News from 2023


FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Tips at Tractor Supply in Selma

News Release: PRATTVILLE, Ala.- Repairing or rebuilding your home? Disaster survivors who are working on their homes after the Jan. 12 severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes can visit Tractor Supply Company in Selma to speak with FEMA mitigation specialists about their damage and discuss how to best repair their homes.


At Hearing, Dr. Paul Addresses the Dangers of the Government’s Heavy Hand in Drug Shortages

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, outlined the need to remove burdensome regulations in the drug manufacturing industry at a full committee hearing titled “Drug Shortage Health and National Security Risks: Underlying Causes and Needed Reforms.".


FEMA Releases Updated Guide to Help Communities with Resilience Grants Process

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA released an updated and consolidated guidance to help grant applicants successfully navigate our mitigation grant programs to enhance climate resiliency.


Homeland Security Department publishes notice on March 23

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Homeland Security Department discusses Special Local Regulations; Windermere Cup, Montlake Cut, Union Bay Reach, Seattle, Washington on March 23

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page rule on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


TSA hiring Federal Air Marshals nationwide: Recruitment taking place in Albany

Release: ALBANY, N.Y. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring additional women and men to serve as Federal Air Marshals to work in locations nationwide and is participating in a Women in Law Enforcement recruitment event on Tuesday, March 28, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Albany Capital Center, 55...


Peters and Hawley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Secure Open Source Software

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - 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. The legislation...


President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Maine

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Maine to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and flooding on Dec. 23-24, 2022.


What did Homeland Security Department publish on March 23?

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page proposed rule on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Peters Convenes Hearing on Modernizing and Improving Federal Government’s Classification and Declassification System

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 discuss the federal government’s process for classifying and declassifying information, as well as how Congress can modernize the federal classification system...


Feature Article: Channeling NEXTGEN TV so Responders Can Answer the Call

News Release: Imagine the unthinkable: a natural disaster strikes, vehicles collide on a snowy highway, a 5-alarm fire blazes through the night. In these moments, we rely on our first responders to arrive on the scene and render lifesaving care swiftly and efficiently. Every second counts, and open communication is...


Dr. Paul Stresses Need to Overhaul Government Classification Process and Increase Transparency

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, stressed the urgent need to fix the government’s classification processes at a committee hearing titled “Modernizing the Government’s Classification System." The hearing examined the government’s excessive classification of documents and information over the last several decades.



TSA to host hiring event for Des Moines International Airport

Release: DES MOINES The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a hiring event Tuesday, March 28, 2023 to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Des Moines International Airport (DSM).


Homeland Security Department discusses Special Local Regulation; Bush River and Otter Point Creek; Between Perryman, MD and Edgewood, MD on March 23

The US Homeland Security Department published a four page proposed rule on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on March 23 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas and German Minister of the Interior and Community Faeser Discuss Mutual Security Cooperation

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and Minister of the Interior and Community of Germany Nancy Faeser and their respective delegations met in Washington, D.C.


PreventionResourceFinder.gov Launches to Provide Easier Access to Resources to Prevent Targeted Violence and Terrorism

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its federal partners launched PreventionResourceFinder.gov, a new website that will help prevent targeted violence and terrorism by giving the public easier access to available grants, research, training opportunities, and other resources...


PreventionResourceFinder.gov Launches to Provide Easier Access to Resources to Prevent Targeted Violence and Terrorism

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its federal partners launched PreventionResourceFinder.gov, a new website that will help prevent targeted violence and terrorism by giving the public easier access to available grants, research, training opportunities, and other resources ...


FEMA Approves $14 Million for Lee County Schools, Sheriff

News Release: LAKE MARY, Fla. - FEMA Public Assistance has approved two grants to reimburse the Lee County School District and Lee County Sheriff for emergency costs responding to Hurricane Ian.