From The Washington Post: Homeland Security secretary Jeh Johnson objected Monday to an article in The Washington Post that reported how high turnover and low morale are affecting his department’s ability to stay ahead of emerging threats. In a statement, Johnson said the story “is about the past and disregards the present” and focuses excessively […]
From The New York Times: The police in New York stepped up security on Wednesday in response to the possible threat of a terrorist attack in Times Square, even as officials cautioned that they had no information about specific plans against the city. Officers expanded their presence in Times Square and at mass transit sites […]
From The Hill: Lisa Monaco isn’t a household name, even in the Beltway, but she’s been a key player in President Obama’s drive to win congressional approval to arm and train Syria rebel groups in the fight against Islamic militants. As Obama’s homeland security and counter terrorism adviser, the 46-year-old has provided substantive expertise on […]
From The Chicago Tribune: Militants connected with radical group Islamic State were planning to behead a member of the public in Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Thursday, after hundreds of police raided homes in a sweeping counter-terrorism operation.
From USA Today: Six months after promising greater transparency and accountability when its agents use deadly force, Customs and Border Protection continues to struggle to deliver on both counts. Since 2004, Border Patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers have killed at least 46 people, including at least 15 Americans, while on duty. On […]
From The Hill: Lawmakers this week will focus on the threat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) members using western passports to enter the United States on commercial airline flights. The House Homeland Security Committee will meet on Wednesday to address the terrorism fears in a hearing that is titled “Worldwide Threats to […]
From The Washington Post: The Office of Personnel Management will not renew any of its contracts with USIS, the major Falls Church, Va., contractor that provides the bulk of background checks for federal security clearances and was the victim of a recent cyberattack, officials confirmed Tuesday evening. A spokeswoman for Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) said […]
From HSToday: Cybersecurity technologies developed at Sandia National Laboratories and at other federal labs “now stand a better chance of finding their way into the real world” trough the Department of Homeland Security’s Transition to Practice (TTP) program. DHS’s innovative TTP program, led by its Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), helps move federally funded cybersecurity […]
From The New York Times: Congress on Tuesday morning opened its first hearing into the federal government’s financing of military-style weaponry for local police departments, a response to last month’s violent clashes between protesters and the police in Ferguson, Mo. The congressional inquiry, along with a White House review, amounts to the most significant reconsideration […]
From The Washington Post: Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Monday that the “worst is over for now” in the immigration crisis along the southern border as the number of unaccompanied children apprehended entering the United States illegally dropped in August to its lowest level in 1 1/2 years.
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