News and reports from the Department of Homeland Security.

News Release: BOSTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $11.6 million to the State of Vermont to reimburse the costs of providing testing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

News Release: CHICAGO - Representatives from FEMA will host a virtual Flood Map Information Open House for communities in Madison County, Ohio, on May 24, 2022, from 5 - 7 p.m. ET. The open house will give residents the chance to review preliminary versions of a recently completed Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report and its accompanying preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM).

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on May 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON-Last month, the DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) hosted a first-of-its-kind meeting of senior state and local officials to share best practices for protecting their citizens from radiological and nuclear (R/N) threats. These officials represented the 14 local jurisdictions...

News Release: Image. Some people may one day look back on their career and wonder if they made a difference. Yolanda Jackson, a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 10 Field Leadership Directorate Federal Coordinating Officer, won’t have that problem. It has been a personal mission, something engrained...

There was activity on four bills related to the Homeland Security Committee on May 16.

Release: Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), Chair of the Defense Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee's hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 United States Army Budget.

On May 4, the U.S. Senate held a hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to discuss the recently announced Department of Homeland Security Disinformation Governance Board.

News Release: WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) announced today the availability of an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas during the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2022. These visas are for U.S. employers seeking to employ additional workers on or after April 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2022.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas acknowledged the far-reaching effects law enforcement officers have on society in his message about National Police Week.

News Release: House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY-17) released the following statement after the House passed, on two bipartisan votes, bills that fully fund most federal agencies through September 30 and continue funding at current levels for Homeland Security through February 8.

Release: This morning the Subcommittee will receive testimony on the fiscal year 2023 budget request for the Department of the Air Force.

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on May 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Release: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics showing that April was had the highest number of border encounters on record which makes it clear that the administration should not lift Title 42 without putting policies in place to secure the border...