Richard Amburgey was recently named Chief Security Officer for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). It’s the first time that the agency has had someone within the CSO role. What is his main focus in his new role and what are his initial priorities over the next six months?
Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia were high-performers on a three-tier measure of states’ preparedness to protect the public’s health during an emergency, according to a report by Trust for America’s Health (TFAH).
Boston Logan International Airport now has new technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight information in near real time.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has selected the University of Nebraska Omaha to lead a consortium of U.S. academic institutions and other partners for a new Center of Excellence (COE) for Terrorism Prevention and Counterterrorism Research (TPCR).
Legislation introduced by representatives from the House Committee on Homeland Security would authorize a new grant program at DHS to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities on state and local government networks.
Internet-enabled crimes and scams show no signs of letting up, according to data released by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in its 2019 Internet Crime Report.
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