Biden Increasing Share of Federal Contracts to Small Disadvantaged Businesses
Biden said in his remarks at the Tulsa race massacre commemoration that "small businesses are the engines of our economy and the glue of our communities." Keep Reading
FEMA Gets Injection of Disaster Mitigation Funds as Active Storm, Wildfire Seasons Loom
The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1. NOAA said it expects three to five major hurricanes this season. Keep Reading
Coronavirus
Intelligence Community ‘Aggressively’ Trying to Determine Which COVID-19 Origin Scenario Is More Likely
Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Strategic Communications Amanda Schoch confirmed Thursday that the IC didn't yet have enough information to pick lab accident or transmission from animals to humans. Keep Reading
Biden Lauds Coast Guard Academy’s Diversity Milestones, Pandemic Fortitude at Commencement
President tells graduates that "with this generation of graduates of new ensigns in the United States Coast Guard who have volunteered to serve our country, I’ve never been more optimistic about our future." Keep Reading
Ronald Davis Nominated to be Director of U.S. Marshals Service
Davis served in the Obama Administration as the Director of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). Keep Reading
ISIS Magazine Declares ‘Senile Crusader’ Biden an Enemy Citing Career, Beau’s Service in Iraq
Terror group publication also calls "the attack on Capitol Hill - the temple of western democracy... disgraceful as it could ever be" and vows "the worst is yet to come" with America in an "ever fragile state." Keep Reading
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Challenges for the Biden Administration
“Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose,” goes the famous 19th-century epigram by Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Keep Reading
Biden Notifies Congress That National Emergency on the Border Is Over
Trump initially declared a national emergency two years ago to bypass a congressional standoff over funding the project and divert military construction funds to the wall. Keep Reading
Biden Rolls Back Immigration Policies, Forms Task Force to Fix Border Family Separations
Biden vows to provide "safe and orderly processing of asylum seekers" who arrive at the U.S. border. Keep Reading
Breaking Down Joe Biden’s $10B Cybersecurity ‘Down Payment’
President Joe Biden laid out a series of cybersecurity initiatives last week at his inauguration, including earmarking $10 billion for various cybersecurity defense initiatives. Those included hiring key security personnel to support for the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Keep Reading
Coronavirus
Biden Unveils COVID-19 Strategy, Vows Science Will Lead Response
White House establishing COVID-19 Response Office to coordination implementation of the strategy across federal agencies. Keep Reading
Biden Tells WHO That U.S. Will Not Withdraw from Organization
Former President Trump announced in May that the U.S. would pull out of WHO because it "failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms." Keep Reading
White House Announces Acting Agency Heads
These individuals, nearly all of whom are career civil servants, will temporarily lead federal agencies while Cabinet nominees continue moving through the confirmation process. Keep Reading
Biden to Nominate Former Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as First Latino to Lead DHS
Mayorkas would also be the first immigrant in the role and served as director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Keep Reading
Biden Can Quickly Reverse Many of Trump’s Immigration Policies, Experts Say; Others Will Be More Complicated
It took less than a half hour after the presidential election was called for President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday before Krish O’Mara Vignarajah tweeted her thoughts on what she expected from the incoming administration. Keep Reading
Former Republican National Security Officials Say Trump Is ‘Dangerously Unfit’ to Serve Second Term
Former national security officials who served in the Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Trump administrations have publicly supported Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, despite recognizing policy differences. Keep Reading