Homeland Security

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week introduced a bill that would direct the Coast Guard to study deploying unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) it uses on its fleet of […]

U.S. defense companies, in particular those working with Israeli companies, should be alert for potential malicious activities being committed by Iranian entities, U.S. government agencies warned on Monday. The warning […]

The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate this year is hosting a technology challenge for vendors to test their capabilities to remotely verify the authenticity of identity […]

Following a lengthy session Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee approved its version of the Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, sending the $66.4 billion bill to the full House […]

The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on Monday evening approved a $66.4 billion discretionary budget for the Department of Homeland Security in fiscal year 2026, 4 percent above the Trump […]

House appropriators on Sunday evening released a proposed funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security that would hack 35 percent from the Coast Guard’s troubled Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) […]

The Coast Guard has some, but not enough, capacity for countering drone threats to the homeland from maritime approaches, the acting commandant of the service said last week. The Coast […]

After construction was halted on last one of 11 National Security Cutters (NSCs) last fall, the Coast Guard and shipbuilder HII [HII] have agreed to end construction after 10 ships […]

The Coast Guard’s newly acquired commercial icebreaker departed the shipyard June 3 on its maiden voyage, the service said on Wednesday. The Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21) was acquired […]

A new blueprint that restructures the Coast Guard’s organization also puts a focus on technology advancement, directing the service to develop an integrated sensor and command and control network that […]