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SAFER SKIES Comment Period Closes as Agencies Build State and Local Counter-Drone Certification Pipeline

SAFER SKIES Comment Period Closes as Agencies Build State and Local Counter-Drone Certification Pipeline

WASHINGTON — The public comment window on the interim final rules implementing the SAFER SKIES Act closed September 4, moving the most significant expansion of domestic drone mitigation authority since 2018 out of the drafting stage and into an implementation problem measured in training slots,… [Read more.]

Brief: Global Leadership Decline Opens Door for China

Brief: Global Leadership Decline Opens Door for China

As the trade fight between China and the United States continues, David Mulford, former U.S. ambassador to India took a longer-term view of in a recent [Read more.]

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Decades in Perspective: Asymmetric Threats and Diplomatic Extraction Lessons

Decades in Perspective: Asymmetric Threats and Diplomatic Extraction Lessons

Four decades following the watershed seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, counter-terrorism strategists, special operations planners, and diplomatic security directors continue to dissect the operational lessons tha... [Read more.]

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A New, Broader Understanding of the Nature of War

A New, Broader Understanding of the Nature of War

Carl von Clausewitz famously wrote that war is the continuation of politics by other means. In the modern era of hybrid warfare and gray-zone confrontation, that aphorism must be inverted:… [Read more.]

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FY2027 Defense Authorization Bill Authorizes Surge Funding for Integrated Air and Missile Defense

FY2027 Defense Authorization Bill Authorizes Surge Funding for Integrated Air and Missile Defense

Aug 20, 2026
Space Development Agency Tranche 1 Tracking Satellites Achieve Initial Operational Capability

Space Development Agency Tranche 1 Tracking Satellites Achieve Initial Operational Capability

Feb 18, 2025

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CISA Issues First Dedicated Guidance on Cyber Decoys as Defenders Confront Living-off-the-Land Intrusions

CISA Issues First Dedicated Guidance on Cyber Decoys as Defenders Confront Living-off-the-Land Intrusions

Sep 18, 2026
Department of Energy and FERC Enforce Mandatory Geomagnetic and EMP Standards for Bulk Power System

Department of Energy and FERC Enforce Mandatory Geomagnetic and EMP Standards for Bulk Power System

May 19, 2026

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Border Patrol Field-Tests Quadruped Unmanned Ground Vehicles in Rugged Southwest Corridors

Border Patrol Field-Tests Quadruped Unmanned Ground Vehicles in Rugged Southwest Corridors

Feb 12, 2026
DHS Science & Technology Directorate Evaluates Machine-Learning Anomaly Detection at Land Borders

DHS Science & Technology Directorate Evaluates Machine-Learning Anomaly Detection at Land Borders

May 16, 2024

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DHS Directs Interagency Exclusion of Foreign-Manufactured Drones and Video Surveillance Equipment

DHS Directs Interagency Exclusion of Foreign-Manufactured Drones and Video Surveillance Equipment

Nov 18, 2025
DHS Previews Priorities for Upcoming Quadrennial Homeland Security Review

DHS Previews Priorities for Upcoming Quadrennial Homeland Security Review

Sep 15, 2022

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Quarter-Century in Review: The Evolution of Asymmetric Threats and the Future of Homeland Security

Quarter-Century in Review: The Evolution of Asymmetric Threats and the Future of Homeland Security

WASHINGTON — Twenty-five years following the cataclysmic attacks of September 11, 2001, the foundational doctrines of American homeland security have fundamentally transformed from physical counter-terrorism… [Read more.]

FY2027 Defense Authorization Bill Authorizes Surge Funding for Integrated Air and Missile Defense

FY2027 Defense Authorization Bill Authorizes Surge Funding for Integrated Air and Missile Defense

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan leaders on the House and Senate Armed Services Committees have finalized the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act, adding $4.8 billion in surge… [Read more.]

Department of Energy and FERC Enforce Mandatory Geomagnetic and EMP Standards for Bulk Power System

Department of Energy and FERC Enforce Mandatory Geomagnetic and EMP Standards for Bulk Power System

WASHINGTON — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation have finalized binding reliability standards requiring electric transmission utilities to install… [Read more.]

TSA and FAA Issue Mandatory Counter-Drone Detection and Tracking Requirements for Class-I Airports

TSA and FAA Issue Mandatory Counter-Drone Detection and Tracking Requirements for Class-I Airports

WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration have finalized binding technical standards mandating passive radio-frequency and radar counter-drone surveillance grids at… [Read more.]

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