National Supply Chain Integrity Month
Intel Agencies Warn of ‘More Destructive and Disruptive’ Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure
"Our adversaries are realizing that there are blind spots to conduct intrusions," NSA director says. Keep Reading
Beijing ‘Maritime Militia’ Reportedly Swarming Parts of the South China Sea
They've been dubbed China's "Little Blue Men," an allegedly Beijing-controlled maritime militia that analysts say could be hundreds of boats and thousands of crew members strong. Keep Reading
National Supply Chain Integrity Month
Biden Speaks on Supply Chain Security and Integrity as Bipartisan Group Issues Warning on China
The bipartisan group’s letter said China is pouring over $150 billion in semiconductor manufacturing subsidies and investing $1.4 trillion in their efforts to become the dominate global technological power. Keep Reading
Coronavirus
White House, WHO Leader Say Report Finding COVID Lab Leak ‘Extremely Unlikely’ Fell Short
Studying related coronaviruses in animals including horseshoe bats and pangolins revealed that "the presence of SARS-CoV-2 has not been detected through sampling and testing of bats or of wildlife across China," WHO team said. Keep Reading
Retiring CBP Trade Leader Confident in Agile Agency Making the Supply Chain Even Stronger
Executive Assistant Commissioner Brenda B. Smith said CBP will wait for policy guidance from the new administration on issues ranging from China to USMCA. Keep Reading
‘Climate-Proofing Our Security’ Critical at Sea and at Bases, Congress Hears
"In some cases, the U.S. will need to compete for influence where China is taking advantage of climate change to improve its military posture in the South China Sea or become the relief provider of first resort to vulnerable Pacific Island Nations," expert testifies. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: China’s Nuclear Weapons May Very Well Contain American Rare Earths
The country's window of opportunity to ensure its national, economic and technological security is closing — fast. Keep Reading
The Islamic State Stopped Talking About China
In July 2014, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the now-deceased leader of the Islamic State, named China first in a list of 20 countries and regions where “Muslims’ rights are forcibly seized.” Keep Reading
DHS Releases Strategic Action Plan to Confront Threats from China
Plan describes how the Department will continue to leverage the entire Homeland Security Enterprise to respond to the myriad threats posed by the Beijing regime to the American people. Keep Reading
CBP Issues Withhold Release Order on Seafood Harvested with Forced Labor by Lien Yi Hsing No. 12
The agency identified the following forced labor indicators through the course of its investigation: deception, withholding of wages, and debt bondage. Keep Reading
Sea Services ‘Must Operate More Assertively to Prevail’ in Face of China, Russia Threats, Says Joint Strategy
The new joint maritime strategy issued by the Coast Guard, Navy, and Marines calls China and Russia "the two most significant threats to this era of global peace and prosperity" and said the services must act "with urgency." Keep Reading
Mail Disruptions Loom as CBP Lags on Implementation of Opioid-Importation Law
"Applying alternative procedures may require burdensome and labor-intensive procedures" to screen incoming packages as the Postal Service looks to CBP "for guidance on whether it can afford remedial measures." Keep Reading
Coast Guard ‘Deeply Concerned’ by ‘Rising Strategic Risk’ to U.S. in Arctic, Ray Tells Senate
Russia's August live-fire military exercise in the Bering Sea that extended into the U.S. EEZ left the vice commandant "especially troubled" and was "not our best day with regards to doing our role to look after American fishermen." Keep Reading
New Report Assesses Illnesses Among U.S. Government Personnel and Their Families at Overseas Embassies
Government personnel and their families at the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba, in late 2016 and the U.S. consulate in Guangzhou, China, in early 2017 began suffering from a range of unusual — and in some cases suddenly occurring — symptoms. Keep Reading
DHS Issues Detention Order on Cotton Products Made by Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Using Prison Labor
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will detain shipments containing cotton and cotton products originating from the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC). Keep Reading
Former Raytheon Engineer Sentenced for Exporting Sensitive Military Related Technology to China
Wei Sun, 49, a Chinese national and naturalized citizen of the United States, was sentenced to 38 months in prison by District Court Judge Rosemary Marquez this week. Keep Reading
Is TikTok a Harmless App or a Threat to U.S. Security?
It bills itself as "the last sunny corner on the internet." 50 million Americans spend nearly an hour each day scrolling through a never-ending parade of short videos made by other users. Keep Reading
Why U.S. Wants to Send Coast Guard to the Seas Near China
A U.S. plan to steer Coast Guard vessels toward waters frequented by Chinese vessels will bulk up Washington’s resolve to contain Beijing’s maritime expansion without inviting a hot conflict, analysts believe. Keep Reading
Report: Government, Industry Must Quickly Counter China’s Maritime Dominance
Last year China had 1,291 ocean-going ships under construction while the U.S. was only building eight. Keep Reading
CBP Issues First Forced Labor Finding Since 1996
CBP determined that stevia extracts and derivatives produced using convict, forced, or indentured labor by Inner Mongolia Hengzheng Group Baoanzhao Agriculture, Industry, and Trade Co., Ltd. (Baoanzhao) are being, or are likely to be, imported into the United States in violation of 19 U.S.C. 1307. Keep Reading