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On August 28, ICITAP initiated a four-week, scenario-based training exercise in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), scheduled to conclude on September 22.

On August 22, the ICITAP-Bangladesh mission provided an update on its assistance to the Bangladesh Police (BP). In furtherance of ICITAP’s Host National Instructor (HNI) program goals, during the weeks of August 6 to 17, 2023, ICITAP successfully completed an Instructor Development Course (IDC) for select members of the BP. In total, ten BP officers from various ranks ranging from Sub-Inspectors to Superintendents were trained.

On August 22, the ICITAP-Bangladesh mission provided an update on its assistance to the Bangladesh Police (BP). In furtherance of ICITAP’s Host National Instructor (HNI) program goals, during the weeks of August 6 to 17, 2023, ICITAP successfully completed an Instructor Development Course (IDC) for select members of the BP. In total, ten BP officers from various ranks ranging from Sub-Inspectors to Superintendents were trained.

A new report confirms what national security leaders have long warned: If Congress fails to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the United States stands at the brink of a self-inflicted national security calamity.  The study -- by an independent group of intelligence experts called the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB) -- did not mince words: “history may judge the lapse of Section 702 authorities as one of the worst intelligence failures of our time.”

More than 30 judges, prosecutors, and police officers from Uruguay, Peru, and Argentina gathered in Montevideo from August 14 to 18 to participate in a conference on cybercrime organized by the U.S. Department of Justice's International Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (ICHIP) program and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

On August 16, ICITAP’s Liaison to the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) provided an update on ICITAP’s partnership with EUCOM and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). In Bulgaria, the three-agency team began a basic maritime border security one-week training program, which modeled after the U.S Coast Guard’s Boarding Officer Training course.

On August 16, ICITAP’s Liaison to the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) provided an update on ICITAP’s partnership with EUCOM and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). In Bulgaria, the three-agency team began a basic maritime border security one-week training program, which modeled after the U.S Coast Guard’s Boarding Officer Training course.

On August 9, upon invitation from Kenya’s Police Service (KPS) Deputy Inspector General, an ICITAP Engaging Multinational Police Women on Equality and Rights (EMPoWER) Program Officer visited the new facilities for the National Police Leadership Academy (NPLA), an institution created via presidential order and designed to provide uniformed officers access to quality education on matters related to leadership and strategic management.

On August 9, upon invitation from Kenya’s Police Service (KPS) Deputy Inspector General, an ICITAP Engaging Multinational Police Women on Equality and Rights (EMPoWER) Program Officer visited the new facilities for the National Police Leadership Academy (NPLA), an institution created via presidential order and designed to provide uniformed officers access to quality education on matters related to leadership and strategic management.

On August 4, the ICITAP Engaging Multinational Policewomen on Equality and Rights (EMPoWER) Program concluded a four-day training in Krakow, Poland on wellness for Ukrainian women working in counterterrorism.