News and reports from the Department of Homeland Security.

TSA to host hiring event for Transportation Security Officers at Dane County Regional Airport May 5-6

TSA at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport stops man with loaded gun

Travelers flying out of New Jersey and New York will soon need a REAL ID to board an airplane

Release: Congressman Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Department of Commerce.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee delivered remarks today at the public meeting of the Conference Committee on the bipartisan U.S. Innovation and Competition Act. The 107-member Conference Committee is tasked...

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA ), in partnership with the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK ), Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC ), Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS ), New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre (NZ NCSC ), National...

There was activity on one bill related to the Homeland Security Committee on May 11.

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing with outside experts to examine how lawmakers can save taxpayer dollars and bolster government efficiency by improving the federal government’s procurement process.

News Release: OAKLAND, Calif. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has delivered preliminary flood maps for parts of Monterey County. The maps identify revised flood hazards along the Salinas River, Gonzales Slough, Natividad Creek and unnamed tributaries. These new maps will help building officials, floodplain administrators, developers and homeowners make effective mitigation decisions, thereby contributing to safer and more disaster resilient communities.

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: This afternoon on Fox News’ Your World with Neil Cavuto, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, discussed his questioning of the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas last week on the lack of deportations of unlawful migrants during the Biden administration, which is 80 percent less than during the Obama administration.

Release: Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL), Chair of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Judiciary.

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 hearing examining innovation in the federal procurement process where he emphasized the need to incentivize American-made products...

Release: ST. LOUIS, Mo. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a recruiting event this weekend, May 13-14, to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL).

News Release: Lt. Jonathan Orthman, a pilot with the Coast Guard Air Station Sitka’s MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and three of his fellow crewmembers - Lt. Justin Neal, AST2 Grant Roberts, and AET2 James Schwader - received the DHS Secretary’s award for Valor for their heroic actions while rescuing a 70-year-old fishing vessel owner and operator from stormy seas. Watch the video of the rescue.