Politics

Senate Intelligence Panel Will Weigh Foreign Cyber Threats

Foreign adversaries have been targeting U.S. government networks, critical infrastructure, and the Senate itself, creating mounting pressure on...

Government Operations

Foreign Influence Operations in U.S. Under House Scrutiny

The House Foreign Affairs Committee's South and Central Asia Subcommittee held a hearing on September 15 to examine how foreign nations conduct covert...

Intelligence

Russia, North Korea Deepen Military Ties

A recent Congressional Research Service report has outlined the strategic implications of deepening Russia-North Korea military ties for U.S. policy in the...

Intelligence

Congress Uses Layered Safeguards for Classified Information

The Congressional Research Service report describes a structural tension in which the executive branch determines most classified information while Congress...

hearings

Senate Panel Will Receive Closed Intelligence Briefing

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is scheduled to receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, putting classified information rather...

Defense

Senate Intelligence Committee Will Examine Iran Escalation Threat

Recent U.S. intelligence reporting indicates that Iran has grown more confident in its ability to sustain attacks in the Middle East and may be considering...

Defense

House Panel Examines Counterintelligence Gaps Against China, Russia

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held an unclassified hearing on September 2 examining whether U.S. national security and...

Intelligence

House Panel Examines 25 Years of Counterterrorism Evolution

The 25th anniversary of 9/11 arrives amid a terrorism landscape that has fundamentally shifted. Recent attempted attacks, including a synagogue plot in...

Intelligence

9/11 Anniversary Sparks Examination On Evolving Terrorism Threats

As the nation approaches the 25th anniversary of September 11, Congress is reassessing how terrorism threats have evolved. A hearing before the House...

Government Operations

Senate Judiciary Committee Will Examine FBI Oversight

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold an oversight hearing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation on September 15, with FBI Director Kash Patel scheduled...

Government Operations

Committee Will Examine Covert Foreign Influence Operations

The US government shut down the FBI's Foreign Malign Influence Task Force, the State Department's Global Engagement Center, and the Foreign Malign Influence...

Defense

DHS Rejects Plan to Restore Chemical Facility Vetting

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) estimates that if high-risk chemicals were weaponized, the impact could range from fatalities within the...

Law and Order

Secret Service Fails to Update Protection Policies Consistently

The Secret Service has failed to consistently update its protection policies in response to security incidents, leaving gaps in safeguards for the...

Intelligence

Aircraft Carrier Deployments Raise Strain on Navy Crews in Middle East

The U.S. is preparing to sustain its aircraft carrier presence in the Middle East as the Trump administration continues military operations against Iran,...

Defense

House Panel Will Weigh Legacy Systems And AI Security Trade-offs

The Defense Department and intelligence community are racing to deploy artificial intelligence at "wartime speed" while confronting a critical...

Intelligence

Pentagon Weighs Cyber Military Service Proposal

The Pentagon faces a pivotal decision on cyber warfare organization as Congress and defense officials weigh whether to establish a dedicated military...

Intelligence

AI-Orchestrated Cyberattacks Force Policy Response, CRS Says

Agentic artificial intelligence, systems that accomplish goals with limited human supervision, has entered operational reality. In mid-September, Anthropic...