U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
Recent News About U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
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Peters, Collins, Carper & Murkowski Bipartisan Legislation To Extend Federal Support To Fire Departments Advances In Senate
Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to extend federal programs that help support local fire departments across the country has advanced in the Senate.
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Peters Convenes Hearing To Examine Cybersecurity Risks To The Healthcare Sector
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to discuss the federal government’s process for classifying and declassifying information, as well as how Congress can modernize the federal classification system to help streamline this process.
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Peters And Hawley Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Help Secure Open Source Software
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced bipartisan legislation to help protect federal and critical infrastructure systems by strengthening the security of open source software.
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Peters & Cassidy Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill To Save Taxpayer Dollars By Improving How Federal Agencies Purchase Software
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to save taxpayer dollars by improving management of how the federal government purchases and uses software.
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PETERS AND LANKFORD REINTRODUCE CLEAR AND CONCISE CONTENT ACT
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and James Lankford (R-OK) reintroduced their bipartisan Clear and Concise Content Act. The bill ensures that guidance, instructions, and other public information published by the federal government is written in plain language.
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PETERS CONVENES HEARING TO EXAMINE POTENTIAL RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to assess the potential risks and opportunities related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI).
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PETERS & BRAUN REINTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO BOLSTER TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR FEDERAL AGENCY PERFORMANCE GOALS
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced bipartisan legislation to bolster the performance of federal agencies and ensure they are effectively carrying out their mission for the American people.
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PETERS, LANKFORD & CORNYN INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO INCREASE SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, James Lankford (R-OK), and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced bipartisan legislation to enhance the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to combat human trafficking.
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PETERS JOINS FIREFIGHTERS & LOCAL OFFICIALS IN SAGINAW, HIGHLIGHTS HIS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO EXTEND SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, toured Saginaw Fire Station 1 today to discuss the need to pass his bipartisan legislation to extend federal grant programs that are set to expire. During the visit, Peters highlighted how the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program, the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, and the United States Fire Administration (USFA) provide critical federal resources to Michigan’s fire departments, like Saginaw’s.