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Release: RICHMOND The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will be staffing a recruitment table at the Mechanicsville (Va.) Public Library on July 26, to provide detailed information about the hiring process for security officers to work at Richmond International Airport.


Chairman Bishop Statement to Rules Committee on Six-Bill Appropriations Minibus

Release: Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Chairwoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09) today delivered the following remarks to the House Rules Committee in support of an appropriate rule for the House to consider, a minibus of six fiscal year 2023 appropriations bills.



DHS-OPO grant application closes on Aug. 30

MSI National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program Nuclear Forensics Research Award grant opened on July 18.



Release: Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Chair Chellie Pingree (D-ME-01) today delivered the following remarks to the House Rules Committee in support of an appropriate rule for the House to consider, a minibus of six fiscal year 2023 appropriations bills.


Week ending July 2: 4 notices published by Homeland Security Department

There were four notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending July 2, according to the Federal Register.


News Release: WASHINGTON -- Today, FEMA released an initial list of programs covered under the Biden-Harris Administration's Justice40 Initiative, which aims to deliver 40% of the overall benefits of climate, clean energy, affordable and sustainable housing, clean water and other investments to disadvantaged communities...


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA ) will evaluate a Biennial Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise for communities around the North Anna Power Station. The exercise will occur during the week of July 18, 2022, to assess the ability of the Commonwealth of Virginia to respond to an emergency at the nuclear facility.


News Release: WASHINGTON -- Six city mayors from Israel visited FEMA headquarters as part of the first of its kind Executive Education delegation. The mayors received a tour of the National Response Coordination Center and learned about how FEMA supports disaster preparedness and response. (FEMA Photo)


Peters Hosts U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus at Michigan’s Busiest Border Crossings

News Release: DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, was joined by Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Chris Magnus for a firsthand look at the important role that CBP plays in facilitating secure and efficient trade and...


Homeland Security Department discusses Safety Zone; Black River Bay, Sackets Harbor, NY on July 15

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page rule on July 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


FEMA to Evaluate Readiness of the Commonwealth of Virginia

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA ) will evaluate a Biennial Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise for communities around the North Anna Power Station. The exercise will occur during the week of July 18, 2022, to assess the ability of the Commonwealth of Virginia to respond to an emergency at the nuclear facility.


Special Local Regulations; Seattle Seafair Unlimited Hydroplane Race, Lake Washington, WA discussed on July 15 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page rule on July 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON ­-- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Minnesota to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding April 22 - June 15, 2022.


The DOE and FEMA Host PR100 Six-Month Progress Update Webinar July 21

News Release: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico -─ Join the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) project team conducting the Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100) for a public webinar and Q&A on July 21, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 pm...


Regional Leaders Named to Federal Wildfire Commission

News Release: The Biden-Harris administration selected seven representatives from within FEMA Region 10 states and tribes to serve on the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.


The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for North Dakota

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of North Dakota to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe winter storm and flooding April 22-May 25, 2022.


Peters Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Bolster National Security by Preventing Foreign Conflicts of Interest for Federal Contractors

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced a bipartisan bill to require federal agencies to identify and address potential foreign conflicts of interest involving government contractors, including by disqualifying...