News and reports from the Department of Homeland Security.

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Three Disaster Recovery Centers are open in the following locations. Residents who were affected by the severe storms and flooding can visit the centers to update FEMA applications and learn about other disaster assistance which may be available.

News Release: ATLANTA - If you are facing legal issues or experiencing feelings of hopelessness or stress resulting from Georgia’s Jan. 12 severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes, you can get disaster legal advice and crisis counseling.

News Release: ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands - Atlantic hurricane season is four months away, but now is the perfect time to start preparations to harden your home against damage from storms, review and update your family’s emergency plan and replenish your disaster supply kit.

A Texas man has been sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for conspiracy to transport noncitizens resulting in the death of three people.

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

Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. A Lawrence County, Ohio, man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Huntington Tri-State Airport detected a handgun in the mans carry-on bag early this morning (Feb. 17). The gun was loaded with five bullets.

Release: FALLS CHURCH, Va. Residents of the Falls Church/Arlington area will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck program at the AAA Falls Church-Seven Corners office parking lot from Feb. 21 to March 3, where officials will host a temporary pop-up enrollment center in a specially marked RV parked at 6290 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church, Va., 22044.

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

News Release: The Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) refers to the rapidly growing areas of land that lie between the urban sprawl of cities and towns, and the undeveloped more rural and forested countryside and mountains. It is in the WUI that the danger and damage from the growing risk of wildfires is most prevalent.

News Release: ATLANTA - All FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in Georgia will be closed on Sundays, starting Feb. 19, 2023. Regular hours will resume Monday through Saturday.

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Members of S&T’s communications team recently spent a brisk morning at the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute (MFRI), but we did not feel cold for very long on that chilly day—we started off with a warm welcome by the MFRI administration and instructors and before we knew it, we were dressed in firefighting turnout gear and in a small room facing a real fire in a training scenario.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 23.1 Solicitation is now open and accepting applications from U.S. small businesses interested in submitting research proposals for seven diverse homeland security technology needs.

On Dec. 23, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. This bill formally reauthorizes the United States Secret Service to continue operating the National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI) for fiscal years 2023 to 2028.