Federal Employees, On-Site Contractors Now Required to Show COVID-19 Vaccination Status
Biden “is further directing his team to take steps to apply similar standards to all federal contractors,” White House said.
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CISA, NIST to Develop Cybersecurity Goals for Critical Infrastructure Control Systems
Biden also formally established the voluntary public-private partnership Industrial Control System Cybersecurity Initiative.
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COVID-19: A Plea to Learn from Those Who Have Suffered and Lost
My mother was killed by COVID-19, and with the delta surge I’m grasping for the right words that could change one reticent person’s mind on the reality of COVID, the severity of COVID, and especially the need to get vaccinated.
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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.
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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.
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CWMD Office Looks to Enhance CBRN and Food Security Programs, Expand Outreach
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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.”
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U.S. Unveils Insights on China’s ‘Aggressive’ Cyber Ops, Assesses Blame for Microsoft Hack
Hackers “on the MSS payroll” made “a large ransom request made to an American company,” senior administration official said.
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Nominee Ed Gonzalez Says New DHS Priorities Give ICE ‘Ample Latitude’ for Enforcement
ERO conducts “a difficult and often thankless job, but leading such a team would be the honor of a lifetime.”
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Jen Easterly Confirmed as New CISA Director
A hold had been placed on her nomination as high-profile ransomware attacks highlighted importance of agency.
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Intelligence Community Reports Diversity Gains and Challenges in Hiring and Promotions
The percentage of minorities in the IC workforce ticked up half a percentage point from FY 2019 to 27 percent in FY 2020, while the number of women in the IC, which showed improvement in FY 2018 and FY 2019, held steady at 39.3 percent in FY 2020.
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New Interagency Strategy Details Partnerships, Automation, Outreach to Boost Naturalizations
USCIS, undergoing massive digital modernization, will also “explore ways to improve the digital delivery of citizenship-related content.”
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DHS Chief Procurement Officer Soraya Correa Announces Retirement
In an email to employees, Correa, who has worked at DHS since 2003 and served as CPO since 2015, called retirement “truly a bittersweet moment, but the time is right for me and for my family.”
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Al-Qaeda Urges Acquisition of Ghost Guns in Review of Boulder Mass Shooting
Would-be jihadists should not start with simpler knife or vehicle attacks “until you search” for guns, terror group directs.
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USCIS Must Focus on Digital Modernization Despite Financial Challenges, Says Ombudsman
Agency urged to harness innovation of the COVID era and build upon the virtual measures that helped business continue.
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FEMA Sees Greater Need for Private-Sector Partnerships in COVID-19 Supply Chain Lessons
Criswell tells Congress that supply chain security is a priority along with equity and inclusion for disaster survivors and staff.
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Boating Deaths Jumped 25 Percent in Pandemic Year, Coast Guard Reports
With more activity states also reported difficulties in trying to ensure boats were registered, given the office closures that occurred due to the spread of COVID-19; West Virginia, for example, reported 45 percent fewer boat registrations.
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Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Stresses ‘Grave Concern’ About Terror Group in Africa
The Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mauritania, and Yemen were also welcomed as new members of the coalition, bringing the total of partners to 78 nations and five institutions.
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Schultz Vows More ‘Decisive Action’ to Increase Coast Guard Diversity
“If there are good old boy networks… then I want to bust them up,” commandant tells Congress.
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Raul Ortiz Named Chief of U.S. Border Patrol
Ortiz replaces Rodney Scott, who was named Border Patrol chief in January 2020 after Carla Provost, the first woman to lead the agency, stepped down. Scott said he had received a letter telling him he had “3 options- relocate, resign, or retire.”
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