“They ve had a chance to get their feet wet now. We need him to nominate some career ambassadors, and we need to hold speedy hearings, vet them and vote them up or down,” Carper said at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on the border.
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His comments come as Biden has predicated much of his border strategy on dealing with the “root causes” of migration and pledging to send some $4 billion in aid to the three countries.
The money would be designated across a variety of priorities, from boosting local economies to dealing with cartel violence to pro-democracy measures.
Top law enforcement officials say the biggest domestic terror threat comes from white supremacists.
“The department is taking a new approach to addressing domestic violent extremism, both internally and externally,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas told senators.
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Garland, Mayorkas highlight work to fight rise of domestic terrorism, as Democrats, GOP spar over who’s to blame
Attorney General Merrick Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told the Senate Appropriations Committee that white supremacist extremists represent the most persistent and lethal threat.
12 days ago|Washington, United States
“The department is taking a new approach to addressing domestic violent extremism, both internally and externally,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas told senators.
By Justin Katz
May 05, 2021
The Department of Homeland Security and the White House are putting the spotlight on combatting ransomware, actively developing plans to confront the issue.
DHS has assembled a task force with representatives from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Secret Service, Coast Guard and Immigration and Customs Enforcement s Homeland Security Investigations unit, according to Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The new task force is part of the secretary s planned 60-day sprint on ransomware that was announced in March as the first in a series of new efforts. Beyond CISA…the entire federal government is stepping up to face this challenge, Mayorkas said at an April 29 event hosted by the Institute for Security and Technology. The White House is developing a plan dedicated to tackling this problem, and the Justice Department recently established its own task force focused on ransomware, he confirmed.
By Justin Katz
May 03, 2021
The Department of Homeland Security and the White House are putting the spotlight on combatting ransomware, actively developing plans to confront the issue.
DHS has assembled a task force with representatives from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Secret Service, Coast Guard and Immigration and Customs Enforcement s Homeland Security Investigations unit, according to Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The new task force is part of the secretary s planned 60-day sprint on ransomware that was announced in March as the first in a series of new efforts. Beyond CISA…the entire federal government is stepping up to face this challenge, Mayorkas said at an April 29 event hosted by the Institute for Security and Technology. The White House is developing a plan dedicated to tackling this problem, and the Justice Department recently established its own task force focused on ransomware, he confirmed.