“Havana Syndrome” is the term given to an illness that first surfaced among more than 40 U.S. Embassy staff in Havana, Cuba, beginning in 2016. Since then, at least a dozen U.S. diplomats at the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou suffered symptoms “consistent with the effects of directed, pulsed, radiofrequency energy." Keep Reading
Request includes $131 million "to support diverse, innovative, and community-driven methods to prevent domestic terrorism while respecting civil rights and liberties," and supporting "critical research on the root causes of radicalization and enhanced community outreach." Keep Reading
Criswell, who was appointed commissioner of the New York City Emergency Management Department in 2019, was nominated as the next FEMA administrator on Feb. 22. Keep Reading
Monaco, approved by a vote of 98-2, will oversee a vast portfolio encompassing criminal and national security investigations, as well as all U.S. Attorney's Offices across 94 districts. Keep Reading
The letter calls for the federal government to lead and promulgate clear and consistent safety standards that apply across the entire aviation industry. Keep Reading
Mayorkas' confirmation was delayed by a Republican hold on his nomination. Shortly after the 56-43 vote, it took Vice President Kamala Harris about 90 seconds to swear in the new DHS secretary at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Keep Reading
During the Obama administration, Haines served as Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor from 2015-2017, during which time she led the National Security Council’s (NSC) Deputies Committee. Keep Reading
The DHS secretary nominee told senators that when he served as deputy secretary and visited with Border Patrol at headquarters and in the field he was told "we need a diverse approach to border security." Keep Reading
Two top security officials in Congress were poised to lose their jobs over the embarrassing and deadly security breach of the Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters. Keep Reading
President Trump's deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger resigned Wednesday, and former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney quit as special envoy to Northern Ireland. Keep Reading
The announcement came shortly after Wolf issued a statement this morning decrying the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and declaring that "we now see some supporters of the President using violence as a means to achieve political end." Keep Reading
The Republican-led Senate on Friday joined the House in overriding President Donald Trump’s veto of a $740 billion defense policy bill. Keep Reading
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
The bill would require private sector groups providing devices to the federal government to notify agencies if the internet-connected device has a vulnerability that could leave the government open to attacks. Keep Reading
In 2015, Congress required federal civilian agencies to implement cybersecurity best practices, like data encryption and two-factor authentication. The agencies, however, have the ability to issue themselves blanket, indefinite waivers for these cybersecurity measures. Keep Reading
Currently, Congress has granted exclusive and limited authority to detect and take down drones to only the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, and Department of Energy. Keep Reading
Carlo Di Padova, age 61, was indicted for sending a letter from the Auburn Correctional Facility, addressed to a United States Senator, containing a white powdery substance and a message stating that Di Padova planned to have someone shoot the Senator in the head. Keep Reading
The data breach the Department of Veterans Affairs announced exposed personal information for 46,000 veterans, but it also hit several thousand community care providers that supplement the agency’s medical program. Keep Reading
"If I don't get an immunity response the vaccine is not going to protect me. This face mask will. So I do want to keep asking the American public to take the responsibility." Keep Reading
If there is a reason to have hope that agencies actually are addressing outdated and potentially risky mission-critical systems, the five agencies that answered the call from Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) provided a little optimism. Keep Reading