News from November 2022
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loan application may be a source of additional help for Puerto Rico residents who applied for FEMA assistance after Hurricane Fiona.
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
Additional Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) are now open in Comerío and Naguabo.
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
More than $1.93 billion in federal grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments has been provided to the state of Florida and households to help survivors jumpstart their recovery after Hurricane Ian.
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced today the appointment of 16 new members and 3 returning members to the agency's National Advisory Council.
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
November marks National Native American Heritage Month, an opportunity for every person in the nation to reflect on our shared nation’s history and honor the Tribal Nations and tribal citizens who called this land home long before the United States became a country.
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
More than $1.74 billion in federal grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments has been provided to the state of Florida and to households to help survivors jumpstart their recovery after Hurricane Ian.
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
To accelerate the removal of debris from Hurricane Ian in Florida, FEMA is providing limited waivers to the application process for Public Assistance Private Property Debris Removal/Commercial Property Debris Removal.
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
FEMA is conducting local hiring for more than 300 jobs in Brandon, Fort Myers, Kissimmee, Orlando and Sarasota, as the state of Florida continues recovering after Hurricane Ian.
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced November 1 as the kickoff of Infrastructure Security Month.
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
Anyone who has ever gone to a major sporting event or concert, taken public transportation, even visited a farmer’s market on a brisk weekend morning, has likely benefitted from soft target physical security—and perhaps didn’t even know it.
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced a $1,994,442 contract award to G&H International Services, Inc. (G&H International) to design, develop and implement a Community Lifeline Status System (CLSS) for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) Director Thomas J. Walters is pleased to announce the selection of Mr. Kai J. Munshi as FLETC’s new Deputy Director.
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has reduced the online renewal enrollment fee for transportation workers who possess a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC®) as well as the enrollment fee for Hazardous Materials Endorsement (HME) and TWIC applicants who maintain an existing Security Threat Assessment (STA) for the comparable program.
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
The TSA PreCheck® current enrollment provider, IDEMIA, has reduced the enrollment and in-person renewal fee from $85 to $78. The cost to renew online is still $70.
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO). There are currently 25 full- and part-time positions available and the starting salary is $21.72 per hour.
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
assengers across the state of Florida have brought a record number of guns to the Transportation Security Administration’s checkpoints. The year-to-date number of 700 guns is already higher than in any previous year and includes records set at 12 individual airports.
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented an Orange County, N.Y., man from carrying his loaded handgun onto a flight at Westchester County Airport on Friday, Oct. 28. The 9mm handgun was loaded with seven bullets.
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
Transportation Security Administration officers at Yeager Airport stopped a Raleigh County, W.Va., woman with a handgun at the security checkpoint early this morning (Oct. 28). The gun was not loaded.
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a hiring event Wednesday, Nov. 2 to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Indianapolis International Airport (IND).
By Press release submission | Nov 6, 2022
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) have detected 28 firearms at the airport’s security checkpoints so far this year, surpassing the previous record of 27 caught in 2019—all with two more months remaining in the year.
