DHS Needs Methodology to Compare Coast Guard, CBP Marine Operational Costs, Says GAO
DHS compares cost per flight for CBP and Coast Guard air operations, but does not conduct cost-per-float assessments on marine operations. Keep Reading
Coast Guard, RBDF Seize More Than 12,000 Pounds of Illegal Catch Off Bahamas
Watchstanders from the Coast Guard's Operation Bahamas and Turks and Caicos operation center coordinated with RBDF crews to board two commercial fishing vessels, El Ship and Angel Gabriel, which had 83 fishermen aboard. Keep Reading
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Frontex Invites Industry to Present Border Security Innovations
The Virtual Industry Days will give industry representatives the opportunity to share the latest technological developments and innovative solutions related to border control and showcase their products and services to the end user community. Keep Reading
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The Nigerian Air Force will deploy two unmanned aerial systems to help the country crack down on maritime crime and piracy. Keep Reading
Coast Guard Releases New Strategy to Combat ‘Leading Global Maritime Security Threat’ of Illegal Fishing
"If IUU fishing continues unchecked, we can expect deterioration of fragile coastal states and increased tension among foreign-fishing nations, threatening geo-political stability around the world," says commandant. Keep Reading
Coast Guard Offloads $176,000 in Seized Cocaine, Transfers Custody of 2 Smugglers
The seized drug shipment has an estimated value of more than $176,000 dollars. The two men apprehended who claimed to be Dominican Republic nationals remain in U.S. custody facing criminal charges for drug smuggling. Keep Reading
Coast Guard Cutter Munro Returns to Kodiak Following 2-Month-Long International Fisheries Enforcement Patrol
NPG is an annual high seas U.S. fisheries international law enforcement operation designed to detect and deter illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activity, including large-scale high seas pelagic drift-net fishing. Keep Reading
Coast Guard Cutter Kimball Returns to Hawaii After Targeting Illegal Fishing in South Pacific
Operation Nasse is an annual Pacific Quadrilateral Defense Coordination Group operation consisting of assets from the United States, Australia, France, New Zealand, and Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency which completed August 23. Keep Reading
Russian Seafarers Taken Hostage Off Nigeria
The Russian embassy in Nigeria is confirming the abduction of two seafarers in the latest pirate attack in the Gulf of Guinea. This incident comes a little more than a month after the Russian embassy was successful in liberating seven other sailors that were also abducted in the same area. Keep Reading
U.S. and Cyprus to Construct Border Security Training Hub
The United States and Cyprus have agreed to construct a regional border security training hub in the Republic of Cyprus. Construction will begin later this year and it will be known as the Cyprus Center for Land, Open-seas, and Port Security (CYCLOPS). Keep Reading
Climate Provisions in the 2021 Defense Authorization Act
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Frontex to Launch Maritime Surveillance by Aerostat Pilot Project
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Operationalizing #NeverForget: United We Stand, Divided We Fall
As we reflect on the impacts of September 11th on our present and future, we at Homeland Security Today urge you to operationalize the pledge to never forget: To recognize the evolving and changing nature of the threats to our people and way of life, and to work to be part of the solution. To work to solve problems instead of creating more victims. To unite as Americans against those who wish to harm us. And, perhaps most importantly, to recognize that the consequences of just one successful attack are more than we are willing to tolerate. Keep Reading
National Maritime Center Reopening Regional Examination Center in Seattle
Additionally, RECs Boston, Honolulu, Houston, Juneau, Long Beach, Memphis, Miami, and Toledo, and Monitoring Units (MUs) Ketchikan and San Juan are open for limited services. Keep Reading