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FEMA to Evaluate Readiness of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of Maryland

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 Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station. The exercise will occur during the week of April 25, 2022 to assess the ability of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of Maryland to respond to an emergency at the nuclear facility.


Homeland Security Department discusses Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone-Cleveland National Air Show on April 20

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page rule on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: OAKLAND, Calif. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) regional administrator authorized the use of federal funds on April 19 to assist the state of Arizona to combat the Crooks Fire burning in Yavapai County.


CISA Expands the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative to include Industrial Control Systems Industry Expertise

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced today the expansion of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) to include Industrial Control Systems (ICS) experts-security vendors, integrators, and distributors-to further increase U.S. government focus on the cybersecurity...


There was activity on one bill related to the Homeland Security Committee on April 21.


DHS Extends COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Non-U.S. Travelers Entering the United States via Land Ports of Entry and Ferry Terminals

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will extend temporary Title 19 requirements and continue to require non-U.S. travelers entering the United States via land ports of entry and ferry terminals at the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders to be fully vaccinated ...


Homeland Security Department discusses Regulated Navigation Area; Offshore, Cape Canaveral, Florida on April 20

The US Homeland Security Department published a four page rule on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Homeland Security Department published a seven page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Homeland Security Department published an eight page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


TSA stops gun at Dane County Regional Airport

Release: MADISON Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) Tuesday.


The US Homeland Security Department published a nine page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: PANAMA CITY – From April 18-20, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas traveled to Panama City, Panama to attend a Ministerial Conference on Migration and Protection with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and foreign and security ministers from throughout the region. During his ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Public safety agencies can now benefit from the Team Awareness Kit (TAK) to help save more lives. Originally developed by the Department of Defense (DoD), and subsequently funded and piloted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), the iOS iTAK...


Release: WAUSAU Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) Monday.


Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’s Trip to Panama

News Release: PANAMA CITY - From April 18-20, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas traveled to Panama City, Panama to attend a Ministerial Conference on Migration and Protection with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and foreign and security ministers from throughout the region. During his...


The US Homeland Security Department published an eight page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the release of its first-ever DHS Equity Action Plan, which identifies seven focus areas to comprehensively advance equity across the Department’s policies, programs, and operations. This Plan includes a commitment to ensure the Department’s civil rights offices have the resources they need to carry out their critical missions.


In the Line of Fire: Transportation Security Officer Stops Active Shooter

News Release: Wally West woke to the sound of gunshots outside of his apartment. Shaking off sleep, the off-duty Transportation Security Officer wondered if the sounds might have come from Fort Chaffee, an Army National Guard installation just a couple miles away.


Portman: March CBP Numbers Show 33 Percent Increase in Unlawful Migrant Encounters at Southern Border

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics from March that show a 33 percent increase in encounters of unlawful migrants at the southern border compared to February and a 78 percent increase from last March as the United States’ worst migrant crisis continues...


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $259,831,989.00 to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) to assist in the acquisition of technical services, in support of S&T’s Counter-Unmanned System Threats (C-UST) efforts. Amentum Services, Inc., of Germantown, MD, was selected as the prime contractor, through DoD’s Fair Opportunity Proposal Request competitive process.