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Stay #SummerReady in August: Join Free Webinar on Combatting Extreme Heat
News Release: CHICAGO - Aug. 15, 2023, at 1 pm CT, FEMA and the DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships will be co-hosting a free webinar on Extreme Heat and the Impacts on Mental Health. Focused on mental health impacts of extreme heat, especially on those who are at greatest risk, the hour-long webinar will offer preparedness tips, best community engagement practices and lessons learned from non-governmental organizations on reducing impacts of extreme heat.
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Secretary Mayorkas Delivers Remarks at White House Summit, Back to School Safely: Cybersecurity for K-12 Schools
News Release: Secretary Mayorkas delivered the following remarks at the White House’s Summit, Back to School Safely: Cybersecurity for K-12 Schools, on August 8, 2023.
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TSA stops gun at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport
Release: MILWAUKEE Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) Friday.
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Clay County Woman Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charge In Online Romance Scheme
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Iona K Coates (67, Orange Park) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Coates faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and payment of restitution to the victims in the case.
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Increases Federal Cost Share for New Mexico
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced today that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the state of New Mexico to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires, straight-line winds, flooding, mudflows and debris flows from April 5 to July 23, 2022.
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TSA officers share top six checkpoint dos and donts for travelers
Release: Summer travel season is in full swing and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers are eager to share their top dos and donts for travelers.
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What to Expect After You Apply for FEMA Assistance
News Release: If you live in Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, Windham or Windsor counties and were affected by the July severe storms, you may be eligible for FEMA assistance.
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DHS Announces Additional $374.9 Million in Funding to Boost State, Local Cybersecurity
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced the availability of $374.9 million in grant funding for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP). State and local governments face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats to their critical infrastructure...
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Typhoon Mawar Survivors Can Authorize a Third Party for FEMA Inspection
News Release: Once Typhoon Mawar survivors register for assistance, FEMA is required to verify losses to determine if they are eligible for the disaster assistance.
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Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office places over $14 Million in the hands of Claimants
News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office has paid Claimants over $14 million as of early this week. Of that, nearly $11 Million has been distributed within the past week alone, and payments are increasing on a daily basis.
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Skimmer Gets Prison for Million-Dollar Financial Identity Theft Scheme
News Release: Potential Victims Urged to Contact Justice Department
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NASA-JPL Employee Agrees to Plead Guilty to Defrauding COVID-19 Economic Relief Program, Using Some Proceeds to Grow Marijuana
News Release: LOS ANGELES A NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) employee has agreed to plead guilty to defrauding a government-sponsored loan program designed to help people and businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemics economic impact and has admitted that he used part of the proceeds to fund illegal marijuana cultivation, the Justice Department announced today.
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Former Jacksonville Sheriffs Office Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty To COVID Relief Fraud
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Deconna Burke (34, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to wire fraud involving COVID Relief Fraud through the Paycheck Protection Program. Burke faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prisonand payment of restitution to the United States government. No sentencing date has been set.
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Clay County Woman Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charge In Online Romance Scheme
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Iona K Coates (67, Orange Park) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Coates faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and payment of restitution to the victims in the case.
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DHS Announces Additional $374.9 Million in Funding to Boost State, Local Cybersecurity
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced the availability of $374.9 million in grant funding for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP). State and local governments face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats to their critical infrastructure...
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DHS Announces Additional $374.9 Million in Funding to Boost State, Local Cybersecurity
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced the availability of $374.9 million in grant funding for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP). State and local governments face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats to their critical infrastructure ...
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South Louisiana Man Sentenced for Counterfeiting
News Release: LAFAYETTE, LAGabriel Bates, 33, of Opelousas, Louisiana, was sentenced today for counterfeiting, announcedUnited StatesAttorney Brandon B. Brown. United States District Judge Robert R. Summerhays sentenced Bates to 26 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. Bates pleaded guilty to the charge on April 12, 2023.
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Health Center with FEMA Funds Opens in San Lorenzo
News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - Residents of the town of San Lorenzo and its neighboring communities can now rely on the services provided by the Corporation for Health Services and Advanced Medicine (COSSMA, in Spanish), following the reconstruction of its facilities with funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for damage caused by Hurricane María.
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Fact Sheet: New Family Reunification Parole Processes Provide Lawful Pathway for Family Unity
News Release: The United States is making it easier for eligible individuals from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Cuba and Haiti to be reunited with family in the United States, the latest example of the U.S. effort to expand lawful pathways and offer alternatives to dangerous and irregular migration.
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FEMA Administrator Leads Senior Disaster Management Officials Dialogues at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell led policy dialogues with Asia-Pacific Senior Disaster Management Officials on inclusive disaster risk reduction, pre-disaster recovery planning, resilient infrastructure through nature-based solutions and advancing women’s leadership in crisis management at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Senior Officials Meeting in Seattle Aug. 1-3.