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FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of West Virginia to supplement local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides from Aug. 14-15, 2022.
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One Week Left to Apply for Disaster Individual Assistance
Residents of the Regional Educational Attendance Areas of Bering Strait, Kashunamiut, Lower Kuskokwim and Lower Yukon have until Dec. 6 to apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and State of Alaska disaster assistance. To receive disaster Individual Assistance, you must apply before the deadline.
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FEMA Awards Almost $1.1 Million to Smith College for COVID-19 Testing Costs
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending nearly $1.1 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse Smith College for the cost of testing students, faculty and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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TSA to hold two-day hiring event to recruit officers to work at Syracuse Hancock International Airport
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is conducting a two-day hiring event on Friday, Dec. 9, and Saturday, Dec. 10, for individuals who are interested in becoming TSA officers to work at Syracuse Hancock International Airport. Individuals will be able to start the application process during this two-day event, which includes computer based testing.
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Two TSA explosives detection canines from the New York area are featured in TSA’s 2023 Canine Calendar
A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) explosives detection canine from LaGuardia Airport and one from John F. Kennedy International Airport are two of 13 dogs featured in the free downloadable TSA 2023 monthly calendar that honors its explosives detection canines from across the country.
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Woman arrested by police after TSA catches her with loaded revolver at LaGuardia Airport
A Louisiana resident was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented her from carrying her loaded handgun onto a flight at LaGuardia Airport on Monday, Nov. 29.
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Two TSA explosives detection canines from Reagan National Airport are featured in TSA’s 2023 Canine Calendar
Two Transportation Security Administration (TSA) explosives detection canines who work at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) are featured in the free downloadable TSA 2023 monthly calendar that honors its explosives detection canines from across the country.
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TSA at Pittsburgh reminds travelers not to bring guns to the security checkpoint
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers working at Pittsburgh 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.
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Man cited by police after TSA stops him from carrying a gun onto a flight at Dulles Airport
A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) prevented a Camp Hill, Pa., resident from bringing a loaded handgun onto his flight on Monday, Nov. 28.
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TSA stops local resident with handgun at Philadelphia International Airport
A resident of Philadelphia was stopped with his gun among his carry-on items when a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Philadelphia International Airport saw the 9mm weapon show up on the security checkpoint X-ray monitor on Tuesday, Nov. 29.
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TSA officers at Bradley International Airport see fifth firearm detection
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a woman from carrying a loaded firearm onto a flight at Bradley International Airport (BDL) on Wednesday, November 30.
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TSA prevents man from carrying handgun onto Richmond flight
An Augusta County, Va., man was cited by the police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport caught him with a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag this morning, Thursday, Dec. 1.
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Police cite local man after TSA officers at Norfolk Airport catch him with handgun
Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport stopped a Chesapeake, Va., resident from carrying his loaded handgun onto a flight on Wednesday, Nov. 30.
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S&T Makes Headway on Infrastructure Investment
This time last year, President Biden signed the monumental Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law, solidifying the Administration’s commitment to the future of our nation’s critical infrastructure (CI) and strong emphasis on safeguarding its security and resiliency.
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DHS S&T Announces New Student Research Internship
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) launched the competition for graduate and undergraduate students across the United States and territories to participate in the 2023 Homeland Security Professional Opportunities for the Student Workforce to Experience Research (HS-POWER) internship program.
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EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PREPAREDNESS CENTER RELEASES CONSIDERATIONS FOR ESTABLISHING AGREEMENTS FOR NEXT GENERATION 911
Across the nation, federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial (FSLTT) agencies are updating 911 systems to digital or Internet Protocol (IP)-based systems, known as Next Generation 911 (NG911).
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TSA prevents local man from carrying his handgun onto a flight at Reagan National Airport
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented an Alexandria, Va., resident from carrying his handgun onto a flight on Monday, Nov. 28.
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TSA at Harrisburg reminds travelers not to bring guns to the security checkpoint
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers working at Harrisburg 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.
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TSA releases its 2023 explosives detection canine calendar
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) released its annual calendar today, which honors the agency’s more than 1,000 explosives detection canines working in the United States
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Get all all uniform items priced the same no matter the gender at the Coast Guard Exchange
Ongoing inflation means the shopping and savings benefits you’ve earned at your Coast Guard Exchange (CGX) are more important than ever.
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