IC Finds ‘Greater Immediate Domestic Threat’ from Wide Range of Lone Actors Than ISIS
“A lot of these violent extremism threats don’t fit into nice, neat ideological buckets,” FBI director warns.
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Leaders of U.S. intelligence services reported uneven but increasing vaccination rates among the IC workforce as the 2021 Annual Threat Assessment warned that “the economic and political aftershocks” from the COVID-19 pandemic “will be felt for years.”
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Biden Unveils Picks to Lead CBP and USCIS, Along with a No. 2 for DHS
Police Chief Chris Magnus of Tucson, Ariz., was selected to lead Customs and Border Protection while Ur Jaddou, the former director of DHS Watch, was selected for USCIS and John Tien was nominated for deputy DHS secretary.
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Biden Beefs Up Cyber Team with NSA, DHS Veterans in Key Roles at White House, CISA, DHS
Former NSA Deputy Director Chris Inglis picked to be the first national cyber director, former NSA deputy for counterterrorism Jen Easterly picked to lead CISA, and Rob Silvers, former assistant secretary for cyber policy at DHS, chosen as DHS undersecretary for policy.
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AI, Augmented Reality Could Allow Terrorists to Wage More ‘Spectacular’ Attacks, Intel Warns
NIC: Global jihadist groups will likely be “largest, most persistent” terrorism threat over next 20 years.
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AQAP Calls UN Claim of Leader’s Arrest ‘Miserable Attempt to Wage a Psychological War’
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said it was “not surprised” at the UN report “but we did not expect that lying would be to this extent to the public.”
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Flat DHS Budget in Biden Request Includes Increases for Cyber Threats, Domestic Terror
Immigration increases include USCIS funding and Office of Professional Responsibility to process CBP, ICE complaints.
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‘Moral Imperative’ of Reducing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Needs Strong Strategy, Experts Say
Encouraging reticent Americans to get the COVID-19 vaccine has to steer away from trying to “browbeat” people into getting the shots and must focus on community collaboration and “motivational interviewing techniques” from healthcare providers.
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OIG Finds Health, Safety, and Rights Violations at Arizona Detention Center Used by ICE
Among the complaints of delayed medical care, two detainees who filed sick call requests saying they had fever did not receive treatment until 12-14 days later. One who complained of body aches waited 22 days.
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ISIS Cyber Group Launches Cloud, Chat Platforms to ‘Close Ranks’ Online
Online jihadists say the development was necessary due to “restriction of technology companies.”
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Officer Killed, Another Wounded in Vehicle Attack by Knife-Wielding Driver at Capitol Barrier
“It does not appear to be terrorism-related but we will continue to investigate to see if there’s some sort of nexus along those lines,” said D.C. police chief, who said the suspect was not known to local law enforcement.
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COVID-19 Exposes Biodefense Vulnerabilities as Next Pandemic or Attack Looms
Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense calls out lax implementation of longstanding federal recommendations.
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Mayorkas Lays Out Cybersecurity Plan for DHS: Industry Partners, CISA Strength, ‘Sprints’
The first sprint will focus on fight against ransomware, which DHS secretary said “now poses a national security threat.”
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White House, WHO Leader Say Report Finding COVID Lab Leak ‘Extremely Unlikely’ Fell Short
Studying related coronaviruses in animals including horseshoe bats and pangolins revealed that “the presence of SARS-CoV-2 has not been detected through sampling and testing of bats or of wildlife across China,” WHO team said.
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Greater Training on Behavioral Cues Can Help Stop Mass Attacks, Say DHS Officials
“Angry, polarized nature of our society” cited as a driver of attacks along with online forums that stoke violence.
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Mozambique Attacks Underscore ISIS Threat Outside Old Caliphate, Says U.S. Envoy
Godfrey stressed that “ensuring the enduring global defeat of ISIS will entail effectively countering ISIS branches and networks outside of Iraq and Syria, and we as a coalition recognize that.”
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Structure, Consistency, Screening Are Crucial to Root Out Extremism in Military, Lawmakers Told
The Defense Department’s stated desire to combat extremism would benefit from a data-based assessment of the problem and better screening of social media while protecting service members’ free speech, experts told the House Armed Services Committee.
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With Increase in Severe Disasters, FEMA Nominee Vows to Focus on Resilience, Workforce
Deanne Criswell, commissioner of NYC Emergency Management Department, would be first woman confirmed to lead FEMA.
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IRS Telework Transition During COVID Owes Success to Foresight, Adaptable Leadership
The centers were ready for the telework challenge presented by COVID because over the past six years IRS had been testing the technology and refining an eventual rollout plan.
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High-Level Meeting Reinforces Response Measures to Try to Stop Ebola Outbreak
The secretary of State announced $30 million in U.S. government support for the ongoing response and said tech experts were also being deployed to the region. “As we’ve learned, this is an issue where our fates are bound together,” Blinken said.
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