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News Release: WASHINGTON -- This June, FEMA celebrated its LGBTQIA workforce and PRIDE all month long with several special events, including displaying an inclusive rainbow flag at FEMA National Response Coordination Center for the second time in the agency’s history. Similar displays were made at FEMA's 10 regional headquarters across the country.


News Release: Adults benefit physically and mentally by choosing to learn new things over the years. For seniors, participating in activities is more than just fun and games. There are many things seniors can do to help age well, including physical activity, exercise, and making healthy food choices. Research indicates...


FEMA Modernizes Mobile App to Increase Accessibility and Improve User Experience

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced today that it has updated its mobile app -- in English and Spanish -- to give users increased personalization options and help them take charge of disasters. Downloading the app now is especially important as we enter peak hurricane and wildfire seasons.



DHS Statement on Supreme Court Decision on MPP

News Release: As Secretary Mayorkas concluded in October 2021 after a thorough review, the prior Administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) has endemic flaws, imposes unjustifiable human costs, and pulls resources and personnel away from other priority efforts to secure our border. We welcome the Supreme...


DHS Awards for Small Businesses to Develop Security Technology Prototypes

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program awarded a total of $9,782,624 million to small businesses to further develop technologies intended to support homeland security mission needs. The DHS SBIR program, administered by the DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), awarded Phase II contracts under nine topic areas in the 21.1 SBIR Solicitation issued in December 2020.


Safety Zone; Marine Events Within the Eighth Coast Guard District; Lower Mississippi River; New Orleans, LA discussed on June 29 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page rule on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Chair of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Appropriations Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2023 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies bill.


Release: MINOT Two state-of-the-art advanced technology Computed Tomography (CT) checkpoint scanners that provide 3-D imaging will soon be installed at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Minot International Airport (MOT).


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page rule on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico -The allocation of federal funds to Puerto Rico for its recovery from the 2020 Earthquakes steadily continues. This week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reached 700 obligated projects aimed at helping communities recover from damage to the spaces and infrastructure that are part of everyday life.


The CIS Ombudsman's Webinar Series: 2022 Annual Report Brief for Congress

News Release: Tuesday, June 21, 2022. 1 - 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) invites congressional staff to participate in a webinar highlighting the CIS Ombudsman’s 2022 Annual Report to Congress on Thursday...


The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chair DeLauro Statement at Full Committee Markup of Fiscal Year 2023 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Funding Bill

Release: WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies bill.


Four Pacific Northwest Youth Join the FEMA 2022-2023 Youth Preparedness Council

News Release: BOTHELL, Wash. - FEMA announced the 2022-2023 Youth Preparedness Council members, and four are from states in FEMA Region 10. Katie Clark of Washington and Neha Srinivasan of Oregon are new members joining existing members Miles Butler of Idaho and Shivani Jayaprakasam of Washington.


The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL), Vice Chair of the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Appropriations Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2023 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies bill.


Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’s Meeting with Minister of Interior General Sheikh Rashed bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa of Bahrain

News Release: WASHINGTON – On June 29, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas met with General Sheikh Rashed bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa, Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Secretary Mayorkas and Minister Al-Khalifa signed three cooperative arrangements on countering unmanned aircraft systems, ...


Release: BELLINGHAM, Washington - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) anticipates a record number of people will be screened through the security checkpoint at Bellingham International Airport (BLI) this summer, surpassing 2019s pre-pandemic volumes.


News Release: WASHINGTON - On June 29, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas met with General Sheikh Rashed bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa, Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Secretary Mayorkas and Minister Al-Khalifa signed three cooperative arrangements on countering unmanned aircraft systems...