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Kylie Bielby

Kylie Bielby has 765 articles published.

Kylie Bielby has more than 20 years' experience in reporting and editing a wide range of security topics, covering geopolitical and policy analysis to international and country-specific trends and events. Before joining GTSC's Homeland Security Today staff, she was an editor and contributor for Jane's, and a columnist and managing editor for security and counter-terror publications.

Unruly Passenger Incidents Skyrocket, Proposed Civil Penalties Reach $1 Million in 2021

Since Jan. 1, 2021, the FAA has received approximately 3,889 reports of unruly behavior by passengers, including about 2,867 reports of passengers refusing to comply with the federal facemask mandate. The number of unruly passenger incidents subject to enforcement investigations has skyrocketed and are currently almost twice the previous peak.

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TSA Needs Your Vote to Find the Cutest Canine!

Voting is underway in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) 2021 Cutest Canine contest and the public is invited to help the agency select which of its working canine is most deserving of this title. 

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An Unstable World – What the IPCC Report Means for the Security Community

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Let’s not forget that the military and security sectors are often the first responders to environmental crises. As they struggle to manage multiple and parallel issues, the burden could limit their ability to meet any one challenge. 

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Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials warn that boarding a plane with a loaded firearm is asking for trouble amid a spike in unruly behavior incidents.

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CBP Officers Seize Currency from Palestine and Jamaica Bound Travelers

The consequences for violating U.S. currency reporting laws are severe; officers seize the traveler’s currency, and travelers potentially face criminal charges.

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Questions Asked After the U.K.’s Deadliest Shooting Incident in Over a Decade

Jake Davison was a self-described incel and a licensed firearm holder, the circumstances of which will now be subject to full, independent investigation and scrutiny because the license and firearm had only recently been returned to him after both were confiscated.

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OIG Finds TSA Did Not Assess Explosives Detection Canine Team Program for Surface Transportation Security

OIG reports that TSA has developed a deployment strategy based on risk for its explosives detection canine teams to airports, however there is no such strategy for surface transportation.

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OIG: CBP Must Improve Aviation Fleet Acquisition Management

A new report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) says continued oversight and effective guidance is required to prevent aviation acquisitions taking longer to deliver, at a greater cost, and without needed capabilities.

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GAO Slams DHS for Failing to Recognize Deteriorating Threat Environment that Led to Capitol Attack

The Department of Homeland Security has been condemned by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for its inflexibility and failure to designate January 6, 2021 as a special event.

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Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections

Last week was a busy one for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers around the United States as travelers return to airports and many are still not heeding advice on traveling with firearms. 

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OIG Audit Finds Security Risks Remain for FAA Information Systems

FAA ATO sets categorization levels of low, moderate and high, based on how much of an impact a security breach of an information system would cause a “loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability.”

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TSA Officers at Nashville International Airport Stop Record Number of Firearms

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Nashville International Airport discovered 25 firearms at security checkpoints in July 2021, the highest monthly total on record for the airport.

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Marcus Coleman Sworn in as Director of DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Coleman previously held the role as an interim from 2017 to 2018 and was a special assistant to the office from 2013 to 2016.

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Epiq and TRX Win Phase II DHS Contracts for In-Building Coverage Analysis System

DHS is seeking a solution to the critical problem of achieving reliable emergency communications network coverage in buildings of various types and locations.

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Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have caught two guns in two days at Pittsburgh International Airport.

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Returning Foreign Fighter Pleads Guilty to Sharing Beheading Videos

The material that Aristidou is charged with disseminating includes Islamic State videos of beheadings and public executions. He is thought to have moved to Syria in 2015.

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