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Recent News About U.S. Department Of Homeland Security
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A local woman who conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine pleaded guilty in federal court Oct. 21, following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and joint law enforcement partner investigation.
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Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the United States Attorney’s Office recently announced the creation of, and first case brought by, the newly formed Fentanyl Abatement and Suppression Team in partnership with the District Attorney’s Office, U.S.
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An investigation conducted by the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Washington, D.C.
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On Oct. 12, the Sierra Vista Police Department (SVPD) assisted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), arrested a local area man on five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor after law enforcement received information that child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was transferred online using a Sierra Vista-area internet protocol (IP) address.
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A Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Tampa task force was awarded during the 69th Annual Attorney General’s Awards ceremony earlier this year.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending certain COVID-19-related flexibilities through Jan. 24, 2023, to assist applicants, petitioners, and requestors.
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Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released a report he requested from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) detailing employee discrimination and harassment issues within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, issued the below statement on the Biden Administration’s release of its new National Security Strategy:
- FACT SHEET: Biden Wraps Up a Record-Breaking Year of Drugs, Death, Devastation & Dereliction of Duty
Under President Biden, at the U.S.-Mexico border, there has been an unprecedented number of migrant encounters, deaths, terror watchlist apprehensions, smuggled Unaccompanied Alien Children, trafficked drugs, and arrests of border crossers with criminal convictions.
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House Homeland Republicans On DHS’ Friday Night Release of September Border Encounters
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As the nation’s risk advisor, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) leads the national effort to protect U.S.
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Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Ron Johnson (R-WI) that would help save taxpayer dollars by directing the General Services Administration (GSA) to install the most life-cycle cost effective and energy-efficient lighting in public buildings has been signed into law.
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Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S.
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U.S Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, have sent a letter urging the Biden administration to take additional action to tackle the rise in illegal opioids entering the U.S. Specifically, the senators called on the administration to fully implement the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP Act), their bipartisan legislation enacted in 2018 to decrease fentanyl shipments by reducing the number of countries exempted from this law.
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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 2022 was the worst year at the border on record, with 2.4 million border encounters, more border encounters than any year on record which makes it clear that this administration must take action to address the border crisis
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U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that their bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act to help bolster the federal workforce’s understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) has been signed into law.
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A new report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) revealed that discriminatory enforcement of school dress codes may make school environments less equitable and safe for students and lead to harmful discipline practices.Specifically, the GAO report found that dress codes typically restrict items most frequently worn by girls, students of color, and LGBTQI+ students.