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News Release: Image WASHINGTON – On September 12-13, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas hosted the annual Five Country Ministerial, held in person for the first time since 2019. The Australian Minister of Home Affairs and Cybersecurity, the New Zealand Minister of Immigration, and the Canadian ...
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News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has an immediate need to fill temporary positions in Hazard and Frankfort to assist with recovery from the recent flooding in Eastern Kentucky.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) held its fourth Cybersecurity Advisory Committee meeting, with Committee members providing updates to CISA Director Jen Easterly on the work of its subcommittees. Two of the subcommittees - Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Mis- Dis- and Mal (MDM) information and Building Resilience and Reducing Systemic Risk to Critical Infrastructure - provided new recommendations to the Director.
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News Release: ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands -- It has been nearly five years since hurricanes Irma and Maria impacted the U.S. Virgin Islands and the recovery continues. While many individuals, organizations, and federal agencies, including FEMA, helped to provide relief immediately after the disaster, there is still work to be done. Long-term recovery requires the continued coordination and collaboration among multiple federal partners.
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News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - FEMA is operating a mobile registration center this week in Perry County to help Kentucky flood survivors who experienced uninsured losses from the flooding that began July 26. The center is in northeast Hazard, Ky. off KY Highway 476.
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There were three press releases published by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency in August.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve coordination between federal and local governments to protect Americans from exposure to toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl...
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Mayorkas: DHS 'to modernize our delivery of services by harnessing technology and other innovations'The U.S. Department of Homeland Security launched a new hiring initiative to improve customer experience and enhance service delivery.
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There were 27 press releases published by the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in August.
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Release: WASHINGTON The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today the expansion of its TSA PreCheck program with the addition of Air Europa, Flair, Volaris El Salvador, and ITA Airways.
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Release: RENO, Nevada - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO). There are currently more than 40 full- and part-time positions available and the starting salary is $21.13 per hour.
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There were 124 press releases published by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency in August.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, Sept. 13, the Department of Homeland Security joined the U.S. Department of Justice to announce a significant enforcement operation that disrupted and dismantled a prolific human smuggling operation in Texas and across the Southern United States. The operation, a part of Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA), included the arrest of eight alleged human smugglers whose indictment were unsealed today in the Southern District of Texas (SDTX).
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There was activity on two bills related to the Homeland Security Committee on Sept. 13.
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The US Homeland Security Department published a three page proposed rule on Sept. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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There are four releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 14.
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Release: SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a recruiting event Saturday, September 17 from 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The event is designed to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Burlington International Airport (BTV).
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Release: WASHINGTON The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) selected new members to serve on the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC), which comprises 33 members who provide recommendations for improving aviation security. The ASAC was initially established in 1989 following the bombing of Pan American World Airways Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced a new interactive training tool for handlers and trainers of explosive detection canines to upgrade their capabilities to Person-Borne Explosives Detection (PBED). Different from traditional explosive...
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News Release: ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands -- FEMA’s role to support the U.S. Virgin Islands has been ongoing since Hurricane Irma made landfall on St. Thomas and St. John, September 6, 2017, and Hurricane Maria made landfall on St. Croix two weeks later, on September 19. FEMA recognizes the road to recovery requires a whole-community approach and is actively working with houses of worship to develop projects that strengthen resilience across the territory.