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Alejandro Mayorkas

US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at a joint news conference with Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard and Mexican Security Secretary Rosa Icela Rodriguez at the State Department in Washington on October 13. Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Mayorkas warns Latin American leaders of Beijing’s technology influence

The Biden administration sees Chinese investments in Latin America as a potential precursor to cyber operations.
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill on May 04, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

DHS halts Disinformation Governance Board amid strong backlash

Former government officials will lead a review of DHS's disinformation work and help Secretary Mayorkas determine how to continue.
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Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., right, speaks with Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on June 8, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds-Pool / Getty Images)

Biden administration officials push Congress to shape breach reporting mandates

It's part of an ongoing dance in the legislative and executive branches between demanding and requesting private sector action.
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