Overview

• The House Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events met Wednesday with FIFA and LA28 security chiefs in a confidential briefing to review preparations, drawing objections from some members to the lack of public testimony.
• Chairman Michael McCaul identified three priorities for the upcoming events: cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, online radicalization, and the threat posed by unmanned drones.
• McCaul called for stronger public‑private and international information sharing to coordinate security across agencies, organizers and foreign partners.
• LA28 officials said they are applying lessons from Paris 2024, which recorded more than 140 cyber incidents, after participating in the Paris cybersecurity operations center.
• Organizers for Utah’s 2034 Winter Games said the event is expected to receive National Special Security Event status, with formal security planning and timing still to be finalized.