The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued a report covering firearms smuggling from the U.S. into Mexico and issuing recommendations to better understand the problem.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a Privacy Impact Assessment of CBP One™, a mobile app launched by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that provides the public a single portal to a variety of CBP services. The app is meant to streamline services for travelers, importers, brokers, airlines, and international organizations by asking them a series of questions that determine the correct services, forms, or applications to meet their needs. CBP maintains that the app increases transparency at CBP and streamlines the process for foreign travelers without sacrificing security.

The Supreme Court last week heard oral argument on whether the “community caretaking” exception allows law enforcement to enter a home for the purposes of the occupant’s health and safety.

A Department of Justice (DOJ) press release dated March 26, 2021 announced an update on DOJ’s efforts to combat crimes related to COVID-19 relief fraud, such as illegal schemes surrounding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program and Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs.

The Agile Products Toolkit was created by the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee and will give you oversight tips and help you establish professional standards within your workplace. An agile product uses techniques to streamline processes and helps you produces high quality work quickly. Learn more about how agile products can work for you!

The National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys (NAAUSA) serves as the voice of Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs) within the Department of Justice and Congress.

Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act, which would allow individuals who kill or attempt to kill federal law enforcement abroad to be prosecuted in U.S. courts.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to launch an effort to care for unaccompanied children who are entering the United States from the southern border.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has offered the COVID-19 vaccine to its entire workforce, but just 49 percent have accepted a vaccine as of last week. Meanwhile, other agencies are seeing their employees accept vaccines in larger numbers, causing members of Congress to question the Bureau of Prisons’ vaccine rollout plan. For example, as of last month, 72 percent of the Veterans Health Administration workforce had accepted the vaccine.

According to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release dated March 22, 2021, Mun Chol Myong, 55, is the first North Korean national to be extradited the United States. Mun was extradited to the United States to face charges of money laundering in order to circumvent U.S. sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Do you know how to protect yourself in case of a chemical attack? Learn some helpful tips from this video about what a chemical attack is and how to prepare and respond.

On March 22, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid.

Several bills were introduced last week to commemorate Sunshine Week, a national initiative spearheaded by the News Leaders Association to educate the public about the importance of open government.

Before a federal employee can be terminated for unacceptable performance, the employing agency must provide the employee with an opportunity to demonstrate acceptable performance.

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that expands benefits for the federal workforce and Americans.

Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and 16 other lawmakers reintroduced the Protect and Serve Act, which would create federal penalties for individuals who target law enforcement officers at the federal, state, and local levels.

The Judicial Conference of the United States—the Judiciary’s policy-making body—recently proposed 79 new judgeships for courts across the country and initiatives to improve both personal security and courtroom security.

According to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release dated March 17, 2021, a Nevada man, Eric Blair McCartt, 37, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for producing images of child sexual abuse of minors under the age of twelve.

Did you know that before 1970, women were prohibited from being law enforcement officers in the federal government? Executive Order 11478, "Equal employment opportunity in the Federal Government," signed by President Richard Nixon on August 8, 1969, changed that former reality and provided equal opportunity in federal employment for all persons.

Watch as newly confirmed Attorney General Merrick Garland gives his remarks to DOJ employees on his first official day. In his words, “Norms require that like cases be treated alike. That there not be one rule for Democrats and another for Republicans; One rule for friends and another for foes; One rule for the powerful and another for the powerless; One rule for the rich and another for the poor; Or different rules depending upon one's race or ethnicity.”