Homeland Security
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Moves Closer To Acquiring Commercial Polar Icebreaker
The Coast Guard last Friday said it plans to negotiate with Offshore Service Vessels, LLC, to acquire a commercially available icebreaker to help meet its short-term needs for more polar […]
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CyberCoast Guard Sees Cyber Vulnerabilities In Chinese-Built Port Cranes But No Signs Of Malware
Chinese-made ship-to-shore cranes being used at U.S. seaports have built-in design vulnerabilities, but Coast Guard inspections of these assets have not uncovered any evidence of tampering or malware, a service […]
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Homeland SecurityGAO Outlines Ongoing Challenges With Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol And Polar Cutters
The Coast Guard’s top two shipbuilding acquisitions continue to suffer from design challenges, raising the potential for further delays and cost increases, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says in a […]
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Biden Extends Cybersecurity Regulations To Maritime Critical Infrastructure
President Biden on Tuesday directed the Department of Homeland Security to impose new cybersecurity requirements on owners and operators of maritime infrastructure in the U.S. to further strengthen the nation’s […]
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CyberCISA Solicits For Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Platform
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday issued a solicitation for a new cybersecurity threat intelligence (CTI) platform to improve the collection, analysis, collaboration, and support for federal […]
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InternationalCut Off Of Military Assistance To Ukraine Not Affecting Cyber Support, Easterly Says
Despite the ongoing stoppage of U.S. military aid to Ukraine in that country’s defense against Russia’s invasion, the U.S. government continues to support Ukraine’s cybersecurity capabilities, a senior Department of […]
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CongressSenate Considers Foreign Aid Bill Without Border Provisions, House Vote On Israel Aid Fails
A day after the House failed to pass its standalone Israel aid bill, the Senate was unable to move forward on its national security supplemental and is now set to […]
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BudgetSenate Supplemental Would Rearrange Biden Administration’s Border Security Tech Spending
The Senate’s proposed supplemental bill that would fund continued military, security and other assistance for Ukraine and Israel also includes $758.5 million in acquisition and deployment appropriations to help secure […]
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Homeland SecurityEstablishment of Software Liability Framework a CISA Priority, Director Says
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly said on Jan. 31 that she favors the establishment of a liability framework to encourage software companies to ensure that their products […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyIncreasing Use Of Unmanned Systems Creates Greater Domain Awareness And Demand To Exploit Data, Fagan Says
Last year, the U.S. Coast Guard began receiving regular data and information from unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. While the data provided the service more […]