Homeland Security News Wire

  • Home
  • About us
  • Subscribe
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • RSS Feed
Home

Budget

  • BIOMETRICS
  • Border/Immig.
  • Business
  • Cybersecurity
  • Detection
  • Disasters
  • Government
  • Infrastructure
  • Public Safety
  • Public health
  • Regional
  • Sci-Tech
  • Surveillance
  • Terrorism
  • Transportation
  • Water

  • TARGETING SCIENCE“The Bethesda Declaration”: Sounding the Alarm on the Growing Chaos at NIH

    More than 300 officials and scientists from all of the NIH’s 27 institutes and centers, have signed and sent a letter to Jay Bhattacharya, the Trump-nominated director of NIH, harshly criticizing the sweeping changes which have plunged the agency into chaos.

    • Read more
  • TARGETING SCIENCENational Academy of Sciences President Says U.S. Science Is Facing ‘Pessimistic’ Future, Urges Changes to Regain Leadership in Science

    National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt says there is a goal shared by all Americans. “Everyone, whether scientists or non-scientists alike, wants U.S. science to be the world leader.” She added: “The elephant in the room right now is whether the drastic reductions in research budgets and new research policies across the federal agencies will allow us to remain a research and development powerhouse.”

    • Read more
  • PUBLIC HEALTHEconomic Impact Report Warns of Setbacks to Public Health Progress Amid Federal Budget Cuts

    A new report details the far-reaching impacts of 2025 federal funding cuts on public health infrastructure, research institutions, workforce development, and the broader US economy. The report provides the first comprehensive look at how widespread grant freezes, budget reductions, and agency restructurings are destabilizing academic public health institutions nationwide.

    • Read more
  • CRIMEStreet-Level Violence Prevention Programs Have Been Decimated by Trump Just Ahead of Summer

    By Amanda Hernández

    Community-based violence intervention programs nationwide have long worked alongside law enforcement officers to deescalate conflict, prevent retaliatory shootings and, in some cases, arrive at crime scenes before police do. And a growing body of research has found a correlation between temperature spikes and violent crime.

    • Read more
  • THREATS TO U.S. S&T LEADERSHIPA Brief History of Federal Funding for Basic Science

    By Jake Miller

    Biomedical science in the United States is at a crossroads. For 75 years, the federal government has partnered with academic institutions, fueling discoveries that have transformed medicine and saved lives. Recent moves by the Trump administration — including funding cuts and proposed changes to how research support is allocated — now threaten this legacy.

    • Read more
  • CRITICAL MINERALSUSGS to Fund States’ Efforts to Find Critical Minerals in Mine Waste

    The U.S. Geological Survey invited states to compete for $5 million in cooperative agreements to find critical minerals needed to drive the U.S. economy in the materials left over from mining at active and legacy sites.

    • Read more
  • TRGETING SCIENCETrump’s Science Cuts Threaten Public Research Data

    By Bart Hogeveen

    President Donald Trump’s cuts to scientific research create anxieties about the accessibility of research data. Scientists worldwide fear websites and data sets hosted in the United States will be deleted or decommissioned.

    • Read more
  • VOCATIONAL TRAININGApprentices Needed: Construction Shortages Threaten American Growth

    By Doug Irving

    U.S. plans for new factories, new tech hubs—even new homes—are about to crash into one very inconvenient fact: Not enough people work in construction to turn those plans into actual, hammer-and-nail reality. Not even close.

    • Read more
  • PUBLIC HEALTHMass Layoffs, Sweeping Funding Cuts Threaten U.S. Public Health

    The first 100 days of the Trump administration saw more than 20,000 jobs in the public health field terminated and billions of dollars in funding axed. The proposed 2026 budged calls for additional cuts of $40 billion to HHS budget.

    • Read more
  • PUBLIC HEALTHTrump’s NIH Axed Research Grants Even After a Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records Show

    By Annie Waldman

    Many of the canceled grants appear to have focused on subjects that the administration claims are unscientific or that the agency should no longer focus on under new priorities, such as gender identity, vaccine hesitancy and diversity, equity and inclusion.

    • Read more
  • PUBLIC HEALTHAs Measles Outbreaks Grow, Trump Cuts Hinder Vaccination Efforts

    By Tim Henderson

    935 cases have been reported across 29 states, including 3 deaths. DOGE-driven $11 billion in cuts of federal funding for states’ health efforts forced states to cancel vaccination clinics needed to combat this year’s measles outbreak.

    • Read more
  • TARGETING SCIENCEA Siege on Science: How Trump Is Undoing an American Legacy

    By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

    In its first 100 days, the Trump administration has slashed federal agencies, canceled national reports, and yanked funding from universities. The shockwaves will be felt worldwide.

    • Read more
  • TARGETING SCIENCEFreezing Funding Halts Medical, Engineering, and Scientific Research

    By Liz Mineo

    The Trump administration’s decision to freeze more than $2 billion in long-term research grants to Harvard has put a halt to work across a wide range of medical, engineering, and scientific fields. The projects focus on issues from TB and chemotherapy to prolonged space travel and pandemic preparedness.

    • Read more
  • CLIMATE CHALLENGESWhite House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On

    By Abrahm Lustgarten

    Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.

    • Read more
  • TRGETING SCIENCETrump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More

    By Alec MacGillis

    By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose consequences could ripple out for decades.

    • Read more
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • …
  • next ›
  • last »

More headlines

  • Trump 2026 Budget Plan Boosts Defense, Homeland Security
  • Trump wants $1 trillion for Pentagon
  • DOGE Cuts Off Funds to Congressionally Mandated National Security Centers
  • White House budget proposal could beam NASA science back decades
  • Here We Go Again? Government Shutdown and Impacts on Immigration
  • America's defense spending dragged into budget chaos
  • JCSU receives $1 Million STEM grant from Department of Homeland Security
  • House Appropriators Approve $60.3 Billion Spending Bill For DHS
  • Bipartisan infrastructure bill includes funds to help federal cyber efforts
  • DHS Budget: FEMA Funding Request Focused on Climate Resilience, Incident Response
  • Nuclear reactor restarts, but Japan’s energy policy in flux
  • Hawking says he lost $100 bet over Higgs discovery
  • Kansas getting $500K in law enforcement grants
  • Bill widens Sacramento police, sheriff’s contract security opportunities
  • DHS awards $97 million in port security grants
  • DHS awarding $1.3 billion in 2012 preparedness grants
  • Cellphone firms share location data with law enforcement, not users
  • Residents of Murrieta, California, will have to subscribe for emergency services
  • Ohio’s Homeland Security funding drops sharply
  • Ports of L.A., Long Beach get Homeland Security grants
  • Homeland security gets involved with Indiana water conservation
  • LAPD embraces “predictive policing”
  • New GPS rival is hack-proof
  • German internal security service head quits over botched investigation
  • Americans favor Obama to defend against space aliens: poll
  • U.S. Coast Guard creates “protest-free zone” in Alaska oil drilling zone
  • Congress passes measure to enhance Israel security ties
  • Wickr enables encrypted, self-destructing iPhone messages
  • NASA explains Why clocks got an extra second on 30 June
  • Cybercrime disclosures rare despite new SEC rule
  • First nuclear reactor to go back online since Japan disaster met with protests
  • Israeli security fence architect: Why the barrier had to be built
  • DHS allocates nearly $10 million to Jewish nonprofits
  • Turkey deploys troops, tanks to Syrian border
  • Israel fears terror attacks on Syrian border
  • Ontario’s emergency response protocols under review after Elliot Lake disaster
  • Colorado wildfires to raise insurance rates in future years
  • Colorado fires threaten IT businesses
  • Improve your disaster recovery preparedness for hurricane season
  • London 2012 business continuity plans must include protecting information from new risks

Free Subscription

The long view

No stories

  • BIOMETRICS
  • Border/Immig.
  • Business
  • Cybersecurity
  • Detection
  • Disasters
  • Government
  • Infrastructure
  • Public Safety
  • Public health
  • Regional
  • Sci-Tech
  • Surveillance
  • Terrorism
  • Transportation
  • Water
  • Home
  • About us
  • Subscribe
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • RSS Feed

Homeland Security News Wire

  • All
  • Regional
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia / Pacific
    • Europe
    • Middle East
  • Water
  • Biometrics
    • Access control
    • E-documents
    • Biometric databases
    • Biometric technologies
    • E-commerce
    • Identity authentication
    • Identity documents
    • National IDs
  • Borders/Immig
    • Border crossings
    • Deportation
    • Border monitoring / protection
    • E-Verify
    • Border security technology
    • Illegal immigration
    • Fencing / barriers
    • Immigration and business
    • Smuggling and contraband
    • U.S. legal employment status
    • Travel documents
    • US VISIT
    • Ultralights, submersibles, tunnels
    • Visa requirements
  • Business
    • Business
    • Companies / JVs / Partnerships
    • Contracts
    • Investment trends
    • M&A
    • Market performance
    • Distribution agreements
    • Government contracts
    • Private sector contracts
    • Strategic partnerships
    • System integrators
    • Venture capital and private equity
  • Cybersecurity
    • Cloud computing
    • Corporate IT security
    • Cybercrime
    • Encryption
    • Firewalls
    • Hackers
    • Information warfare
    • Network security
    • Quantum encryption
    • Social networks
    • VPNs
  • Detection
    • Biological
    • Radiological
    • Chemical
    • Detection - nuclear, biological, chemical
    • Explosive
    • Nuclear
    • Radiological threats
    • Scanning and screening
    • Sensors and Sensor networks
  • Disasters
    • Backup / Storage systems
    • Business continuity
    • Communication interoperability
    • Compliance
    • Corporate security
    • Crisis management
    • Data recovery and management
    • Emergency management systems
    • Emergency Preparedness
    • Natural disasters
    • Risk analysis
    • Resilience / Recovery
    • Terror / Disaster insurance
  • Government
    • Africa code
    • Budget
    • Congress
    • Espionage
    • Government - federal, state, local
    • Information sharing
    • Intelligence
    • International cooperation
    • Laws and regulations
    • Nuclear weapons proliferation
    • Privacy
    • State / Local
    • Terrorism and counterterrorism
  • Infrastructure
    • Alternative energy
    • Bridges, roads, tunnels, canals
    • Chemical plants
    • Construction
    • Dams / Reservoirs
    • Energy
    • Energy policy
    • Energy resources
    • Infrastructure protection
    • Nuclear power
    • Perimeter defense and fencing
    • Power grid and stations
    • Smart grid
    • Water facilities
    • Water Technology / Treatment
  • International
    • African Security
    • Conflict
    • Culture / Religion
    • Failed states
    • Population / Migration
    • Treaties
  • Public health
    • Agroterrorism
    • BioLabs
    • Bioterrorism
    • Epidemics and pandemics
    • Food import controls
    • Food supply chain safety
    • Health standards
    • Infectious disease
    • Viruses and pathogens
    • Public health
    • Vaccines and treatments
  • Public Safety
    • Communication interoperabillity
    • Emergency services
    • Emergency medical services
    • Fire
    • First response
    • IEDs
    • Law Enforcement
    • Law Enforcement Technology
    • Military technology
    • Nonlethal weapons
    • Nuclear weapons
    • Personal protection equipment
    • Police
    • Notification /alert systems
    • Situational awareness
    • Weapons systems
  • Sci-Tech
    • Biotechnology
    • Certification and credentialing
    • Degree programs
    • Computers / software
    • Credentialing
    • Education / training
    • Engineering
    • Environment
    • Materials
    • Nanotechnology
    • National labs
    • Research and Development
    • Robotics
    • Social sciences
    • Technological innovation
  • Sector Reports
    • Biometrics
    • Border & Immigration Control
    • Cybersecurity
    • Detection
    • Emergency Management
    • Infrastructure Protection
    • Law Enforcement
    • World Report
  • Surveillance
    • Asset tracking
    • Eavesdropping
    • FISA
    • Intelligence gathering / analysis
    • Open-source searches
    • RFID technology
    • Search engines
    • Sensors and sensor networks
    • Thermal imaging
    • UAVs / Satellites / Blimps
    • Video analytics
  • Transportation
    • Air cargo / baggage
    • Aviation and Airport
    • Baggage screening
    • Cargo and Containers
    • Ground / Mass transportation
    • HAZMAT transportation
    • Maritime and Ports
    • Transportation Security
 
Advertising & Marketing: advertise@newswirepubs.com
Editorial: editor@newswirepubs.com
General: info@newswirepubs.com
2010-2011 © News Wire Publications, LLC News Wire Publications, LLC
220 Old Country Road | Suite 200 | Mineola | New York | 11501
Permissions and Policies