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Homeland Security Falls Short in Addressing Domestic Terrorism Threat (Nicole Sganga, CBS News)
The top watchdog at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) found that the DHS “could do more to address the threats of domestic terrorism.”  The revelations, in a new 29-page report, follow an uptick in mass shootings that have been shaking the country and prompting questions about the federal law enforcement response. Last month, a state grand jury indicted the alleged Buffalo mass shooter Payton Gendron on charges of domestic terrorism motivated by hate in addition to 10 counts of first-degree murder. In the department’s response, DHS Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans Robert Silvers also committed to developing national-level statistics on domestic terrorism by June of next year. DHS spokesperson said the department “will work to implement” the inspector general’s suggestions and added that since last year, DHS has issued bulletins and other products to provide information to Americans about the terrorist threat environment and threats, including six National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) bulletins, which communicated information about threats and about “resources for how to stay safe during the heightened threat environment.

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The Country Can’t Afford a ‘Pause’ on Combating Disinformation and Violence (Bob Kolasky, HSToday)
It’s time to have DHS do what it does best and convene critical communities to chart a strategy for securing the homeland.

Secret Service Deleted Text Messages from Jan. 6 and Previous Day, Homeland Security Watchdog Says  (Kyle Stewart, CNBC)
The Secret Service erased text messages from both Jan. 6 and the day before the attack on the Capitol after the Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog requested records of electronic communications tied to the insurrection, according to a letter sent to congressional committees that was obtained by NBC News.

DHS Review Board Says It Could Take Years to Fix Government Software Vulnerability  (Jared Gans, The Hill)
A vulnerability in software that governments and companies around the world use could take years to eliminate, according to a report from a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) review board. 
The analysis states that a security engineer from the Alibaba Cloud Security team in China first reported the vulnerability to the Apache Software Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides support for Log4j, the software. 
The software collects and maintains information about system activity. 

Homeland Security Watchdog Delayed Inquiry, Complaint Says (Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Eileen Sullivan, New York Times)
The department’s inspector general delayed looking into