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Impacted by Two Hurricanes - What You Need to Know

FEMA would like to remind survivors when two or more disasters are declared in the same state, FEMA ensures survivors receive all eligible assistance while preventing a duplication of federal benefits


Hurricane Ian Assistance Exceeds $4.5 Billion; Thousands of Survivors Affected by Hurricane Nicole Register for Assistance

More than $4.5 billion in federal grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments has been provided to the state of Florida and to households affected by Hurricane Ian to help survivors jumpstart their recovery.


President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for California

FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of California to supplement state, local and tribal response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from severe winter storms, flooding and mud slides beginning Jan. 8, 2023, and continuing.


FEMA Awards $16M to Wisconsin for COVID-19 Response Costs

FEMA and Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) announced today that $16,380,000 in federal funding has been made available to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services for costs related to the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic under the federal disaster declaration of April 4, 2020.


DHS S&T Awards $1.1M to Accelerate Federal Research Across U.S. Agencies

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $1.1 million to seven federal laboratories that support DHS missions and homeland security stakeholders.


The Center of Gravity for Chemical Threats

In late December, President Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023, which contains language solidifying our nation’s commitment to comprehensively address chemical security threats and grants full legislative authorization to S&T’s Chemical Security Analysis Center (CSAC).


TSA officers stop two guns in four days at Reagan National Airport

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented two travelers from bringing their handguns onto flights within a four-day span, bringing the total number of guns detected at the airport checkpoints to five so far this month.


’23 and S&T

Our great nation is a melting pot of diverse perspectives and backgrounds. During the holiday season, many Americans connect with family—we take time to reflect, we resolve to learn more about ourselves, and we set intentions for the coming year. For many, the holidays also mean giving gifts.


Loudoun County, Va., man cited by police after TSA stops him from carrying loaded gun onto a flight at Dulles Airport

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) prevented a Loudoun County, Va., man from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight yesterday, Jan. 12. The 9mm gun was loaded with two bullets.


TSA prevents local man from carrying loaded gun onto a flight at Yeager Airport

Transportation Security Administration officers at West Virginia International Yeager Airport stopped a Charleston, W.Va., man with a loaded handgun at the security checkpoint early this morning.


TSA highlights Top 10 items discovered in travelers’ carry-on luggage at Idaho airports in 2022

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today displayed a collection of the Top 10 prohibited items found by security screening officers at two different Idaho airports – Boise Airport and Idaho Falls Regional Airport - in 2022.


Man stopped with handgun at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport prevented a man from New Milford, Pa., from bringing his handgun onto his flight yesterday, Monday, Jan. 9.


TSA set a new record at Philadelphia for number of guns caught in a single year

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers working at Philadelphia International Airport continue to see travelers bringing their guns to the airport in their carry-on luggage and TSA wants to remind travelers of the proper and legal way to transport firearms for their flights.


How to spot and report retaliation

As the Civil Rights Directorate’s Anti-Retaliation Campaign continues, today’s topic is spotting and reporting retaliation. Workplace retaliation can take many forms and it is important for employees to understand how to identify retaliation and the ways to report it.


Running for a cause: how one member runs for the Coast Guard community

It’s always been his favorite pastime, but during the last three years running has been the way that Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathaniel Dirvin pays it forward—raising money for Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (CGMA) through his races.


Unclaimed CGPortal sites are now read-only

As announced in the DoD365 Deployment – SharePoint Online Migrations CIO Note 006/22, the Coast Guard-Wide Migration to DOD365 - SITREP 11ALCOAST 073/22 (CAC required for access), and on MyCG, the phaseout of the Coast Guard’s legacy CGPortal and all of its intranet sites is underway.


AMO Seizes 2262 Pounds of Cocaine in Southeastern Puerto Rico

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents seized Friday 2262 pounds (1026 kilos) of cocaine from a vessel attempting to reach the coast of Humacao, Puerto Rico. The estimated street value of the contraband is $23.5 million.


Indianapolis CBP Sees 55 Percent Increase in Counterfeit Goods in FY 2022

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Indianapolis saw a record number of fraudulent counterfeits during Fiscal Year 2022. CBP officers in Indianapolis seized 7,901 counterfeits that would have been worth a Manufacturer’s Suggest Retail Price more than $115.53 million, had they been real, during Fiscal Year 2022, which runs from October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022.


4.3 Tons of Narcotics, 6,084 Seizures, 9,130 Agriculture and Biological Interceptions, More Than $105 Million in Fake Merchandise: Fiscal Year 2022 Yields Big Enforcement Numbers for Cincinnati CBP

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and specialists in Cincinnati posted record-breaking numbers of enforcement actions during Fiscal Year 2022. From October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022, Cincinnati seized 6,084 shipments, putting them in fourth place nationwide, and specialists issued 9,130 Emergency Action Notifications (EANs), third place nationwide and the highest number of agriculture and biological seizures ever recorded at the port.


Laredo CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Sought for Rape and Domestic Battery

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), officers at the Laredo Port of Entry, detained one male Mexican Citizen wanted for rape and domestic battery.