Terrorists’ social media use major threat to U.S., FBI director says

by Jasmine Khayami | Nov 30, 2017 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Terrorism is a greater threat to the U.S. now than ever before because of terrorist groups’ increased use of technology and social media, FBI Director Christopher Wray as well as the heads of the Department of Homeland Security and the National...

House Passes Bill to Expand Mental Healthcare Access for Combat Vets

by Elizabeth Strassner | Nov 11, 2017 | Featured, Health, National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON — Combat veterans with less-than-honorable discharges may soon be eligible for urgent mental health care from Veterans Affairs Department facilities if the Senate follows a House decision earlier this week. “This House sent a critical message to our...

Artificial reality: The cities in the US Army’s real-world scenarios

by Kevin Schmidt | Nov 9, 2017 | National Security

FORT IRWIN, Calif. — At the Fort Irwin National Training Center in southern California, the U.S. Army trains soldiers for overseas military operations partly by staging fights in realistic cities built throughout a massive training site in the Mojave Desert. In the...

State Department: “Now is not the time for talks” with North Korea

by Casey Egan | Nov 9, 2017 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Days after President Donald Trump shifted rhetoric towards North Korea by urging North Korean leader Kim Jong Un  to “make a deal,”  State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said Thursday that both Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson believe...

TSA administrator pushing Congress for more funding

by Oyin Falana | Nov 8, 2017 | National Security

WASHINGTON – Transportation Security Administrator David Pekoske Wednesday pushed Congress for funding to improve airport security by adding new X-ray measurement technology to better detect explosive devices. “To invest in the CT (computed tomography) technology...

Pentagon: Raqqa, Syria still too dangerous for civillains to return

by Ricky Zipp | Nov 1, 2017 | Featured, National Security, Topics

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Syrian city of Raqqa, the former self-proclaimed capital of the Islamic State caliphate, is still too dangerous for civilians days after its liberation, the Special Operations commander for the U.S.-led coalition said Tuesday. At a...