Author: Sandra Sadek

Senior National Security & Geopolitical Reporter for Homeland411.

International Air Transport Association and CBP Expand Touchless Biometric Corridor Deployment

By Sandra Sadek | In Top411, Transportation | September 24, 2025

GENEVA — The International Air Transport Association and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have announced the expansion of the global "One ID" touchless travel standard across 45 international departure terminals, enabling seamless biom... [Read more.]

Post-Quantum Cryptography: NIST Standards Trigger Interagency Encryption Migration Roadmap

By Sandra Sadek | In Cybersecurity, Top411 | January 22, 2025

WASHINGTON — Following the publication of finalized Federal Information Processing Standards for post-quantum encryption, the White House Office of Management and Budget has directed all federal civilian departments to initiate binding a... [Read more.]

Data Analysis: CBP One Digital Scheduling and Orderly Processing Metrics at Land Ports

By Sandra Sadek | In Immigration, Top411 | September 18, 2024

EL PASO, Texas — An in-depth quantitative analysis of eighteen months of operational data from the CBP One mobile application reveals a major shift toward scheduled, biometric processing at Southwest land ports of entry. [Read more.]

Operation Prosperity Guardian: Coalition Task Force Shields International Maritime Transit

By Sandra Sadek | In International, Top411 | January 26, 2024

MANAMA, Bahrain — Amid persistent missile and drone strikes targeting commercial container traffic in the southern Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb Strait, the United States and allied naval forces have mobilized Operation Prosperity Guardian t... [Read more.]

Congressional Leaders Advance Reauthorization of Federal Counter-UAS Authorities

By Sandra Sadek | In Top411, Transportation | November 29, 2023

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan leaders on the House and Senate Homeland Security Committees have introduced comprehensive legislation to reauthorize and significantly expand federal counter-drone authorities before existing statutory provisions... [Read more.]

NIST Selects First Quantum-Resistant Encryption Algorithms for Federal Migration

By Sandra Sadek | In Industry News, Top411 | July 28, 2022

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Following a grueling six-year international competition, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has chosen the first four post-quantum cryptographic algorithms, setting the stage for the most extensive re-... [Read more.]

Quad Summit Solidifies Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness Framework

By Sandra Sadek | In International, Top411 | September 21, 2021

WASHINGTON — Leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue—the United States, India, Japan, and Australia—have convened at the White House, announcing a landmark multilateral initiative to track illicit maritime activity and preserve fr... [Read more.]

Operation Allies Welcome: DHS Coordinates Interagency Screening and Vetting

By Sandra Sadek | In Immigration, Top411 | August 27, 2021

WASHINGTON — In the wake of the historic military airlift from Kabul, President Biden has designated the Department of Homeland Security as the lead federal agency directing Operation Allies Welcome, overseeing the comprehensive vetting ... [Read more.]

CISA Issues Guidance on Securing Remote Access and Critical Infrastructure Networks

By Sandra Sadek | In Cybersecurity, Top411 | May 18, 2020

ARLINGTON, Va. — With millions of federal personnel and defense contractors shifting abruptly to telework architectures, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an urgent technical alert warning of widespread scan... [Read more.]

Brief: Global Leadership Decline Opens Door for China

By Sandra Sadek | In International, Top411 | August 12, 2019

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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