DHS has identified four critical priority areas for attention in the FY 2020 grant cycle: cybersecurity, soft targets and crowded places, intelligence and information sharing, and emerging threats. Keep Reading
"It’s critically important that PNT services remain properly functioning as a major component of the nation’s critical infrastructure,” said DHS Acting Secretary Chad Wolf. Keep Reading
Chad Wolf said last week that New Yorkers are no longer eligible for trusted traveler programs because of the state’s new law that allows driver’s license access to all regardless of immigration status. Keep Reading
The law allowing foreign nationals to obtain driver's licenses also includes a provision blocking DMV officials from giving federal immigration officers access to driver databases without “a lawful court order or judicial warrant." Keep Reading
DHS official said immigrants, not visitors, were targeted as they pose the "greatest challenge in removal proceedings." Keep Reading
"I would encourage the public and everyone participating to be very vigilant. If you see something, say something and be on the lookout for any suspicious activity." Keep Reading
The Blackthorn collision has forever changed the Coast Guard and provided lessons on risk management and training. After this tragedy, the Coast Guard made critical improvements to service readiness, training, and safety that still echo across the Department today. Keep Reading
Domestic extremist threat "has serious ramifications on Americans’ perception of safety"; government must be "very careful" about election security. Keep Reading
In 2018, the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline was contacted 41,088 times and reported 10,949 cases of human trafficking, a number that has grown each year. Keep Reading
Mayor notes "Iranian proxies have previously scouted out in New York City targets – Hezbollah, in particular." Keep Reading
