Security
The Office of Director of National Intelligence released a document in late June that details reports on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). While in almost every instance the UAP can’t be explained, the report suggests that UAP can present a threat to national security. Keep Reading