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Mike Sena, president of the National Fusion Center Association, Joseph Mabin, deputy chief of the Kansas City, Missouri police, and Travis Nelson, director of the Maryland Governor’s Office of Homeland Security, are sworn in before testifying at a Congressional House Committee hearing on homeland security on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24, 2026. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

DHS shutdown puts strain on security, information-sharing ahead of World Cup

With just over 100 days before festivities begin, stakeholders say they are facing interoperability challenges, tool sprawl and resource constraints.
A sign for the U.S. Department of State is seen on the outside of the Harry S. Truman Federal Building on Oct. 8, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

State Department makes multiple awards under $10B IT program

The department’s Evolve program has a $10B ceiling. Awards include contracts for IT management, cloud and data center services, and app development.
Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, speaks at a Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) press conference in Washington D.C., on Feb. 7, 2025. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

House Democrats question DHS, ICE use of surveillance tech

More than a dozen lawmakers sent a letter to the law enforcement agency, inquiring about policies for the collection and analysis of cellphone data.
Friends and family of the victims where photographs around their neck during the National Transportation Safety Board’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Midair Collision Investigative Hearing on July 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. The three-day investigative hearing examines the Jan. 29 midair collision between an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River that claimed the lives of 67 people. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

FAA, DOD data silos were partly to blame for last year’s DCA crash

The National Transportation Safety Board said a dearth in standardized and objective data hindered risk mitigation and stakeholders’ ability to identify hazards.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Joseph Edlow, and Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons watch a video clip during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Feb. 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Department of Homeland Security has faced criticism over law enforcement tactics targeting undocumented immigrants and the killing of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Acting ICE director denies existence of database tracking US citizens

Despite reports to the contrary, Todd Lyons said the agency is not surveilling American citizens or building a database of detractors.
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