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ERO Boston Arrests Ecuadoran National Accused of Human Trafficking
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested an Ecuadoran national Jan. 2 who has been accused of human trafficking and migrant smuggling in his home ...
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PERSPECTIVE: Scrapping the Polygraph Could Be Key to Trump’s Plan for 10,000 New Border Agents
Border security is a top priority for Donald Trump, clearly given his campaign rhetoric and choices for top law enforcement and homeland security roles. Trump has pledged to hire “10,000 new agents ...
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Beaver County Resident Sentenced to Prison for Role in Cocaine Trafficking
A resident of Rochester, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court on January 8, 2025, to 15 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on his conviction of conspiring ...
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U.S. Citizen Denied Entry Into Poland After Security Staff Object to Handwritten Notes in Passport
A U.S. citizen has been blocked from entering Poland because her passport was defaced with handwritten notes, border officials said Wednesday. The unidentified passenger arrived at Krakow’s Balice ...
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National Guard Fights California Wildfires, Additional Assets Remain on Standby
Air Force Airman 1st Class Alessandro Panighetti, an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crew chief with the California Air National Guard, watches the sunrise on the ramp at Los Alamitos Army Airfield on ...
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COLUMN: The Case for Certified Strategic Planners in the U.S. Government
In an era of complex global challenges and rapid change, the importance of strategic planning and management in the U.S. government cannot be overstated. Yet, too often, the task of charting the ...
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Border Patrol and FURA Seize 1,640 Pounds of Cocaine
U.S. Border Patrol agents and the Puerto Rico Police Department FURA units seized 1,640 pounds (744 kilograms) of cocaine and apprehended 17 undocumented migrants from Haiti and the Dominican Republic ...
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The Importance of Color Vision in Effective and Efficient Security Performance
Many aspects of security positions require the discernment of colors to determine meaning. Air traffic controllers, Transportation Security Officers, pilots, and unmanned aircraft system (UAS) ...
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CISA Releases New Sector Specific Goals for IT and Product Design
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released new voluntary cybersecurity performance goals for the information technology (IT) and product design sector on January 7. The IT ...
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Melvin Brown II Appointed as U.S. OPM’s New Chief Information Officer
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has appointed Melvin Brown II as its new Chief Information Officer (CIO) according to a post by Brown on LinkedIn. Brown, a seasoned IT and cybersecurity ...
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FBI, DHS Warn of Possible Copycat Attacks After NOLA ISIS-Inspired Vehicle Attack
The FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned law enforcement agencies across the country of possible copycat attacks following the ISIS-inspired attack on New Year’s Day in New ...
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Southwest Florida INTERCEPT Task Force Highlights First Anniversary of Combatting Human Trafficking, Child Exploitation
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Fort Myers and the Southwest Florida (SWFL) Inter-agency Child Exploitation and Persons Trafficking (INTERCEPT) Task Force held a press conference Jan. 8, 2025, ...