House Oversight Requests Details on Federal Protective Service’s Efforts to Protect Federal Employees
Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) Maloney and Stephen Lynch (D-MA) requested information on how the Federal Protective Service (FPS) monitors threats against federal employees.
Federal Judiciary Requests $1.54 Billion from Congress to Bolster Security and Infrastructure
The Judicial Conference of the United States is requesting $1.54 billion from Congress to be put towards information technology and cybersecurity updates, stronger security measures, and courthouse construction. This funding could be part of either an infrastructure package to be released by lawmakers or a budget plan that is still being negotiated.
Republican Lawmakers Raise Concerns, Question DHS About Attacks on Federal Law Enforcement
In a May 5, 2021 letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, and Representative John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, expressed their concerns with the increased number of targeted attacks on federal law enforcement officers and federal facilities.