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Portman, Carper Applaud House Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Ensure Remaining Stamps to Promote Wildlife Conservation Are Sold

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Tom Carper (D-DE), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing their bipartisan Multinational...


News Release: In most families, there comes a time to discuss taking the car keys away from an aging parent. As experienced drivers age, they may begin to have changes in vision, reaction time, and medical conditions that may cause them to drive less safely. Sometimes these changes happen slowly, making it more difficult for the driver to notice their skills have declined.


News Release: Dear Director Young:. I write to request information about the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) review of the federal standards for race and ethnicity data, and urge you to prioritize the inclusion of a category for people of Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) descent. OMB sets the government-wide...


News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - Survivors of the severe storm, flooding, and landslides that occurred Feb. 4 - 6, 2022 can now receive free legal assistance for certain disaster-related issues to help them through the recovery process. To be eligible for these services survivors must have been directly affected by the disaster and not have sufficient means to hire an attorney.


ICYMI -- FEMA Administrator Celebrates Earth Day with AmeriCorps and FEMA Corps

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell (left) and Washington Parks & People Executive Director and President Steve Coleman remove trash from Watts Branch Stream during an Earth Day service project at Marvin Gaye Park April 22. (FEMA photo by Graham Haynes)


Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on the Administration’s C-UAS National Action Plan and Legislative Proposal

News Release: Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the Administration’s Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) National Action Plan and legislative proposal released today.


News Release: Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the Administration’s Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) National Action Plan and legislative proposal released today.


Bob Lord to Join CISA as Senior Technical Advisor

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced today that Bob Lord will join the agency as a Senior Technical Advisor within the Agency’s Cybersecurity Division.


Homeland Security Department publishes 18 notices in week ending April 23

There were 18 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending April 23, according to the Federal Register.


Homeland Security Department discusses Special Local Regulation; Back River, Baltimore County, MD on April 22

The US Homeland Security Department published a five page proposed rule on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Homeland Security Department published a five page notice on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



The US Homeland Security Department published a three page proposed rule on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



S&T Lab Celebrates a Healthy, Thriving Ecosystem in NYC’s Backyard

News Release: At the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), we believe very much in being good stewards of the earth and good citizens of the world. We follow the science-we do the science-and we heed experts’ warnings that action is urgently needed to combat the effects of a changing climate. Last summer, we wrote...


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the results of its first bug bounty program. Through the “Hack DHS" program, vetted cybersecurity researchers and ethical hackers are invited to identify potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities in select external DHS systems. In...


News Release: WASHINGTON - In celebration of Earth Day, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the finalists in the Cooling Solutions Challenge prize competition. Launched in September 2021, by DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), this $195,000 prize competition marks the first in a series focusing on national climate resilience.