Read the post The Rising Threat of Domestic Terrorism in the U.S. and Federal Efforts to Combat It March 02, 2023 Domestic terrorism is on the rise. Several attacks have been widely reported in the last few years...
Read the post Our Work on the January 6th Attack August 16, 2022 A House of Representatives’ special committee held a number of hearings earlier this summer that...
Read the post As Virtual Currency Use in Human and Drug Trafficking Increases, So Do the Challenges for Federal Law Enforcement February 24, 2022 Federal data indicate that virtual currencies—for example cryptocurrencies—are increasingly being...
Read the post Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack Highlights Need for Better Federal and Private-Sector Preparedness (infographic) May 18, 2021 The recent cybersecurity attack on the Colonial Pipeline Company has led to temporary disruption in...
Read the post SolarWinds Cyberattack Demands Significant Federal and Private-Sector Response (infographic) April 22, 2021 The cybersecurity breach of SolarWinds’ software is one of the most widespread and sophisticated...
Read the post Deterring Financial Crime with the Bank Secrecy Act January 23, 2020 Money laundering, terrorist financing, and other illicit activities pose threats to national...
Read the post Some Sexual Assault Kits Aren’t Sent to Crime Labs. Why not? April 17, 2019 Evidence in sexual assault kits can be a powerful tool to help find and prosecute perpetrators of...
Read the post GAO’s Information Technology & Cybersecurity Team March 12, 2019 GAO’s workforce is organized largely by subject area, with most employees working in one of our 15...
Read the post Domestic Abuse and Firearms March 14, 2017 Today’s WatchBlog looks at another GAO report—in this case, regarding FBI’s firearm background check...
Read the post Informing on Law Enforcement Agencies and Their Confidential Informants September 22, 2015 Confidential informants, people who provide useful information on criminal activities, can be a...
Read the post Maritime Piracy Threatens Some Parts of African Coast September 19, 2014 Arghh, matey! September 19 may be International Talk Like a Pirate Day, but modern pirates continue...
Read the post Podcast on Securing U.S. Industrial Radiological Materials June 16, 2014 Many industries use radiological materials that, in the wrong hands, could be used to construct a...
