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(USDA Forest Service photo by Andrew Avitt)Hogback Ridge Fuels Crew cleaning up after a pile burn near Kelseyville, CA

Scientists are fighting wildfires with AI in the lab

“There is concern where we’re scientists and we talk data, and that data in its raw form isn’t particularly helpful to a first responder,” Norman Spiecher…

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DHS cyber review board to announce latest project ‘soon’

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Mayorkas details DHS workforce gains, future plans

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Homeland Security returns money to a state hosting a spiffy new lab

The new National Bio and Agro-Defense facility came in under budget, which has produced a sort of financial echo.

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(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

How one DHS office is trying to bounce back amid low morale numbers

The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office at DHS has one of the worst employee engagement and satisfaction scores in all of government.

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Amid hiring issues, USCIS’ Jaddou aims to boost current workforce

Hiring remains a “substantial challenge” for USCIS, but a couple early signs indicate that the agency could be turning a corner with its current workforce.

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