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. Keep Reading
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. Keep Reading
To help employees discover and achieve their definition of success during tumultuous times, leaders must better understand their people and what motivates each one of them. Keep Reading
CISA is establishing the JCDC to integrate unique cyber capabilities across multiple federal agencies, many state and local governments, and countless private sector entities to achieve shared objectives. Keep Reading
Coleman previously held the role as an interim from 2017 to 2018 and was a special assistant to the office from 2013 to 2016. Keep Reading
National Security Agency Deputy Director George Barnes discussed NSA’s role within the nation’s shared response to future malicious cyber activities during Thursday’s Annapolis Cybersecurity Summit. Keep Reading
Exposures may result from industrial or transportation accidents, from unintended contamination of products or from deliberate chemical releases. Keep Reading
The threat of explosives reaching the United States via air cargo is significant. Terrorists have attempted to use air cargo shipments to smuggle concealed explosives into the United States previously, and will continue to do so. Keep Reading
Biden picked Ur Jaddou, who led the Biden transition team reviewing DHS, in April to lead USCIS. She was most recently director of DHS Watch, a project of America’s Voice, and is an adjunct professor of law at American University, Washington College of Law and counsel at Potomac Law Group, PLLC. Keep Reading
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. Keep Reading
Gratefulness creates inner peace that extends to compassion, harmony, and positivity in the workplace, all of which leads to more fulfilled, productive employees. Keep Reading
My mother was killed by COVID-19, and with the delta surge I’m grasping for the right words that could change one reticent person’s mind on the reality of COVID, the severity of COVID, and especially the need to get vaccinated. Keep Reading
Bill Valdez is a former career member of the Senior Executive Service at the Department of Energy and past president of the Senior Executives Association. Erik Hooks was appointed by the governor of North Carolina as the secretary of public safety and the state’s homeland security advisor. Keep Reading
“We’re mandating vaccines for Title 38 employees because it’s the best way to keep Veterans safe, especially as the Delta variant spreads across the country,” McDonough said. Keep Reading
Ongoing conflicts in different parts of the country, state-facilitated starvation, fresh nationwide anti-government uprisings – and the Horn of Africa nation is once again in mayhem and the future is dreadfully uncertain. Keep Reading
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. Keep Reading
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. Keep Reading
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) did not always protect traveler data from cybersecurity risks, despite a responsibility to do so. Keep Reading
In recent years, some U.S. citizens have claimed they were mistakenly identified as foreign nationals and detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or held by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on immigration charges. Keep Reading
Between February 2019 and April 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued generally accurate “notices to appear” (NTA) to migrant detainees to initiate the migrant’s removal proceeding, although some inconsistency was found. Keep Reading