News and reports from the Department of Homeland Security.

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) made it into the Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) annual Top 10 List of most unusual items found at security checkpoints nationwide in 2022. TSA released the list in an on-line video it posted on the agencys YouTube account.

News Release: WASHINGTON - A new portable Gunshot Detection System can provide critical information about outdoor shooting incidents almost instantaneously to first responders. The system, called SDS Outdoor, was developed in collaboration between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and Shooter Detection Systems (SDS) of Rowley, MA.

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) made it into the Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) annual Top 10 List of most unusual items found at security checkpoints nationwide in 2022. TSA released the list in an on-line video it posted on the agencys YouTube account.

News Release: BRANDON, Fla. - As Floridians rebuild, survivors of Hurricane Ian can get free advice on how to rebuild stronger and safer against storms.

News Release: The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Public Affairs today published an exciting snapshot of the breadth and depth of the amazing work its components and offices carry out each and every day on behalf of the American people, securing our homeland and protecting our communities.

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. Richmond International Airport (RIC) made it into the Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) annual Top 10 List of most unusual items found at security checkpoints nationwide in 2022. TSA released the list in an on-line video it posted on the agencys YouTube account.

News Release: WASHINGTON - In 2022, challenges of unprecedented breadth confronted the United States: unrelenting ransomware and other cyberattacks, a rise in targeted violence, Russia’s unprovoked assault against Ukraine, China’s violations of international norms, increased levels of migration in our hemisphere, ...

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON - In 2022, challenges of unprecedented breadth confronted the United States: unrelenting ransomware and other cyberattacks, a rise in targeted violence, Russia’s unprovoked assault against Ukraine, China’s violations of international norms, increased levels of migration in our hemisphere...

News Release: WASHINGTON - On Dec. 27, 2022, President Biden signed the “Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2022," which codifies and expands the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT). The bill authorizes $14 million to carry out the Act and ensures that the CCHT is staffed with at least 45 employees to carry out the Department’s critical work to combat human trafficking.

The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON - On Dec. 27, 2022, President Biden signed the “Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2022," which codifies and expands the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT). The bill authorizes $14 million to carry out the Act and ensures that the CCHT is staffed with at least 45 employees to carry out the Department’s critical work to combat human trafficking.

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to enhance our nation’s ability to combat human trafficking has been signed into law. The new law will make permanent and strengthen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT).