Bipartisan Bill Targets Terrorists’ Use of Foreign Apps for Recruitment Aug 9, 2024 | 12:49 pm New bipartisan legislation would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to evaluate how terrorist organizations use foreign mobile apps to recruit members, promote ideologies, and receive funding. […]
DHS Launches New Grant Website to Deter Domestic Terrorism Mar 24, 2023 | 1:38 pm The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched a new website aimed at simplifying access to grants and other resources to deter domestic terrorism acts. […]
How Universities are Helping Feds Fight Cyber Terrorism Dec 15, 2022 | 9:30 am A consortium of universities is leveraging Federal grants to produce research on the “nexus” of terrorism and cybersecurity, one top academic said at Splunk’s GovSummit on Dec. 14. […]
MeriTalk News Briefs: New Counterterrorism Center Director, New Quantum Subcommittee Jun 25, 2018 | 6:06 pm Welcome to MeriTalk News Briefs, where we bring you all the day’s action that didn’t quite make the headlines. No need to shout about ‘em, but we do feel that they merit talk. […]
Intelligence Agencies Need to Standardize Counterterrorism Info-sharing Practices Mar 31, 2017 | 2:49 pm Efforts to ensure agencies are sharing counterterrorism intelligence remain uneven and “less effective” than they could be, according to a report from the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General. […]
Pentagon Gets Authority to Fight Online ISIS Propaganda Nov 30, 2015 | 5:27 pm Small paragraph, big impact: A little-noted paragraph in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law Nov. 25 by President Obama, may alter the war against the Islamic State. […]