At a December Homeland Security Committee hearing, Chairman Mike McCaul (R-Texas) suggested the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) switch as soon as possible from X-ray scanners to computed tomography (CT) technology at airport checkpoints. The benefits of such a rapid switch would undoubtedly allow screeners at passenger checkpoints to better scan stuffed bags and packages, while […]
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Russian-Based Software Company Sues DHS Over Ban
Kaspersky Lab Inc. is suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for banning its products from all U.S. government departments in September due to suspicions over its close connection to Russian government entities. The complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia yesterday says Kaspersky, under the Administrative Procedure Act, is filing […]
Trump Talks Tough; Introduces New National Security Strategy
President Donald Trump outlined his new National Security Strategy in a speech Monday, touting administration successes from defense to jobs and outlining his plans for the country’s national security future. The strategy is built on four pillars, or national interests. These include: “Protect the homeland, the American People, and American way of life; promote American […]
DHS Year-End Stats Set Markers for Immigration, Border Enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) touted the lowest illegal border crossing level on record when it released end-of-year Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) statistics Dec. 5. ICE and CBP numbers provided a glimpse of Donald Trump’s first year in office and set markers for the future on how […]
Elaine Duke Discusses New DHS Counter-WMD Office
The deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) emphasized the real and evolving chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threat as she discussed DHS’s new Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) office Wednesday. Speaking at Hudson Institute in Washington, Elaine Duke emphasized that terrorist groups and rogue states are working to employ CBRN […]