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Homeland Security

Expanded Forensics Lab Will Help ICE Keep Pace With Evolving Threats, Director Says

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, July 20th, 2016

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Expanded Forensics Lab Will Help ICE Keep Pace With Evolving Threats, Director Says

Document examiner at Immigration and Customs Enforcement Forensics Laboratory. Photo: ICE

McLEAN, Va.—A recently completed expansion and upgrade of a forensics laboratory operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will help the agency better support its front line agents and other law enforcers as well as keep pace with increasingly sophisticated threats, the ICE official oversees the lab said on Wednesday at the grand re-opening of the facility.There has been a proliferation of technology that makes it easier for criminals and other adversaries that is “readily available at their fingertips that…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

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Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]