• NOMINATIONSKristi Noem to Be Nominated DHS Secretary

    South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has been picked by President-elect Donald Trump s his nominee for Secretary of Department of Homeland Security.

  • NOMINATIONSTrump Names U.S. 'Border Czar' to Oversee Migrant Deportations

    By Ken Bredemeier

    U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked Thomas Homan, his one-time acting immigration chief, to serve as “border czar” and fulfill his campaign vow to deport large numbers of undocumented migrants, potentially millions, back to their home countries.

  • IMMIGRATIONThe Best Political Argument for More Immigration Restrictions Just Failed

    By Alex Nowrasteh

    Many Republican politicians and their supporters are worried about immigrants and their descendants being permanent Democratic voters. This week’s election returns are dramatic evidence that immigrants and their children are assimilating to American political norms, that they are voting Republican in huge numbers, and that Donald Trump defeated the best politically self-interested argument for Republicans to oppose increased legal immigration.

  • COAST GUARDConnecting the U.S. Coast Guard to MIT Sloan

    By Andrew Husband

    For the past 50 years, the Coast Guard has nominated a senior officer to apply to the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA program. “When you leave MIT Sloan, you want to change the world,” says one alumnus.

  • CYBERSECURITYLeveraging AI to Enhance U.S. Cybersecurity

    Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can potentially provide the homeland unprecedented opportunity to enhance its cybersecurity posture. DHS S&T is exploring the possibilities of using new advances in this technology to detect threats, increase resilience and provide more supply chain oversight.

  • FOREIGN POLICYThe Middle Road: Why the United States Needs a Dynamic Approach to Its Foreign Policy

    By Karishma R. Mehta and Hunter Stoll

    The world finds itself in a precarious calm before a potential storm of great power rivalry. The United States is in yet another crucial presidential election cycle. Both tickets offer largely contrasting stances for America’s position on the international stage. However, must America’s approach to its role on the international stage be one of two extremes, or can it be more nuanced?

  • FOREIGN POLICYIs the American Empire collapsing?

    By Jo Jakobsen

    The United States remains a global power unparalleled in history. So what would it take for this situation to change? Four possible developments or events seem to be plausible candidates.

  • HOMELAND THREATAS2025 Homeland Threat Assessment

    DHS has issued its 2025 threat assessment, focusing on the most direct, pressing threats to the U.S. homeland during the next year. The assessment is organized around DHS missions that most closely align or apply to these threats—public safety, border and immigration, critical infrastructure, and economic security.

  • DISASTER RESPONSEAmid Multiple Disasters, FEMA Faces Funding Challenges, Misinformation, and Politicization

    By Frida Garza

    Congress gave the agency enough money to last the year. But back-to-back hurricanes are stretching resources thin. Moreover, in the wake of Helene and Milton, FEMA has faced a barrage of brazen lies and distortions concocted by Donald Trump and amplified by his supporters about disaster relief dollars being misused and redirected toward housing migrants.

  • ELECTION INTEGRITYHow One Swing-State County Has Escaped Election Conspiracies

    By Caitlin Dewey

    Mercer County, Pennsylvania has avoided the rancor and abuse that have plagued other parts of Pennsylvania. Local Democratic and Republican leaders both vouch for the integrity of the county’s voting system.

  • CHIPS CHALLENGE$100 Million to Accelerate R&D and AI Technologies for Sustainable Semiconductor Materials

    The U.S. Commerce Deprtment ssued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to announce an open competition demonstrating how AI can assist in developing new sustainable semiconductor materials and processes that meet industry needs and can be designed and adopted within five years. 

  • CHIPS CHALLENGEThe CHIPS Act: How U.S. Microchip Factories Could Reshape the Economy

    By Diana Roy

    The CHIPS and Science Act seeks to revitalize the U.S. semiconductor industry amid growing fears of a China-Taiwan conflict. Where is the money going, and how is the effort playing out?

  • DISASTERSHurricane Helene Could Cost $200 Billion. Nobody Knows Where the Money Will Come From.

    By Jake Bittle

    Even as the full scale of devastation in the mountainous regions of North Carolina and Tennessee remains unknown, it’s clear that Hurricane Helene is one of the deadliest and most destructive storms in recent U.S. history. Almost none of the storm’s devastation will be paid out by insurance.

  • DHSDHS Awards $279.9 million in Grant Funding for State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program

    DHS announced the availability of $279.9 million in grant funding for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP). Now in its third year, this program provides funding to state, local, and territorial (SLT) governments to help reduce cyber risk and build resilience against evolving cybersecurity threats.

  • DHSDHS Awards $18 Million to Help Prevent Targeted Violence and Terrorism

    DHS awarded 35 grants, totaling $18 million, under the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). The program provides financial assistance to eligible applicants to develop sustainable, multidisciplinary targeted violence and terrorism prevention capabilities in local communities.