News and reports from the Department of Homeland Security.

News Release: FEMA is providing free information about how to make your home stronger and safer - whether it was damaged by this summer’s flooding or not. Investing now can help prevent or reduce costly flooding damage in the future.

News Release: WASHINGTON -- President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. approved Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s request for a major disaster declaration this morning. The declaration authorizes FEMA to provide individual assistance for survivors in nine counties -- Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas...

News Release: CHICAGO - FEMA has released $248,625 for a Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Congressional Community Project to reduce street flooding and maintain emergency access for residents near Lake St. Clair. The new storm water pump station located at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Masonic Boulevard will include the replacement of sidewalks and pavement and a new storm conveyance system designed to prevent flooding to nearby roadways.

News Release: CHICAGO - FEMA has released $600,000 for a Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Congressional Community Project to upgrade and construct an underground stormwater storage system that will control drainage in the village of Arlington Heights, Ill. This community flood mitigation project addresses issues of flooding in residential areas along Chicago and Race avenues and is expected to minimize street ponding and flood damages.

News Release: ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands -- In September 2017, the heavy rain and strong winds of hurricanes Irma and Maria significantly damaged U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) facilities across the territory. These two Category 5 storms caused catastrophic structural damage. Many buildings sustained roof damage and were left flooded and ridden by mold. Some structures had to be demolished to prepare for temporary facility construction.

News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. -Eastern Kentucky Disaster Recovery Centers will have new operating hours beginning Sunday, Oct. 2.

News Release: As summer winds down and kids head back to school, many volunteer opportunities open up. There are many ways you can help a friend, neighbor, or your community this fall...

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

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate has passed 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 make permanent the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Risk...

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas approved a temporary and targeted Jones Act waiver to help Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Fiona.

There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 3.

There are two releases scheduled to be published on Oct. 3.

Release: OMAHA, NE - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a hiring event on October 7, from 9 AM to 4 PM to assist individuals interested in an exciting new federal career as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Eppley Air Field (OMA) in Omaha, NE.

There was activity on one bill related to the Homeland Security Committee on Sept. 29.

There was activity on two bills related to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Sept. 29.