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PERSPECTIVE: The Subversive Manipulation of Crowds: Understanding the Doctrine Guiding Unrest in U.S. Streets
The Israel/Hamas conflict is stimulating growing unrest across the nation. Although the conflict in Gaza is the current motivation for protest, unrest in major U.S. cities is a recurring dynamic.
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...
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Border Security
U.S. Border Patrol Agents and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies Seized More Than $300,000 in Smuggled Tobacco Products
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellesley Island Station Anti-Smuggling Unit assisted the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office on a traffic stop that resulted in the seizure of more than one million smuggled cigarettes.
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.
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.
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PERSPECTIVE: Airports, Insider Threat, and the Challenges of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
Airports and the aviation system face a variety of threats globally. Ranging from terrorism, and insider threats, to criminal activities such as smuggling and theft.
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...
Transforming the Business of Government: Insights on Resiliency, Innovation, and Performance
Homeland Security Today has partnered with the IBM Center for the Business of Government to share insights from their “Future Shocks” initiative and subsequent book, Transforming the Business of Government: Insights on Resiliency, Innovation, and Performance.
Stanford Report Calls for Overhaul of Online Child Exploitation Reporting System
A new report from Stanford Internet Observatory points to crucial inefficiencies in the CyberTipline, the U.S.'s primary system for reporting online child exploitation.
DHS Launches “Know2Protect” Campaign to Combat Online Child Exploitation
In response to the growing threat of online child exploitation, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has introduced a new public awareness campaign titled "Know2Protect."
Texas Man Gets 16 Years for Fatal Human Smuggling Attempt After HSI, Partner Investigation
A central Texas man was sentenced to one count of conspiracy to transport noncitizens resulting in death and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm following an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with assistance from the Medina County Sheriff’s Office.
EVENT: Experts & Survivors Gather for Human Trafficking and Cyber Investigations Conference on June 24 – 26, 2024
This year's Human Trafficking and Cyber Investigations Conference brings together a distinguished group of experts, survivors, and advocates to discuss and develop strategies for tackling human trafficking and enhancing cyber investigations.