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Building Safety Month: Take Action to Protect Your Home

News Release: CHICAGO - May is Building Safety Month, and this year’s campaign, “Safety for All: Building Codes in Action," raises awareness about the importance of building codes to ensure safety in the spaces in which we live, work and learn.

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Portman Presses DHS Secretary Mayorkas on Southern Border Catastrophe

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This afternoon, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Mayorkas about the unprecedented crisis at the southern border. Last month, the administration announced...

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Homeland Security Department discusses Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Okeechobee Waterway, Stuart, FL on May 3

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page proposed rule on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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On Fox News, Portman Discusses Catastrophe at Southern Border, Creation of Disinformation Governance Board

News Release: Senator Portman, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, joined America Reports on Fox News today to discuss his intent to press Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Mayorkas about the unprecedented crisis at the southern border, as well as the creation...

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FEMA Administrator Meets with European Crisis Management Community in Brussels

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell discussed the importance of disaster resilient communities with European crisis management leaders in Brussels last week.

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DHS-OPO offers new grant application process starting May 3

CWMD: Academic Research Initiative (ARI) grant opened on May 3.

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Homeland Security Department discusses Special Local Regulations, Clinch River, Miles 48.5-52, Oak Ridge, TN on May 2

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page rule on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Portman, Peters Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Streamline How Government Accountability Office Informs Congress About Unimplemented Recommendations

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced the bipartisan Improving Government for America’s Taxpayers Act, which will require the Government Accountability...

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FEMA Holds Comprehensive Exercise on Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake and Tsunami Response Plan

News Release: BOTHELL, Wash. - From May 3-5, FEMA Region 10 will host Cascadia Rising 2022: Rehearsal of Concept (ROC), a three-day discussion-based exercise at the Pierce County Readiness Center in Camp Murray, Washington, to evaluate FEMA’s coordinated response plan to a massive Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake...

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Mancuso: Gang member sentencing makes Baltimore 'safer for its residents'

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Baltimore-led investigation resulted in the sentencing of a notorious MS-13 gang member to 50 years in federal prison.

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Public Invited to Review Flood Maps in Fairfax County, VA

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - FEMA is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Fairfax County, Virginia. Community partners are invited to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period.

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FEMA Distributes More Than $677,000 in Disaster Assistance for Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslide Survivors

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has distributed more than $677,000 in disaster assistance to help survivors affected by the severe storm, flooding, and landslides that occurred Feb. 4 - 6, 2022.

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Readout of DHS Secretary Mayorkas’s Meeting with Mexican Foreign Minister Ebrard

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas met with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard to discuss the shared challenge of migration throughout the region and the opportunities to advance economic development. They met in Washington, DC. and were joined by fellow officials...

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'The necessary authorities and tools to protect the public': DHS unveils new unmanned aircraft regulations

Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), issued a statement on the Biden administration’s Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) National Action Plan and Legislative Proposal.

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Mental Health Awareness Month – Resources Available to You

News Release: As part of Mental Health Awareness Month this May, we hope to shine a light on support resources available to you and your families. If you or someone you care about needs help coping with life’s challenges, you are not alone. Mental health challenges are real, and recovery is possible.

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'Biowatch is successful': Biological terrorism prevention agency holds meeting

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) recently held a meeting with state and local leaders.

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Readout of DHS Secretary Mayorkas’s Meeting with Mexican Foreign Minister Ebrard

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas met with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard to discuss the shared challenge of migration throughout the region and the opportunities to advance economic development. They met in Washington, DC. and were joined by fellow officials ...