DHS removes privacy protections for Insider Threat Program

by Dalia Faheid | Oct 8, 2020 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON  —  The Department of Homeland Security finalized a new rule Tuesday that broadens its ability to investigate insider threats by eliminating key Privacy Act protections for all past and current employees regardless of their security clearance. DHS said...

Harris, Pence spar over COVID-19 response, Supreme Court nominee

by Julia Benbrook | Oct 7, 2020 | Featured, Politics

Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris, criticized the Trump administration’s COVID-19 response during the debate on Wednesday as “the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of this county.” Vice President Mike Pence, who...

New identification technologies could become a threat to immigrants, advocates say

by Augusta Saraiva | Oct 7, 2020 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — As the U.S. moves toward the implementation of smart forms of identification, such as the new REAL ID, immigration advocates fear that this technology will be used to target undocumented immigrants. During a Rutgers Law School panel on Wednesday, Mizue...

Federal Reserve leaders challenged to do more to help communities of color during COVID-19 recession

by Nicholas Portuondo | Oct 7, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON- Leaders of several regional Federal Reserve banks were challenged Wednesday to do more to help low-income and minority communities survive the COVID-19 recession, especially considering the recent breakdown of congressional financial relief talks. “The...

Underwood has “deep concern” over Facebook, Twitter’s spread of misinformation to Black voters

by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Oct 7, 2020 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – The head of a House cybersecurity subcommittee warned social media moguls that she is concerned that their platforms are being used to target and spread misinformation to Black voters in the upcoming election, a letter she released Wednesday said. In the...

Homeland Security report identifies white supremacist extremists as “the most persistent and lethal threat” to U.S., experts and Black leaders urge action

by Karli Goldenberg | Oct 7, 2020 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON– Just one week after President Donald Trump told the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by” during the first presidential debate, the Department of Homeland Security’s domestic threat assessment identified white supremacist extremism as “the most...