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Deanne Criswell Welcomes New Members to FEMA’s National Advisory Council
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced the appointment of 10 new members and three returning members to the agency’s National Advisory Council on December 31. “The National Advisory Council ...
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Interview with James Turgal, former CIO, FBI now VP at Optiv on the Chinese Hack on the US Treasury
HSToday Executive Editor, Kristina Tanasichuk, sits down with James Turgal, former CIO, FBI and now VP at Optiv, to discuss the Chinese Hack on the U.S. Treasury. The Government Technology & Services ...
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COLUMN: Decades in the Trenches: Reflections on Human Suffering and the Fight Against Exploitation
For the last three decades, I’ve been immersed in trauma: homicides, rapes, sexual abuse, child exploitation, human trafficking … every misery that lurks in the darkest corners of society. It has been ...
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CBP Officers Seize Over $6.3 Million in Narcotics at World Trade Bridge
A wide shot of the approach to World Trade Bridge primary inspection lanes. (CBP Photo) U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the World Trade Bridge ...
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Tesla Cybertruck Explosion in Las Vegas Being Investigated as Possible Terror Attack
Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, taken on January 6, 2017. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons by Steve Jurvetson) The Tesla Cybertruck that caught fire outside a Trump ...
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CBP Officers Intercept Three Monkeys at Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge intercepted three live monkeys in a vehicle in a single enforcement action. “Our CBP officers ...
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FBI Statement on The Bourbon Street Terrorist Attack in New Orleans
At approximately 3:15 a.m. CST on January 1, an individual drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens of others. After ...
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The Evolving Dynamics of the Syrian Civil War: Syria’s Rebels and Uncertain Future
The Syrian civil war had been relatively quiet in recent years, experiencing only minor skirmishes and no major changes in control. This changed abruptly when rebels took advantage of President ...
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David Earle Named Executive Director of IT Operations at TSA
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has named David Earle as Executive Director of IT Operations. Earle announced the news over on LinkedIn. A veteran of the agency, Earle brings over 22 ...
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DOD Cyber Crime Center Announces Lesley Bernys as New Executive Director
Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) welcomes new Executive Director, Mr. Lesley H. Bernys. Mr. Bernys most recently served as Chief Information Officer and Director of Information ...
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Coast Guard Medevacs Injured Man From Midway Atoll
Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point aircrews conduct flight formations in the soon to be retired HC-130H Hercules airplane. The HC-130H model has been assigned to the unit since 1959 and is being ...
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Chinese U.S. Resident Charged for Exporting Controlled Data to China, Defrauding Department of Defense
(DoD photo illustration by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence) A four-count indictment was unsealed charging a Chinese national with conspiracy, wire fraud, smuggling, and a violation of ...