According to an advanced copy of a UN report to be issued by Secretary General António Guterres, the Islamic State will continue to be a threat to the international community despite its military defeats in Iraq and Syria.
A just published forecast from AccuWeather predicts a late arrival from spring weather in the U.S. Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Great Lakes this year. For these areas, the last snowfall of the season may not be until the beginning of even the middle of March. For the Southeast, cold weather conditions are expected to end quickly by the beginning of spring, although the region is also predicted to experience above-normal rainfall and the potential for flooding.
U.S. EPA’s Water Security Division has just published A Critical Connection: The Water and Healthcare/Public Health Sectors, a guidance document that provides concise information to entities in both sectors about building relationships, coordinating preparedness, coordinating water use advisories, working together on water quality, and allying with poison control centers.
Bridget Johnson, managing editor at Homeland Security Today and a prolific author of articles and analyses on security issues, was asked to provide her perspectives on threats to critical infrastructure in a series of interview questions.
An article in Homeland Security Today references statements and other commentary made by homeland security and law enforcement officials and experts to present a comprehensive overview of the security challenges that will present the greatest threats in 2019. In terms of physical security, the article highlights that U.S. officials believe foreign terrorist organizations still pose a threat, as evidenced by testimony last week by U.S.
Aside from the risks to human safety, the extreme cold weather system that has affected much of the Midwest over the past few days has taken a heavy toll on infrastructure, interrupting water service, knocking out electricity, and halting transportation. In Detroit, persistent subzero temperatures caused more than two dozen water mains to burst; customers were connected to other mains to keep their water service from being interrupted.
Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats has issued a Worldwide Threat Assessment that reflects the U.S. intelligence community’s collective assessment of threats to U.S. national security. On Tuesday, Coats and other U.S. intelligence community leaders, including CIA Director Gina Haspel and FBI Director Christopher Wray, briefed the Senate Intelligence Committee on key findings from this latest annual assessment.
On Friday, Washington Governor Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency in response to the growing number of measles cases there. Since his declaration, the number of confirmed cases in Washington has gone from 26 to 36, a significant increase. The majority of infected individuals are children, who are among the most vulnerable to measles. Washington state epidemiologist Scott Lindquist said this is likely only the beginning of the epidemic because many of the families with infected children traveled to very public places.
The indicators of homegrown violent extremist (HVE) mobilization described within a booklet produced by the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), FBI, and DHS are intended to provide a roadmap of observable behaviors that could inform whether individuals or groups are preparing to engage in violent extremist activities.
The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness has published its 2019 Terrorism Threat Assessment, which is intended to inform partners within the state about the state of the threat environment but can be used by security practitioners elsewhere. It includes a section on domestic terrorism, which recounts incidents that happened across the U.S. in 2018 and discusses the threats posed by anarchists, militia groups, sovereign citizens, and white supremacists.
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