Homeland Security Resource Center

In December 2023, migrant encounters at the US-Mexico border reached a record high, according to Pew Research Center. Although by August 2024, those encounters had dropped 77%, migrants crossing the southern border illegally were still occurring at higher rates than much of the past decade.The recent decline in migrant encounters...

The continually evolving landscape of homeland security has proven to bring unique challenges. In order to overcome these obstacles, the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) has annually brought together the top minds in the homeland defense and security spheres at our Homeland Security Week event, and this January...

In March 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its AI Roadmap, outlining the organization’s AI initiatives and the technology’s potential uses across the homeland security enterprise.The roadmap was released on the heels of President Biden’s Executive Order 14110, “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence,”...

Ahead of Homeland Security Week 2025, the 2024 Attendee Report highlights the leading organizations within the industry and an extensive list of high-level attendees who attended last year. Join senior federal government leaders, state and local law enforcement representatives, subject matter experts and industry innovators to engage in two days...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has the tough job of protecting America through criminal investigations and enforcing immigration laws to preserve national security and public safety. This piece of content summarises the business opportunities proposed by the Presidential budget in a short succinct document. It includes the amount the executive...

UAS technology is primed to become a key pillar of the economy’s infrastructure. This comes with its own risks and challenges in terms of cyber security. In this piece we interview Scott Parker, branch chief from Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, who discusses the DHS’ efforts in securing the national...

New technologies such as AI and machine learning are continuing to mature and create new challenges and opportunities for homeland security professionals. We had the privilege of interviewing RADM, USN (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Senior Director at the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation to understand more about changes to the...

Homeland Security Week is returning in 2025 from March 25-26 in Arlington, VA. The full agenda is coming soon, but in the meantime, download the draft agenda to learn about the key topics being discussed and speakers taking the stage at IDGA's Homeland Security Week 2025. Download draft agenda >>

Ahead of Homeland Security Week 2025, the 2024 Attendee Report highlights the leading organizations within the industry and an extensive list of high-level attendees who attended last year. Join senior federal government leaders, state and local law enforcement representatives, subject matter experts and industry innovators to engage in two days...

With the FY2023 presidential budget released, the new administration had promised changes to the US Homeland Security approach with a greater focus on trade. This snapshot focuses on delivering a Birdseye view of presidential budget request and what it means for: Biometric investment Border Patrol facilities and platforms USGC marine...

IDGA conducted an exclusive interview with Cyberspace Solarium Commission Co-Chairman's, Senator Angus King and Congressman Michael Gallagher and Executive Director, Mark Montgomery outlining the context and some of the product of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission that was authorized by the Fiscal Year 2019 National Authorization Act.

Cybersecurity is arguably one of the most pressing matters across the US federal government. IDGA had the pleasure of interviewing RADM, USN (ret.) Mark Montgomery, Senior Director, Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation, discussing the challenges of implementing cybersecurity across the government and private sector.This discussion: Details the recommendations of...

Nelson Balido delivers a hard-hitting interview on the current state of the play of Homeland. He delves into Homeland's current challenges, especially the situation on North America’s Southern Border. Furthermore, as chairman of the 2024 event, he explains what he expects, and how vendors can make the most out of...

Eric Hysen, Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, spoke with IQPC's Justin Ederheimer about the need for mindful modernisation in cybersecurity systems, the importance - but insufficiency - of the cloud, and building talented teams.

Hear IDGA conduct an exclusive interview with U.S Department of Homeland Security Chief Procurement Officer, Soraya Correa outlining the Procurement Priorities to enable advanced Homeland Protection Capabilities.