Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security Department
The Senate voted to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections. Congress – Federal News Network
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Bill to fund Homeland Security fails again as concern grows about airport lines
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Read More...Preparing for looming national cyber security threats in 2026 and beyond
The only constant in cyber security is change. And as we enter a new year, this is particularly true when examining the increasingly challenging global threat landscape. Cyber threats that were once isolated and opportunistic have evolved into powerful tools of national strategy, deployed by foreign governments, criminal organizations and ideological groups. Check Point Technology’s new report, “Threats to the Homeland: Cyber Operations Targeting US Government and Critical Infrastructure,” analyzes the shifting nature of cyber threats and offers measures to future-proof defenses against attacks that are only growing in scope…
Read More...Battles Are Raging Inside the Department of Homeland Security
This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared before a bank of television cameras in Washington, D.C., on Saturday night to blame the man who had been shot to death by federal agents in Minneapolis that morning for his own death, claiming without evidence that he had intended “to kill law enforcement” and had been “brandishing” a weapon. Behind her stood the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, Rodney Scott, sending a silent message of…
Read More...CISA names cyber policy vet to lead infrastructure security division
A longtime federal official is now leading the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s infrastructure security division. CISA announced Tuesday that Steve Casapulla has been appointed executive assistant director for infrastructure security. Casapulla had been serving as interim assistant director for the National Risk Management Center and acting chief strategy officer. He previously served as director for critical infrastructure cybersecurity in the Office of the National Cyber Director. Casapulla had also spent 13 years at CISA and its predecessor, the Department of Homeland Security’s National Protection and Programs Directorate. “I’m honored…
Read More...Trump welcomes Philippine president to discuss trade, security
President Trump greeted Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House Tuesday to discuss their countries’ relationship. The Washington Times stories: White House
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