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Bridget Johnson

Bridget Johnson has 846 articles published.

Bridget Johnson is the Managing Editor for Homeland Security Today. A veteran journalist whose news articles and analyses have run in dozens of news outlets across the globe, Bridget first came to Washington to be online editor and a foreign policy writer at The Hill. Previously she was an editorial board member at the Rocky Mountain News and syndicated nation/world news columnist at the Los Angeles Daily News. Bridget is a senior fellow specializing in terrorism analysis at the Haym Salomon Center. She is a Senior Risk Analyst for Gate 15, a private investigator and a security consultant. She is an NPR on-air contributor and has contributed to USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, New York Observer, National Review Online, Politico, New York Daily News, The Jerusalem Post, The Hill, Washington Times, RealClearWorld and more, and has myriad television and radio credits including Al-Jazeera, BBC and SiriusXM.

Evanina: Combating China’s ‘Existential’ Cyber, Influence Threats Requires Post-9/11 Intensity

Eighty percent of U.S. adults have had all of their personal data stolen thanks to China’s “persistent and unending resources.”

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Mayorkas: ‘We Are Not Going to Lose’ at Border Amid Record Migration

Audio leaked by someone in the Border Patrol had DHS secretary telling agents in Texas that “we can’t continue like this, our people in the field can’t continue and our system isn’t built for it.”

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NTAS: More ‘Outbreaks of Violence’ Linked to 9/11, COVID, Disinformation May Strain Police

Extremists reaping guidance online including information on using IEDs and small arms in attacks.

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Coast Guard Vows ‘All-Hands-on-Deck’ Effort After Report Finds Minority Recruiting and Retention Shortfalls

All active-duty U.S. Coast Guard members have been encouraged to get involved with diversity activities “to help support the actions needed to improve our service” after RAND findings.

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CBP Team Wins Sammies People’s Choice Award for Stopping Products Made with Forced Labor

Executive Director Ana B. Hinojosa and Deputy Executive Director Eric Choy in the Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Directorate received the award for developing what CBP calls “a robust civil investigative program to identify forced labor in U.S. supply chains and take appropriate enforcement actions.”

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Al-Qaeda Tells Parties in America’s ‘Impending Civil War’ to Use Islamist Terror Guides

Video from the terror group tries to stoke “impending civil war” and religious violence against Catholic president.

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State Department Prioritizing Agility, AI in Holistic and Innovative Acquisition Strategy

Some of the “sharpest procurement outcomes,” Senior Procurement Executive Mike Derrios noted, emerge from strong relationships in which operators can maximize performance and industry can showcase their best products and services in the process.

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Coast Guard Details Cyber Actions to Protect Marine Transportation System in More Complex Environment

The vulnerability of the critical maritime sector to cyber attack along with an evolving threat landscape underscore the need to apply tested risk management principles to guarding the cyber domain, according to the service’s newly updated Cyber Strategic Outlook.

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CBP Must Improve Processes to Identify and Care for Migrants in Need of Medical Attention, OIG Says

Weaknesses in Customs and Border Protection policies, procedures, and oversight — along with training gaps — have left agents and officers challenged in spotting detainees who could be having medical emergencies and ensuring they receive needed care, according to an oversight report.

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Cyber Resilience Needed to Protect Power Grid from Intrusions That ‘Far Exceed’ U.S. Defenses

Adversaries are responding rapidly to cybersecurity standards developed in the open, sector leaders tell Congress.

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Governors Ask for Federal Help to Fight Huge Wildfires, Warn of Fuel Shortage Impacts

Biden acknowledges impact of “nationwide challenges of pandemic-related supply-chain disruptions” and COVID on wildfires.

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Merchant Marine Academy in ‘Disrepair’ as Supply Chain Weathers Record-High Ocean Freight

MARAD is investigating health and safety concerns at the academy, and participated in a recent roundtable with stakeholders from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to discuss port and supply chain congestion.

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CISA, NIST to Develop Cybersecurity Goals for Critical Infrastructure Control Systems

Biden also formally established the voluntary public-private partnership Industrial Control System Cybersecurity Initiative.

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With Groups Fueled by Drones and Gold, Terror in Africa Tops Concerns in UN Report

The “most striking development” in international terrorism during the first half of this year has been “the emergence of Africa as the region most affected by terrorism” in terms of casualties and successful growth of terror groups, said a recent report assessing the activity of al-Qaeda and ISIS.

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Coast Guard Mentoring Project Core Team Honored with Meritorious Team Commendation

The Coast Guard Mentoring Program began in May with innovative ways — in addition to the traditional one-on-one mentorships between junior and senior members — for service members to build relationships, get career support, and prepare for leadership roles.

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CWMD Office Looks to Enhance CBRN and Food Security Programs, Expand Outreach

“I feel like we’ve been in a full-scale exercise over the past year” as COVID slammed meatpacking industry, director says.

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Shifting Nature, Fluidity of Racially Motivated Violent Extremism Poses Unique Challenges for Justice Community

While experience fighting ISIS and al-Qaeda can be “directly relevant to countering REMVE, there are also significant differences that require new knowledge, approaches, strategies and tools.”

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U.S. Unveils Insights on China’s ‘Aggressive’ Cyber Ops, Assesses Blame for Microsoft Hack

Hackers “on the MSS payroll” made “a large ransom request made to an American company,” senior administration official said.

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