News and reports from the Department of Homeland Security.

The US Homeland Security Department published a five page proposed rule on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Kay Granger (TX), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, announced the Republican Steering Committee’s recommendations for new Republican Members who will serve on the Committee for the 118th Congress. The recommendations will now go before the Republican Conference to be ratified.

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The White House announced an Amendment to the Emergency Declaration today authorizing FEMA to extend Direct Federal Assistance to 14 additional counties in California.

The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: ST. CLAIR COUNTY, IL. - For homeowners and renters who sustained damage from the July 25-28 floods in St. Clair County, the deadline to apply for federal assistance has passed. In rare cases, though, you may be eligible to submit a late application to FEMA.

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Today, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), a component of FEMA, released the “Executive Summary of the U.S. Fire Administrator’s report " following the first U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention and Control held in October 2022. The Executive Summary outlines and previews...

News Release: CHICAGO - Representatives from FEMA will host a Virtual Flood Map Information Open House for communities in Marion County, Indiana, on Jan. 12, 2023, from 5 - 7p.m. ET. The virtual open house will give residents a chance to review preliminary versions of the recently completed Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report and its accompanying preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs).

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: ST. CLAIR COUNTY, IL. - If you applied for assistance from FEMA after sustaining damage from the July 25- 28 floods, you would have received a letter from FEMA. In some cases, it may say you are ineligible for assistance, but that is not a denial. Applicants are given a reason for the ineligibility and told what they need to do to become eligible. Often, you just need to send more information.

News Release: Public Safety Canada and U.S. Department of Homeland Security

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Kay Granger (TX), released the following statement after the Republican Conference officially named her chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee for the 118th Congress.

Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) grant opened on Jan. 11.

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA has announced its 2023 traditional reinsurance placement for the National Flood Insurance Program, continuing its risk management practice against catastrophic flood losses.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spent last year targeting transnational crime and national security and public safety threats, according to its annual report.

News Release: ATLANTA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Atlanta, ERO Mexico, and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement removed an unlawfully present foreign fugitive wanted for homicide in his home country of Mexico.