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Decoding Trump’s Border Counterterrorism Order, Part 2
But now a bigger and much more ambitious version of “extreme vetting” is on the front burner again, put there with Trump’s inauguration day executive order titled “Protecting the United States from ...
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President Trump Signs Executive Order to Close Southern Border to Illegal Immigration
President Donald J. Trump has signed an executive order aimed at preventing the physical entry of individuals crossing the southern U.S. border illegally.
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FDA and CBP Strengthen IT Partnership to Safeguard U.S. Imports
In December 2024, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new initiative to enhance their collaboration through technology and data ...
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CBP Announces Global Entry Partnership with Australia
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that Australia is now an official Global Entry partner country, ...
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Romanian Hell’s Angels Founder Sentenced for Racketeering, Drug Trafficking, and Murder-for-Hire Plot Targeting U.S. Law Enforcement
A foreign national who founded the Romanian chapter of the Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang was sentenced Jan. 15 to 25 years in federal prison for his role in a transnational racketeering and drug ...
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U.S. Senate Confirms Kristi Noem as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in Sweeping Bi-Partisan Vote
The United States Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm Kristi Noem as the 8th Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in a vote of 59- 34. A statement from Secretary Noem on her ...
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ACD Applauds Senate Confirmation of DHS Secretary Nominee Kristi Noem
South Dakota's 33rd Governor Kristi Noem and Trumps pick for Homeland Security secretary (Photo: CC by 4.0 for Wikipedia) The Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD) President and CEO Eric R. Byer ...
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Small Disadvantaged Business Goal Reduced as President Repeals Executive Order 14091
On January 20, 2025, the President repealed Executive Order 14091, a directive that had established a goal for Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDBs) to secure 15% of federal prime contracting dollars ...
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Navy Relieves Naval Information Warfare Training Group Commander
Aeria view of Naval Station Norfolk. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Stoltz) The commanding officer of the Naval Information Warfare Training Group (NIWTG), Norfolk was ...
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Exiger Hires Brian Kesecker as SVP, Defense Programs & Public Sector Growth Enablement
Exiger has hired Brian Kesecker to serve as Senior Vice President of Defense Programs & Public Sector Growth Enablement. He brings over 24 years of experience in federal sales, compliance and risk ...
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Retired U.S. Coast Guard Leadership Speak Out on Firing of Admiral Fagan
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda L. Fagan renders a hand salute during the Pacific Area change-of-command ceremony on Base Alameda, Calif., July 8, 2022. (U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd ...