President Trump's deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger resigned Wednesday, and former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney quit as special envoy to Northern Ireland. Keep Reading
The announcement came shortly after Wolf issued a statement this morning decrying the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and declaring that "we now see some supporters of the President using violence as a means to achieve political end." Keep Reading
The awards recognize those who devote their lives to protecting our people, our resources, our way of life. Keep Reading
A mob breached the U.S. Capitol today, leaving one woman dead and Washington, D.C., under curfew as the National Guard and local agencies deployed to help Capitol Police regain control of the House and Senate. Keep Reading
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. This is a time dedicated to raising awareness, providing education, and taking action to combat this heinous crime. Keep Reading
The past year has been one to forget but it is also one to remember for sheer determination and teamwork in the face of adversity. More than ever before our GTSC members have shown tremendous support and understanding as we navigate our "new normal." Keep Reading
"This is a serious compromise that will require a sustained and dedicated effort to remediate," says joint Cyber Unified Coordination Group statement. Keep Reading
2020 emphasized the importance of staying nimble as multiple threats simultaneously unfold. Keep Reading
The unprecedented coronavirus pandemic affected every facet of homeland security and tested our response. Keep Reading
The in-person event included 10 days of human testing with 60 facial recognition configurations (using six face and/or iris acquisition systems and 10 matching algorithms) and 582 diverse test volunteers representing 60 countries. Keep Reading
In August 2019, a system outage of information technology systems disrupted processing of incoming international travelers at airports nationwide for as long as 2.5 hours. Such an outage risks the entry of unauthorized individuals. Keep Reading
The forensic chemical attribution process seeks to trace chemical agents used in attacks. Investigators take a sample of the agent from a victim or site, and then analyze its physical and chemical properties. Keep Reading
Billy Booth joined TSA in July 2002, and he traveled to newly federalized airports to train the workforce. He later became one of the agency’s first bomb appraisal officers. Keep Reading
To date, all 50 states, three territories, and the District of Columbia have issued more than 114 million REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and identification cards, representing 42 percent of all driver’s licenses and identification card holders. Keep Reading
ICE reduced the detained population, setting a target of 70% of population capacity for its dedicated facilities, exceeding CDC guidelines of 75%. Keep Reading
Do America’s ISIS defendants have a prior criminal record, and is there diagnostic relevancy for counterterrorism practitioners in the nature of the criminal history? What types of crimes were most prevalent? Keep Reading
"The Voice of Hind," released monthly by ISIS supporters in India, also included a full-page graphic with a cross and the words "25 December - O priests of the cross, the time for revenge has come." Keep Reading
A seven-day operation saw law enforcement officers intercept illicit firearms, ammunition and explosives, and disrupt the trafficking networks used to supply terrorists across West Africa and the Sahel. Keep Reading
British scientists were scrambling Saturday to work out whether a mutant strain of the coronavirus, which has been spreading rapidly in England this month, may be resistant to the crop of newly developed vaccines. Keep Reading
To protect U.S. investments in scientific research from undue foreign influence, federal agencies should have conflict of interest (COI) policies and require researchers to disclose foreign interests. But a Government Accountability Office review has found that not all federal agencies have agency-wide financial conflict of interest policies. Keep Reading