Dept. of Homeland Security embraces AI, other agencies to follow

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during the third annual Axios What’s Next Summit at the Planet Word Museum on March 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. With a focus on the future of the workspace and how artificial intelligence will play a role policy, news and other disciplines, the summit heard from members of Congress, … Read more

Baltimore bridge disaster reveals gap in federal port protection powers

Tugboats guide the Maersk Atlanta container ship at the Port of Newark in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Saturday, March 30, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images As the Dali container ship neared the Francis Scott Key Bridge after losing power and with no ability to navigate, there were no tug boats to guide … Read more

Sean Combs Says He’s Innocent, Slams “Ambush” Raid By Feds, Lawsuits

A day after federal agents and local police in Los Angeles and Miami raided the homes of Sean “Diddy” Combs, the much-accused hip hip mogul is attacking those claiming he sexually assaulted them and law enforcement. “This unprecedented ambush — paired with an advanced, coordinated media presence — leads to a premature rush to judgment … Read more

FAIR Applauds the House of Representatives for Impeaching Secretary Mayorkas

The following statement was issued by Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), in response to the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas: WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — “Today’s vote in the House to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, only the second impeachment of a cabinet official … Read more

House Rejects Effort To Impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas survived a House Republican effort to impeach him. A motion to impeach Mayorkas, something long sought by GOPers, failed 214-216, with four Republicans joining all Democrats against the motion. Republicans leaders had sought to impeach Mayorkas over the crisis at the southern border. But Republicans including Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), … Read more

The Top 10 Skills CISOs Need in 2024

“Think Beyond Enterprise IT” Advises First U.S. Federal Government CISO PITTSBURGH, Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — “The role of the chief information security officer (CISO) has never been more important to organizational success,” writes Greg Touhill, director of the CERT Division of the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University in an SEI Blog post … Read more

Blinken, Mayorkas to travel to Mexico as pressure grows on Biden to act on border

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will travel to Mexico City on Wednesday to discuss historic levels of migration at the U.S.-Mexico border as pressure ratchets up on the Biden administration to act. They will be joined by White House homeland security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall and meet with Mexican … Read more