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Pulling Back the Curtain on China’s Military-Civil Fusion

Pulling Back the Curtain on China’s Military-Civil...

China is rapidly expanding its military use of artificial intelligence by drawing on both long-standing defense contractors and a new wave of private companies and universities. State-owned enterprises still dominate…

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Research Needs for a Secure and Prosperous Arctic

Research Needs for a Secure and Prosperous Arctic

The Arctic is emerging as both a strategic frontier and a rapidly changing environment, requiring research that strengthens U.S. security, communities, energy resilience, and economic stability. With Alaska’s vast natural…

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Executive Order 14343: Further Exclusions From the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program

Executive Order 14343: Further Exclusions From the...

Executive Order (14343) expands exclusions from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program to strengthen U.S. national security. It designates specific agencies and subdivisions—including NASA, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, and…

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Illicit Fentanyl

Illicit Fentanyl

Fentanyl remains the leading cause of overdose deaths in the U.S., with DHS at the forefront of efforts to intercept the deadly drug at borders and within the country. From 2021…

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Countering Chinese State-Sponsored Actors Compromise of Networks Worldwide to Feed Global Espionage System

Countering Chinese State-Sponsored Actors...

A joint cybersecurity advisory reveals how Chinese state-sponsored actors have been compromising networks worldwide, including telecom, transportation, and military infrastructure. These advanced persistent threat (APT) groups exploit known vulnerabilities, modify…

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Establishment of Joint Interagency Task Force 401

Establishment of Joint Interagency Task Force 401

The Department of Defense has established Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401) to centralize and accelerate efforts to counter small unmanned aircraft systems (C-sUAS). This new task force replaces…

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Border Security

Border Security

A new GAO report highlights challenges DHS faces in managing border facilities for individuals held in short-term custody. Between 2019 and 2024, CBP spent over $4 billion operating temporary soft-sided…

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Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)

Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of...

This memorandum outlines new Justice Department guidelines for investigating and enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) following Executive Order 14209. It directs prosecutors to pause new cases except in…

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Cyber Storm IX

Cyber Storm IX

Cyber Storm IX is the Department of Homeland Security’s premier national cyber exercise, bringing together federal, state, local, private sector, and international partners to test and strengthen cyber incident response.…

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Executive Order 14336: Ensuring American Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Resilience by Filling the Strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Reserve

Executive Order 14336: Ensuring American...

Executive Order 14336 focuses on strengthening America’s pharmaceutical resilience by building a Strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Reserve (SAPIR). It highlights the need to stockpile key drug components, especially APIs for…

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18 GHz Band Report

18 GHz Band Report

The NTIA, NASA, and Department of Defense completed a study on the 18.1–18.6 GHz spectrum to support growing needs for space-to-space communications. This work follows the 2023 World Radiocommunication Conference,…

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Executive Order 14335: Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry

Executive Order 14335: Enabling Competition in the...

The United States is pushing to strengthen its leadership in the commercial space industry by streamlining regulations and fostering innovation. This executive order directs federal agencies to remove barriers for…

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Executive Order 14333: Declaring a Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia

Executive Order 14333: Declaring a Crime Emergency...

The President has declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C., citing record-high rates of homicides, robberies, and vehicle thefts that now outpace every state in the nation. This escalation, officials…

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Executive Order 14334: Further Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates To Reflect Ongoing Discussions With the People’s Republic of China

Executive Order 14334: Further Modifying...

The President has extended the suspension of certain tariffs on imports from China, following ongoing trade discussions aimed at addressing reciprocity and national security concerns. This move builds on earlier…

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National Strategy on Microelectronics Research

National Strategy on Microelectronics Research

The amended National Strategy on Microelectronics Research highlights the urgent need to strengthen U.S. leadership in semiconductor innovation and manufacturing. It outlines priorities for advancing next-generation microelectronics, fostering collaboration between…

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