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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...
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Operation Allies Welcome: DHS Coordinates Interagency Screening and Vetting
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 ...
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DoD Field-Tests High-Energy Laser and Microwave Counter-UAS Prototypes for Base Defense
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. — The Pentagon’s Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office has concluded a rigorous live-fire demonstration of high-energy laser and high-power microwave systems designed to defend military installat...
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Pipeline Ransomware Attack Prompts Binding TSA Cybersecurity Directives
WASHINGTON — The catastrophic ransomware attack that forced the shutdown of the 5,500-mile Colonial Pipeline has spurred the Department of Homeland Security to issue unprecedented mandatory cybersecurity directives for critical oil and n...
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TSA Expands Credential Authentication Technology and Digital ID Integration
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Transportation Security Administration has deployed more than 1,500 Credential Authentication Technology units across 125 domestic airports, marking a major transformation in how airport checkpoints verify passenger ...
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CISA Issues Emergency Directive 21-01 Confronting Federal Supply Chain Intrusion
WASHINGTON — In only the fifth emergency directive in its history, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has ordered all federal civilian agencies to immediately disconnect and power down network instances running SolarWin...
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DoD Accelerates Hypersonic Glide Body Testing and Industrial Base Sourcing
KAUAI, Hawaii — The Department of Defense has achieved a decisive flight milestone for the Common Hypersonic Glide Body, advancing joint Army and Navy development programs aimed at fielding operational prompt-strike capabilities by 2023.
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CBP Expands Autonomous Surveillance Tower Procurement Along Southwest Border
TUCSON, Ariz. — In a major technological milestone for border enforcement, U.S. Border Patrol has officially designated Autonomous Surveillance Towers as an acquisition Program of Record, greenlighting the deployment of hundreds of solar...
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CBP Expands Multi-Energy Portal Non-Intrusive Inspection at Commercial Land Ports
EL PASO, Texas — Customs and Border Protection has accelerated the installation of high-throughput drive-through non-intrusive inspection portals across primary cargo lanes, aiming to dramatically scale vehicle scanning rates along the U...
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CISA Issues Guidance on Securing Remote Access and Critical Infrastructure Networks
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...
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