DHS OIG Issued 30 Reports in 6-Month Period, 51 Cases Accepted for Prosecution
Investigations include a DHS employee who left sensitive documentation on a commercial airliner, a DHS OIG manager who allegedly committed insurance fraud. Keep Reading
OIG Report: DHS Needs Training Upgrades to Hire 15,000 Border Patrol, ICE Agents
The OIG found that the two current CBP and ICE training facilities were aging and needed remodeling and support from the construction of new facilities. Keep Reading
PDRI Wins Contract to Create and Manage DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Program
The Arlington, Va.-based company also announced that it will work with subcontractors Booz Allen Hamilton, HumRRO and IBM Talent Management Solutions in the development of the initiative. Keep Reading
DHS Testing Tech with Contractors in Houston Hazmat Scenario
“Today’s first responders must have advanced technology to communicate and provide situational awareness as they face dangerous and evolving threats,” said Acting Undersecretary Bryan. Keep Reading
Trump: Nielsen Needs to Get Tougher on Border
As speculation has circulated the past few weeks that Nielsen is on her way out, the president said without specifics that he was looking at replacing up to five members of his cabinet. Keep Reading
Electronic Navigational Charts Team Honored for Excellence
Affecting nearly 10,000 vessels, the Coast Guard estimates the electronic charts allowance will save the maritime industry more than 450,000 hours and $30.5 million a year over 10 years. Keep Reading
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Applauds Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act Passage
The bill reorganizes DHS’ National Protection and Programs Directorate into a new agency with the mission of being the federal security leader for cyber and physical infrastructure. Keep Reading
Brian Harrell Named DHS Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection
Harrell is a senior fellow at The George Washington University Center for Cyber & Homeland Security, where he provides insight and analysis. Keep Reading
Homeland Security Leaders Say They’re Ready to ‘Ensure Every Vote Is Counted and Counted Correctly’
"At this time we have no indication of compromise of our nation’s election infrastructure that would prevent voting, change vote counts, or disrupt the ability to tally votes." Keep Reading
Foreign Influence Ops Are Adapting to U.S. Defenses, DHS Chief Says
"What they are doing now is they will take otherwise legitimate content by a non-nation-state actor, and then they will amplify it in a way to continue that conversation." Keep Reading
