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DHS to Supplement H-2B Cap with Nearly 65,000 Additional Visas for Fiscal Year 2023

News Release: Increase Will Help Address the Need for Seasonal Workers and Reduce Irregular Migration WASHINGTON—Today the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of Labor (DOL), announced that it will be issuing a regulation that will make available to employers an additional 64,716 ...


FEMA Expands Disaster Aid to Additional Counties, Helps More Communities Recover from Severe Loss

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Homeowners in Brevard, Hendry, Monroe and Okeechobee counties are now eligible to apply for FEMA individual assistance. More than $268 million in federal disaster assistance has been approved for over 178,000 individuals and households to help jumpstart their recoveries.


Homeland Security Department discusses Safety Zone; Atchafalaya River-Berwick Bay, Morgan City, LA on Oct. 12

The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing work to build a fair, orderly, and secure immigration system, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing joint actions with Mexico to reduce the number of people arriving at our Southwest border and create a more orderly and safe process for people fleeing the humanitarian and economic crisis in Venezuela.


New notice from Coast Guard to be published on Oct. 14

There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 14.


The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


FEMA Seeking Applicants to Join Hurricane Fiona Recovery Team

News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - FEMA is hiring Puerto Rico residents to assist with disaster response and recovery efforts as temporary employees. Hiring local temporary staff allows FEMA to diversify the workforce while affording opportunities for the residents of Puerto Rico.


Chairman Thompson Statement on President Biden’s New National Security Strategy

News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, issued the below statement on the Biden Administration’s release of its new National Security Strategy...


FEMA Individual Assistance, Public Assistance Approved for Additional Counties

News Release: TALLAHASSEE - Homeowners and renters in Brevard, Hendry, Monroe and Okeechobee counties are now eligible to apply for FEMA individual assistance under an amendment to the major disaster declaration for Florida after Hurricane Ian.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - With more than $76.5 million in grants approved by FEMA to help Kentuckians recover from the Eastern Kentucky flooding, the agency wants to remind survivors that these funds are to be used only for certain disaster-related expenses.


The US Homeland Security Department published a three page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Homeland Security Department published a three page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations; Correction discussed on Oct. 12 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) launched its fifth course of the Hacking for Homeland Security (H4HS) program this Fall 2022 semester. The growing program is now available for students at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and Texas...


Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations discussed on Oct. 12 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


FEMA Announces Kelbie Kennedy to Serve as National Tribal Affairs Advocate

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Following the release of FEMA’s first-ever National Tribal Strategy, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced today that Kelbie Kennedy will serve as the agency’s National Tribal Affairs Advocate.