News and reports from the Department of Homeland Security.

TSA offers advice to travelers departing Albany International Airport this summer

Prince George’s County man cited by police after TSA stops him from carrying a loaded handgun onto his flight at Reagan National Airport

TSA prepared for summer travel out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

TSA at Boise Airport discovers 21st firearm of 2022 in traveler’s carry-on luggage

Release: DES MOINES The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a hiring event Tuesday, July 26 to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Des Moines International Airport (DSM).

There were 29 press releases published by the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in June.

News Release: LOS ANGELES - Deportation officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Los Angeles Field Office arrested two-dozen sexual predators during a five-day operation, which concluded June 17 in Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and Riverside Counties.

“NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E734-E735 on July 14

Release: MILWAUKEE Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) Saturday, July 9.

Fiscal Year 2022 Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP) - Continuing Training Grants - Mississippi State University grant opened on July 13.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on the nominations of Errol Arthur, Kendra Briggs, and Carl Ross to serve as Associate Judges on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Seven more defendants have pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a major drug-trafficking conspiracy and to illegally possessing firearms following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), joint law enforcement probe.

News Release: WASHINGTON - Last week, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Under Secretary for Policy Robert Silvers was in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to expand security cooperation between the United States and each nation, and to advance key homeland security agreements and objectives. In Doha, Qatar, Under...

News Release: DENTON, Texas - New flood maps have been finalized and will become effective on Jan. 12, 2023, for Kaufman County, Texas. During the next six months, a FEMA compliance specialist will work with the community to update each floodplain ordinance and adopt these new flood maps.

News Release: HOUSTON - The leader of a robbery “rip crew" that targeted game rooms, human smugglers and drug traffickers was sentenced to 26 years in federal prison July 12 following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Houston and the Houston Police Department (HPD).