The Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021 and the State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2021 will promote cybersecurity on the national, state and local levels.

Joel Thacker, fire safety and security professional, has been named the new Executive Director of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.

Georgetown University's Center on Privacy & Technology released a report detailing facial recognition technology use and driver's license searches conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE).

The U.S. federal government has released a list of recommendations for counter-drone security measures and legislation at the national level.

Tom Patterson, cybersecurity expert and author, has joined the Board of Directors at Secured Communications.

U.S. President Joe Biden announced a state of national emergency, declaring that Russian vessels can no longer enter U.S. ports.

The Department of Homeland Security sent a memo warning of a potential Russian cyberattack on U.S. entities as the situation with Ukraine escalates. Cybersecurity experts weigh in on how enterprise security leaders should prepare.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s 2021 National Preparedness Report outlines three types of risk facing U.S. organizations, including catastrophic, systemic and emerging risks.

The Department of Homeland Security has awarded Rutgers University a grant to conduct research into threat detection and mitigation at "soft targets" like schools, stadiums and other public venues.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has requested feedback from industry leaders and interested parties on the subject of artificial intelligence, including facial recognition. The technologies have been used widely by the department, but DHS highlighted concerns around bias and privacy that follow AI and facial recognition implementations.