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News Release: ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands -- In September 2017, the strong winds and heavy rains of hurricanes Irma and Maria shattered windows, damaged roofs and displaced many families from public housing complexes on St. Thomas and St. Croix.
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News Release: In Third Year of Program, Department Focuses 11 Awards to Organizations Working with Underserved Populations and with Small and Mid-sized Communities
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, in response to questioning from Ranking Member Rob Portman (R-OH) at the second panel of a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing examining social media’s impact on homeland security, Chris Cox, the Chief Product Officer at Meta, refused to commit to revise Meta’s policies that result in higher rates of child sexual abuse material on the platform.
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Release: WASHINGTON Earlier today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm David Pekoske for a second term as the Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) seventh Administrator.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Security Agency (NSA), U.S. Cyber Command Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), ...
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There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 16.
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An outreach program that includes the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements’ Homeland Security Investigations has tips to help youth stay safe online as the 2022-23 academic year begins.
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News Release: In Third Year of Program, Department Focuses 11 Awards to Organizations Working with Underserved Populations and with Small and Mid-sized Communities WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the award of 43 grants, totaling $20 million, under the Targeted Violence and Terrorism ...
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News Release: CHICAGO - Representatives from FEMA will host a Flood Map Information Open House for communities in Le Sueur County, Minn., on Sept. 21, 2022, from 5 - 7 p.m. CT. The 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).
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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to examine how social media platforms continue to prioritize increased user engagement and revenue over safety and security. During the hearing, the Committee heard...
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News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - At the peak of the hurricane season and with several weather events in the forecast, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials encourage Puerto Rico residents to get their families and property ready, today. Taking timely preparedness measures enhances the response and recovery processes from these events and any other incident.
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Release: WASHINGTON The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will temporarily exempt the TSA Security Threat Assessment (STA) requirement for Hazardous Material Endorsement (HME) holders whose endorsements expired or will expire before the end of calendar year.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - On Sept. 14, 2022, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) John K. Tien and senior officials from U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) participated in the “High-Level International Conference on Border Security in the Americas," a virtual event hosted by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL).
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News Release: CHICAGO - FEMA announced today that $8,809,879 in federal funding has been made available to Bon Secours Mercy Health Inc., for costs related to the state’s response to COVID-19 under the federal disaster declaration of March 31, 2020.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to protect Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Reservists from losing their full-time employment when they...
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The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Sept. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Release: MANCHESTER, N.H. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) has installed new state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography checkpoint scanners (CT).
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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 the first panel of a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing examining social media’s impact on homeland...
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) co-chaired the first meeting of the Joint Ransomware Task Force (JRTF), an interagency body established by Congress to unify and strengthen efforts against the ongoing threat of ransomware.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, at a Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing to examine social media’s impact on homeland security, experts confirmed the need for Ranking Member Rob Portman’s (R-OH) bipartisan Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (PATA). The legislation will require social media companies to provide vetted, independent researchers and the public with access to certain platform data.