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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...
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Federal Evaluation Highlights Rapid Adoption of CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals
WASHINGTON — A comprehensive interagency progress assessment reveals that small and medium-sized critical infrastructure operators have achieved substantial improvements in baseline cyber hygiene by adopting CISA’s Cross-Sector Cybersecu...
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Data Analysis: CBP One Digital Scheduling and Orderly Processing Metrics at Land Ports
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.
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DoD National Defense Industrial Strategy Targets Onshore Microelectronics and Rare Earth Supply Chains
WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense has released its inaugural National Defense Industrial Strategy implementation roadmap, dedicating billions in capital grants to onshore critical semiconductor fabrication, advanced solid rocket mot...
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DHS Science & Technology Directorate Evaluates Machine-Learning Anomaly Detection at Land Borders
FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. — The DHS Science and Technology Directorate has concluded field evaluations of edge-deployed computer vision and machine-learning algorithms designed to automate anomaly detection across hundreds of remote border se...
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Executive Order Strengthens Maritime Cyber Defense and Domestic Port Gantry Crane Security
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has signed an Executive Order granting the U.S. Coast Guard sweeping new regulatory authorities to secure commercial maritime ports against foreign cyber espionage and potential physical sabotage targetin...
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Operation Prosperity Guardian: Coalition Task Force Shields International Maritime Transit
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...
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Congressional Leaders Advance Reauthorization of Federal Counter-UAS Authorities
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...
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Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter Program Accelerates Amid Great Power Arctic Competition
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — As melting polar ice opens new maritime transit lanes and natural resource access in the high north, the U.S. Coast Guard and shipyard partners are restructuring construction workflows for the Polar Security Cutter to...
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Joint Intelligence Bulletin Urges Enhanced Perimeter Hardening at Regional Electrical Substations
WASHINGTON — In the wake of high-profile ballistic assaults on electrical substations in North Carolina and the Pacific Northwest, federal law enforcement and energy regulators have issued a Joint Intelligence Bulletin urging electric ut...
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