Putin on Victory Day: Russian military to be strengthened
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin told the annual military Victory Day parade in Red Square on Thursday that the country will continue to strengthen its armed forces. The parade marked the...
View ArticleWhy the US Needs Rare-Earth Elements for Homeland Security
Get started on your Homeland Security degree at American Military University. By Dr. Brian Blodgett Faculty Member, Homeland Security, American Military University “Rare-earth minerals are essential...
View ArticleFact-Finding Q and A: What Is Happening at the US-Mexico Border?
The U.S.-Mexico border is currently experiencing one of the worst immigration and humanitarian crises in history, and no solution seems to be on the horizon. Record numbers of people from Central...
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Activists Worry About Potential Abuse Of Face Scans For ICE
BOSTON (AP) — Civil rights activists complained Monday of the potential for widespread abuse following confirmation that at least three states have scanned millions of driver’s license photos on behalf...
View ArticleNuclear Waste Storage Facilities Need Stricter Regulations
By Dr. Brian Blodgett Faculty Member, Homeland Security, American Military University Shipping containers are everywhere. We see them on the highway hauled by trucks, at ports aboard ships, at storage...
View ArticleNorth Korea Fires More Weapons, Denounces US Military Drills
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea continued to ramp up its weapons demonstrations by firing two presumed short-range ballistic missiles into the sea Tuesday while lashing out at the United States...
View ArticleArea 51 Braces for Possible Desert Humanitarian Disaster
By David E. Hubler Contributor, In Homeland Security Just weeks after commemorating the 50th anniversary of the iconic Woodstock music festival in upstate New York, over 300,000 people pledged to...
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Man Who Drove SUV Through Chicago-Area Mall Charged With Terrorism
The 22-year-old man who blew through a suburban Chicago mall in an SUV, wrecking several kiosks and storefronts and sending shoppers scattering, was denied bail Sunday after being charged with...
View ArticleHave Stealth Fighter Jets Lost Their Strategic Advantage?
Note: This article was originally published on In Military. By Wes O’Donnell Managing Editor of In Military, InCyberDefense and In Space News. What if I told you that America’s era of stealth...
View ArticleBritish family decries treatment by US after border crossing
Seven members of an extended British family who made an unauthorized crossing into the United States from Canada are being held in federal custody at a Pennsylvania detention center nearly two weeks...
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DHS May Require US Citizens Be Photographed At Airports
DALLAS (AP) — Federal officials are considering requiring that all travelers — including American citizens — be photographed as they enter or leave the country as part of an identification system using...
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Countdown Continues For Flyers To Get Real ID Licenses
The deadline is less than a year away for people to obtain updated driver’s licenses or ID cards so they can fly commercially and enter federal facilities. An Iowa or Nebraska license that complies...
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Defining and Illustrating the Homeland Security Enterprise
By Dr. Jeffrey V. Gardner Faculty Member, Homeland Security, American Military University There is a relatively common perception that “Homeland Security” equals the Department of Homeland Security...
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Congressional Committee To Hear Testimony On Facial Recognition
A Congressional committee will hold a hearing Thursday on the Department of Homeland Security’s use of facial recognition following a government report that found the technology often has difficulty...
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Why The Pentagon’s THAAD Missile Defense System Is Becoming Critical To...
The coronavirus crisis is a reminder that catastrophes sometimes befall civilization with little or no warning. U.S. policymakers can be forgiven for not realizing how quickly the virus would spread,...
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Can A ‘Comprehensive Defense’ Better Secure Our Nation?
By Dr. Jeffrey V. Gardner, Ph.D. Faculty Member, Homeland Security, American Military University Every country makes choices on how to approach domestic security and their own national defense. The...
View ArticleWindows Updates Just Got Serious: You Have 24 Hours To Comply, Homeland...
The July 14 ‘Patch Tuesday’ security updates rolled out by Microsoft included one particularly gnarly critical vulnerability. CVE-2020-1350 to be formal, or SIGRed as it has already become known,...
View ArticleHomeland Security Officers Reportedly Told They Are Not Liable For...
TOPLINE After a federal judge in Oregon blocked the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Marshal Service from targeting journalists, Homeland Security employees were advised that they would not...
View ArticlePODCAST: How COVID-19 Is Changing Immigration and Security along the US Border
How is the coronavirus affecting immigration and security along the U.S. border with Mexico? In this inaugural episode of the brand-new AMU Disaster Crew podcast, join host Glynn Cosker for a...
View ArticlePodcast: How US Foreign Policies Will Change Based on the November Election
Start a Homeland Security degree at American Military University. By Glynn Cosker Managing Editor, In Homeland Security In this episode of the new AMU Disaster Crew podcast, I chat with foreign policy...
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