By Homeland Newswire | Feb 2, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks at a hearing to consider the nominations of Shalanda Young to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Nani Coloretti to...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: The American Southwest is a region that blends a harsh landscape, temperature extremes and various other non-environmental threats that can create dangerous obstacles for those who patrol the border. The territory is vast and monitoring it is critical to our nation’s security. That’s why the Science...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - You may be eligible to apply for FEMA assistance after a line of tornadoes cut a path through middle and west Tennessee in December, but what does that really mean? What assistance does FEMA provide and to whom? Here are some answers.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on news that at least a dozen Historically Black Colleges and Universities reported bomb threats for a second day in a row.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
There were 13 press releases published by the House Committee on Homeland Security in January.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
There were 22 press releases published by the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in January.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a new Withhold Release Order and two new forced labor Findings. By barring goods produced with forced labor from entering the United States, the Department is playing ...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced, as part of its implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), that it will seek public input to inform the Department’s continued efforts to prohibit goods from being imported into the United States that are produced with forced labor in the People’s Republic of China, including in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - A public notice is now available that addresses FEMA’s intention to reimburse eligible applicants in 23 counties in Kentucky for costs to repair and/or replace facilities damaged by the Dec. 10-11, 2021, tornadoes.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA is seeking qualified individuals to lend their expertise and serve on the agency’s National Advisory Council.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON – Beginning on Jan. 22, 2022, DHS will require non-U.S. individuals seeking to enter 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 for COVID-19 and provide related proof of vaccination, as COVID-19 cases continue ...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell stated, on Jan. 20, 2022, “It is my pleasure to announce that Ms. Lori A. Ehrlich is appointed as FEMA Region 1 Regional Administrator." Region I encompasses Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and ten federally recognized Tribal Nations.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - On Thursday, Jan. 20, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) hosted state and local law enforcement officers from the Gainesville, FL area for a Human Trafficking Awareness Training (HTAT). The HTAT program provides law enforcement officers ...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, secured a commitment from Shalanda Young, the nominee to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, that OMB would produce documents within two weeks that...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, on International Day of Education, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona hosted a discussion with presidents of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) from across the nation to share information on grant programs, ...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on National Human Trafficking Prevention Month: “Human trafficking is an abhorrent crime that impacts an estimated 25 million people, here in the United States and abroad. Victims too often suffer ...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: En español Today, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the U.S. Department of Education released a toolkit outlining federal resources available to help Puerto Rico recover and rebuild safe, healthy, and modernized school facilities. The Departments of Energy and Labor, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency, also collaborated on the toolkit.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Every year, FEMA honors and recognizes the many contributions African Americans make to the agency and our nation.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement and video on International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “When you walked into the home where I grew up, our living room shelves were filled with books of Jewish history and, regrettably and all too often tragically, histories and stories of antisemitism and violence that accompanied it.
