Counterterrorism
Listen to the U.S. Or Brace for Escalation – the Choice is Israel’s to Make
The one thing U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration feared most since Hamas attacked Israel is that the confrontation would escalate and engulf the entire region, pulling the U.S. into yet another war in the Middle East.
Cybersecurity
HSToday Expert Threat Forecast: Part II – Cyber, AI, & Advanced Technology
Homeland Security Today is proud to share our Editorial Board and expert community’s 2024 Threat Forecast. In an election year, with tremendous risks and...
Industry
Border Security
ERO Removes Noncitizen Wanted for Aggravated Extortion in El Salvador
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Harlingen removed an undocumented noncitizen wanted by authorities in El Salvador for aggravated extortion.
Emergency Preparedness
COLUMN: Preparedness Grants are Key to Resilience
On April 16, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced more than $1.8 billion in funding for eight fiscal year 2024 preparedness grant programs. These announcements are widely known, broadly disseminated, and make a measurable difference to the safety and security of our nation.
Airport & Aviation Security
Mexican National Gets 2-Year Sentence for Illegal Re-entry and ID Fraud in the U.S.
A Mexican National was sentenced to 24 months in prison for unlawful return of an alien removed after conviction for a felony and unlawful possession of a means of identification.
Cybersecurity
A Critical Policy Update: What to Watch For in Implementation of NSM 22
Earlier this week, President Biden issued the long-anticipated successor document to Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD 21). This new policy, National Security Memorandum 22...
AI and Advanced Tech
PERSPECTIVE: The Threat of Weapons in Space
Most of our lives are without worry about what impacts the sky, stars, and heavens above. What is happening in space has been relegated to the fiction of Star Trek and Star Wars, the purview of NASA scientists and engineers, or the domain of university astronomy and physics departments.
Cybersecurity
A Critical Policy Update: What to Watch For in Implementation of NSM 22
Earlier this week, President Biden issued the long-anticipated successor document to Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD 21). This new policy, National Security Memorandum 22...
AI and Advanced Tech
PERSPECTIVE: The Threat of Weapons in Space
Most of our lives are without worry about what impacts the sky, stars, and heavens above. What is happening in space has been relegated to the fiction of Star Trek and Star Wars, the purview of NASA scientists and engineers, or the domain of university astronomy and physics departments.
Emergency Preparedness
President Biden Approves Disaster Declaration for Alaska
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Alaska to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm, flooding and landslides on Nov. 20, 2023.
