Window for Employers to Compete for 78,000 H-1B Visas Begins April 2
The window for applications for 2019 visas likely will last just a week. Keep Reading
For Government Contractors, No End in Sight to Budget Uncertainty
The stoppage brought fresh worries that the industry’s funding problems are likely to get worse before they get better. Keep Reading
You might be interested in
New DHS Screening for Refugees from 11 ‘High Risk’ Countries
During the review period, which lasted from late October to last week, admissions of refugees from those countries dropped sharply. Keep Reading
‘Things are Going Back to Normal’ in Puerto Rico, Says Local FEMA Director
A third of islanders still lack electricity, and some argue it is too early to end emergency aid. Keep Reading
DHS Year of Leadership: MCPOCG Vince Patton on Diversity, Adversity & Success
HSToday sat down with the first African-American selected as the Coast Guard's senior-most enlisted ranking position to discuss his insights and lessons from his extraordinary 30-year career. Keep Reading
DHS Chief Information Security Officer Eisensmith Retiring
He's been CISO for five years and previously worked in a similar role for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement directorate from 2007 to 2012. Keep Reading
Latest from HS Today
As Super Bowl Looms, Arrest for Threats to Steelers-Jaguars Playoff Game
According to the criminal complaint, suspect sent three separate communications threatening a mass shooting aimed at Pittsburgh Steelers players and fans. Keep Reading
ICE Acquires License Plate Tracking Data Through Sole Source Contract
Agency says database being built as investigative tool and “will not collect nor contribute any data to a national public or private database through this contract.” Keep Reading
Local Law Enforcement Agencies Sign on to FirstNet Broadband
The office has been operational for two years on a network test node in Harris County, which is about 90 miles northwest of Brazos and one of FirstNet’s five Early Builder projects. Keep Reading
DHS S&T Releases Infographic of Major Program Accomplishments
Homeland Security aims to raise awareness of the vast number of projects the component has undertaken with science and technology. Keep Reading
Catching Up on the FBI Saga: Missing Texts, Attempted Mueller Firing, and Other Whispers
The FBI has recently been under fire for numerous alleged activities and recent reports of several months of "misplaced" texts set the internet ablaze. Keep Reading
China Claims to Have Created Hack-Proof Quantum Internet
Quantum key distribution means an encrypted message and its keys are sent separately, and any attempt at tampering will cause the message to self-destruct. Keep Reading
Trump to Nominate Suzette Kent to Federal CIO Role
In a White House statement, the Trump Administration announced that Suzette Kent to be Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government, Office of Management and Budget. Ms. Kent is an industry leader of large-scale business transformation using technology, for the world’s most complex organizations. She is currently a principal at EY and has been a… Keep Reading
Where’s Soraya? ..And Jacksta Promoted to Assistant Commissioner
DHS industry watchers were concerned when, on a recent agenda for Reverse Industry Day, Nina Ferraro was identified as acting chief procurement officer for the department. HSToday has found out that Ferraro is temporarily in the spot while Soraya Correa takes care of some family business and will be back shortly. HSToday has also learned… Keep Reading
DOJ to Sanctuary Cities: Comply or Get Subpoenaed
The Department of Justice has demanded that 23 jurisdictions in the U.S. provide documents that would show whether they are withholding information on illegal immigrants from the department. Federal statute 8 U.S.C. 1373 promotes information sharing related to immigration enforcement and with which compliance is a condition of FY2016 and FY2017 Byrne JAG awards.. “I… Keep Reading
Border Walls Around the World – What’s the Utility of a Wall?
President Trump’s commitment to building a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border continues to polarize both Congress and bilateral ties with our southern neighbor. While Democrats argue walls don’t work and even many Republicans question the $21.6 billion price tag, both concerns are overwrought. While critics say there is no utility in a border wall, countries… Keep Reading
Short Shutdown Has Little Impact on Defense Firms
Timing is everything. Three days — including a weekend — is not quite enough to cause production problems that really hurt. Just days into the U.S. government shutdown in 2013, several defense companies threatened to furlough thousands of their employees whose jobs were tied to federal facilities or projects that were curtailed. This year, that… Keep Reading
What is the Impact of a Shutdown on the Cyber World?
A partial government shutdown is entering its third day on Monday after lawmakers were unable to reach a deal on a short-term funding bill. The House passed a month-long continuing resolution to fund the government, but Senate Democrats opposed the measure, holding out for a fix to protect so-called Dreamers, young immigrants brought to the country… Keep Reading
Kaggle Data Science Community Competing to Secure Airports with AI
Going through airport security is a universally painful experience. And despite being slow and invasive, the TSA doesn’t have a great record at catching threats. With the help of the Kaggle data science community, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is hosting an online competition to build machine learning-powered tools that can augment agents, ideally… Keep Reading
House Passes Bill to Sharpen Oversight of Cyber Threat Disclosures
House lawmakers have passed legislation that will require DHS to tell Congress how known cyber vulnerabilities are being disclosed to the private sector. The bill directs DHS to submit a report to Congress that contains “a description of the policies and procedures developed for coordinating cyber vulnerability disclosures.” It also asks for an annex outlining… Keep Reading