Security Intelligence – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for June 5, 2025

Security Intelligence: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 5, 2025.

MIL-OSI USA: Senators Coons, Whitehouse, colleagues demand answers from Justice Dept. on decision to shutter specialized unit for cracking down on global drug crime
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Delaware Christopher Coons WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and several of their colleagues sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi questioning the Department of Justice’s plan to end the successful Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) program.  “As the Department’s […]

MIL-OSI USA: Restricting The Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse class=”has-text-align-center”>BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION During my first Administration, I restricted the entry of foreign nationals into the United States, which successfully prevented national security threats from reaching our borders and which the Supreme Court upheld.  In Executive Order 14161 of January 20, 2025 […]

MIL-OSI Australia: In with the old: architects, planners, builders and academics unite in push for reuse over redevelopment
Source: 05 June 2025 UniSA’s Enterprise Hub is a state-of-the-art enterprise and innovation facility within an original heritage building Architects, builders, academics and regulators are calling for a major shift in Australia’s building policies, claiming these are based on a narrow view of environmental costs and false economies that downplay the real costs of new […]

MIL-OSI Australia: Teen faces multiple charges of motor vehicle stealing
Source: New South Wales Community and Justice Teen faces multiple charges of motor vehicle stealing Thursday, 5 June 2025 – 9:56 am. Detectives investigating a series of thefts, reckless driving and property damage across Tasmania’s south have this week charged a 15-year-old boy with multiple offences, including 12 counts of stealing a motor vehicle.Members of […]

MIL-OSI USA: Enhancing National Security by Addressing Risks at Harvard University
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse class=”has-text-align-center”>BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Admission into the United States to attend, conduct research, or teach at our Nation’s institutions of higher education is a privilege granted by our Government, not a guarantee.  That privilege is necessarily tied to the host institution’s compliance and […]

MIL-OSI USA: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restricts Foreign Student Visas at Harvard University
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse RESTRICTING FOREIGN STUDENT VISAS AT HARVARD: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation to safeguard national security by suspending the entry of foreign nationals seeking to study or participate in exchange programs at Harvard University.  The Proclamation suspends the entry into the United States of any new Harvard […]

MIL-OSI USA: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Directs Review of Certain Presidential Actions
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse INVESTIGATING EXECUTIVE ACTIONS UNDER BIDEN’S PRESIDENCY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing an investigation into who ran the United States while President Biden was in office. The Memorandum directs an investigation into whether certain individuals conspired to deceive the public about Biden’s mental state and […]

MIL-OSI USA: Reviewing Certain Presidential Actions
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERALTHE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT SUBJECT:       Reviewing Certain Presidential Actions By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby directed: Section 1.  Background.  The President of the United States, as the […]

MIL-OSI USA: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restricts the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse COMBATING TERRORISM THROUGH COMMON SENSE SECURITY STANDARDS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation to protect the nation from foreign terrorist and other national security and public safety threats from entry into the United States. Pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order 14161, issued on January 20, 2025, titled […]

MIL-OSI: James Altucher: “America Just Hit the AI Reset Button”
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) BALTIMORE, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a new briefing, tech entrepreneur and bestselling author James Altucher reveals a development he says will “change America forever.” At the center of it is Project Colossus — a classified supercomputer initiative led by Elon Musk’s xAI — and backed by sweeping support from […]

MIL-OSI USA: Governor Polis Signs New Law Supporting Home Ownership for Colorado Educators
Source: US State of Colorado DENVER – Today, Governor Polis signed SB25-167 – Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities, sponsored by Senators Judy Amabile and Lisa Frizell, and Representatives Shannon Bird and Meghan Lukens. This law helps expand access to housing for teachers, increasing homeownership and supporting Colorado schools by providing down-payment assistance and expanding […]

MIL-OSI Australia: Devonport man charged after police seize illegal firearms, taser
Source: New South Wales Community and Justice Devonport man charged after police seize illegal firearms, taser Thursday, 5 June 2025 – 9:40 am. A man has been charged after police seized three illegal firearms and a taser during a targeted search at a West Ulverstone residence yesterday.During the search, members of Taskforce Scelus located and […]

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Name release: Fatal crash, Number 1 Line, Manawatū
Source: New Zealand Police Police are now in a position to release the name of the man who died following a crash on Number 1 Line on 25 May. He was Martin Lucien Symington, 53, from Australia. Police extends our condolences to his family and friends during this difficult time. Enquiries into the circumstances of […]

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Road reopened following crash, St Johns
Source: New Zealand Police St Johns Road has been reopened following an earlier crash between a vehicle and pedestrian. One person was transported to hospital in a serious condition. An investigation into the crash remains ongoing. Police would like to thank motorists for their patience while the scene was cleared. ENDS. Holly McKay/NZ Police MIL […]

MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Marshals Arrest Dominican Man Wanted in NY for Quadruple Murder
Source: US Marshals Service San Juan, PR – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) today apprehended a Dominican man suspected in a quadruple homicide Aug. 31, 2024, near Rochester, New York, in which two of the victims were children, ages 2 and 4. Luis Francisco Soriano, aka Jefry Yevo, 31, who was wanted by the Irondequoit, […]

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Police acknowledge sentencing for Blenheim homicide
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Sergeant Ashley Clarke of Marlborough CIB: Police acknowledge the sentence handed down to Paul Thomas Armon today in the Blenheim High Court. Mr Armon was sentenced to life imprisonment with 15 years non-parole for the murder of his mother, Jennifer Sheehan, late last year. We extend our […]

MIL-OSI USA: Chairman Pfluger, Green Request DHS Documents on Suspect in Boulder Terror Attack
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) WASHINGTON, DC — In the wake of the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) and Full Committee Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) sent a letter to Department of Homeland […]

MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Keith Self Commemorates Renaming of VA Clinic in Honor of Sam Johnson
Source: On Monday, Congressman Keith Self proudly joined local leaders, veterans, and the North Texas community in a moving ceremony to officially rename the Plano VA Clinic in honor of the late Congressman Sam Johnson, a true American hero and tireless advocate for veterans. The newly named Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic will serve […]

MIL-OSI Australia: SFCT uncovers sophisticated scheme
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin A recent operation led by the ATO’s Serious Financial Crime Taskforce (SFCT) has resulted in jail time for a Victorian woman. Paolo Esmaquel implemented an elaborate scheme to obtain fraudulent GST refunds by assuming the identities of 3 different individuals. One of the assumed identities was registered by […]

MIL-OSI USA: Shaheen Grills Secretary Lutnick on Impacts of Damaging Steel Tariff on Granite State Businesses, Defense Supply Chain
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen (Washington, NH) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations and Small Business Committees, today questioned U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick during a Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee hearing examining the U.S. Department […]