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Ryan NicolJanuary 10, 2019

As the government shutdown entered its 20th day Thursday, GOP U.S. Rep. Brian Mast introduced a bill ensuring members of the U.S. Coast Guard still get paid. The Coast Guard is the only branch of the military whose members are not being paid during the shutdown. More than 41,000 active duty members, 6,200 reservists, and 8,500 civilian […]

Peter SchorschNovember 26, 2018

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Recent hurricanes have served as a stark reminder of the integral role communications play in disaster response efforts. When Hurricane Michael decimated Northwest Florida last month, cell outages were just as widespread as power outages — many in the hardest hit areas had to park their car on a bridge and stand on its roof […]

Bill RuftyAugust 3, 2018

Friday should have been a victory lap of sorts for Democratic Congressman Darren Soto — he was still receiving rave reviews from many in the party for his debate with primary challenger former Congressman Alan Grayson, and he had many local accomplishments to tout in his first term in Congress. But he arrived at the […]

Ryan NicolJuly 20, 2018

U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch is now calling on Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to resign, partly because of comments made by Nielsen during an interview at the Aspen Security Forum. Nielsen touched on a variety of topics during an interview with NBC’s Peter Alexander, including last year’s violent protests in Charlottesville and Russian interference in […]

Scott PowersMay 21, 2018

Orlando, skipped over in a federal grant program providing anti-terrorism money to big-city police the past three years, is back in the program, Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings announced Monday. Demings, of Orlando, and others from Central Florida have been fighting for several years to convince the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that rules it […]

Jim RosicaDecember 4, 2017

State Sen. Daphne Campbell has been appointed Chair of the Haitian Temporary Relief Task Force. The Miami Democrat, elected to the Senate last year after serving six years in the House, announced the appointment Monday. It was made by state Rep. Kionne McGhee, a Democrat who leads the Miami-Dade County Legislative Delegation. The task force is […]

Blake DowlingOctober 7, 2017

Last month, we saw a monster of a breach, from an entity supposedly on the extremely protected side of the conversation: Equifax. You may think just because you never gave them your information that they don’t have it. Not so fast, says Lee Corso. Equifax has your info from banks, creditors, and public records, it […]

Associated PressJune 6, 2017

A leaked intelligence document outlining alleged attempts by Russian military intelligence to hack into U.S. election systems is the latest evidence suggesting a broad and sophisticated foreign attack on the integrity of the nation’s elections. And it underscores the contention of security experts and computer scientists that the highly decentralized, often ramshackle U.S. election system […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2017

U.S. Representative John Rutherford learned during his time running the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office how to do more with less discretionary spending. And it appears he has brought that skill set to the Congress, where he looks to do some cost cutting at the Department of Homeland Security. H.R. 1294, the Reducing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acquisition […]

Scott PowersFebruary 22, 2017

U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy called Wednesday for federal authorities to respond swiftly and strongly to threats made to Jewish centers throughout the nation and got more than 150 of her colleagues to sign on. Murphy and U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley, a New York Democrat who chairs the House Democratic Conference, sent the letter to Homeland […]

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Melania and Donald Trump with Pope Francis. Image via AP.

Brian Mast pushes bipartisan bill to pay Coast Guard during shutdown

Hurricane Michael emphasizes the need for public safety radio communications

After a heartbreaking Polk County deportation, introspective Darren Soto lays it out at Tiger Bay

Ted Deutch: Homeland Security head should resign

Val Demings: Orlando is back in federal anti-terrorism grant program

Daphne Campbell appointed chair of Haitian Temporary Relief Task Force

Blake Dowling: Equifax – the mother of all breaches

Leaked NSA doc highlights deep flaws in U.S. election system

John Rutherford introduces homeland security spending reform bill

Stephanie Murphy unites 150+ Congress members calling for response on Jewish centers threats