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News Release: Helena, Mont. - The Mobile Disaster Recovery Center (MDRC) at Gardiner High School in Park County will permanently close at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 29. Additionally, the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) located at Absarokee Elementary School Gymnasium in Stillwater County will permanently close at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 30.



News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Joint federal/state Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) are now open in Okmulgee and Pottawatomie counties to help survivors affected by the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred May 2-8.


What to Financially Expect When You’re Expecting

News Release: Children bring drastic changes to your life and your finances. If you are looking to save money when you’re expecting, consider focusing on the essentials: a place to sleep, eat, and a way to get around safely. Below are a few ideas you may find useful.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - On the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, asked for unanimous consent from his colleagues to include his amendment of provisions from his bipartisan Safeguarding American Innovation Act, or SAIA, which passed the Senate last year on a bipartisan basis, as a part of the CHIPS Plus package currently under consideration.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new report detailing China’s malign efforts to target, influence, and undermine the U.S. Federal Reserve. Based on a Federal Reserve counterintelligence...


DHS Concludes Innovative Technology OpEx

News Release: NEW YORK - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and its National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) hosted Urban OpEx 2022, an Operational Experimentation (OpEx) where first responders evaluated new and emerging technology solutions in realistic, urban settings throughout the New York Metropolitan area during the week of July 18 - 22.


July 26: bills handled by Appropriations Committee

There was activity on one bill related to the Appropriations Committee on July 26.


July 27 sees Congressional Record publish “NOMINATION OF DAVID P. PEKOSKE” in the Senate section

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “NOMINATION OF DAVID P. PEKOSKE” on July 27.





Release: INDIANAPOLIS The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a hiring event Tuesday, Aug. 2 to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Indianapolis International Airport (IND).


New notice from Coast Guard to be published on July 27

There is one release scheduled to be published on July 27.


Readout of Inaugural Cyber Incident Reporting Council Meeting

News Release: WASHINGTON - On July 22, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas convened the Cyber Incident Reporting Council (CIRC) - a new Council composed of federal agencies with a Congressional mandate to coordinate, deconflict, and harmonize existing and future federal cyber incident reporting requirements - for its inaugural meeting.


FEMA Fire Management Assistance Granted for the Oak Fire

News Release: OAKLAND, Calif. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) regional administrator authorized the use of federal funds to assist the state of California in combatting the Oak Fire burning in Mariposa County.


Readout of Inaugural Cyber Incident Reporting Council Meeting

News Release: WASHINGTON – On July 22, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas convened the Cyber Incident Reporting Council (CIRC) – a new Council composed of federal agencies with a Congressional mandate to coordinate, deconflict, and harmonize existing and future federal cyber incident reporting requirements – for its inaugural meeting.


President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for U.S. Virgin Islands

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the territory in U.S. Virgin Islands to supplement the territory’s response efforts to the emergency conditions resulting from a water shortage and health impact from unprecedented sargassum seagrass influx beginning on July 15, 2022, and continuing.


Temporary TSA PreCheck application center set for August  at Albany International Airport

Release: COLONIE, N.Y. Residents of the Capital Region will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck program at Albany International Airport from August 8 to 12, where officials will host a temporary pop-up enrollment center inside the airport terminal.