News from 2023
Secret Service Welcomes Veteran Special Agent Ronald Rowe as Deputy Director
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 23, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ronald L. Rowe Jr. has been named Deputy Director of the U.S. Secret Service (USSS). His tenure will begin in the coming months, marking the latest step in a career with the agency that began in 1999. Rowe replaces outgoing Deputy Director Faron Paramore, who will retire after dedicating more than three decades of service to the agency and its protectees.
Secret Service Welcomes Veteran Special Agent Ronald Rowe as Deputy Director
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 24, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ronald L. Rowe Jr. has been named Deputy Director of the U.S. Secret Service (USSS). His tenure will begin in the coming months, marking the latest step in a career with the agency that began in 1999. Rowe replaces outgoing Deputy Director Faron Paramore, who will retire after dedicating more than three decades of service to the agency and its protectees.
Queen City Motors Owner Sentenced for $783,000 Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 24, 2023
News Release: Used Customers Stolen Identity Information to Obtain Fraudulent Loan Funds
Northwood Man Sentenced for Defrauding U.S. Taxpayers
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 24, 2023
News Release: CONCORD A Northwood man was sentenced today in federal court for attempting to fraudulently obtain over $6 million in CARES Act funds from the United States government, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Green, Gimenez, Garbarino, and Bishop Conduct Oversight on Threats Posed by Chinese-Manufactured Cranes at U.S. Maritime Ports
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Green, Gimenez, Garbarino, and Bishop Conduct Oversight on Threats Posed by Chinese-Manufactured Cranes at U.S. Maritime Ports
FACTSHEET: Homeland Security Committee Marks 100 Days of Holding the Biden Administration Accountable
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Homeland Security released the 100 Days of Republican Oversight of the U.S. Homeland Mission factsheet. Last Congress, Democrats largely ignored many significant homeland security issues that impact Americans across the country.
Chairman Green Delivers Opening Remarks in Hearing with Secretary Mayorkas on the Biden Administration’s FY 2024 Budget Proposal
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) delivered the following opening remarks in a hearing to examine the Biden administration’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget proposal for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
FACTSHEET: Encounters at Southwest Border on the Rise Again as Mayorkas is Set to Testify on Inadequate FY24 Border Security Budget
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
The day Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is set to testify before the Homeland Security Committee, the latest monthly encounters data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shows the startling truth that despite this administration’s numerous efforts to hide the extent of the crisis at our borders, the chaos is clearly only getting worse due to this administration’s refusal to enforce our nation’s laws.
ICYMI: Hearing Highlights the Dangers Posed to the U.S. Homeland by the Biden Administration’s Catastrophic Afghanistan Withdrawal
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, led by Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX), heard firsthand testimony from national security experts on the dangerous consequences to U.S. homeland security from the Biden administration’s deadly and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.
“Abject Failure at The Border”: Republicans Hold Secretary Mayorkas Accountable
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Homeland Security, led by Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), held Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas accountable on behalf of the American people for both a historic crisis at our borders and a woefully inadequate Fiscal Year 2024 budget proposal for the Department.
Garbarino Announces Subcommittee Hearing With CISA Director Jen Easterly
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) announced a hearing next week with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly on the nation’s current cybersecurity posture when it comes to defending our critical infrastructure through public-private collaboration.
Chairman Green, Homeland Security Republicans Introduce the Border Reinforcement Act
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), joined by every Republican member of the Homeland Security Committee, introduced the Border Reinforcement Act of 2023.
Homeland Security Committee Markup of H.R. 2794, the Border Reinforcement Act of 2023
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
The House Homeland Security Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at 10:00 AM ET to consider H.R. 2794, the Border Reinforcement Act of 2023.
Pfluger Delivers Opening Remarks for Subcommittee Hearing on the Biden Administration’s Catastrophic Afghanistan Withdrawal
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) delivered the following opening remarks during a hearing on the Biden administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan a year and a half ago.
Peters, Hawley, Thompson, Garbarino Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill To Expand Mental Health Support For Dhs Law Enforcement
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
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 increase mental health resources for law enforcement personnel at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Peters Convenes Hearing With Secretary Mayorkas To Discuss Resources Needed By Dhs To Address Challenges And Security Threats
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas to examine what resources and authorities DHS needs to address evolving and persistent security threats, such as domestic terrorism, potential attacks from unmanned aerial systems (UAS), and cyber-attacks. Lawmakers and Secretary Mayorkas also discussed what the Department requires to effectively secure and operate our nation’s borders.
Senate Passes Peters, Collins, Carper & Murkowski Bipartisan Legislation To Extend Federal Support For Local Fire Departments
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, 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 passed the Senate
Peters Convenes Hearing To Examine Gao’s High Risk Report On Federal Waste, Fraud, And Abuse
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing with the Comptroller General of the United States, Gene L. Dodaro, to examine the nonpartisan U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) 2023 High Risk List – a biennial report that identifies federal programs that are vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse. During the hearing, Peters emphasized the important role that GAO plays in helping Congress ensure a more effective and efficient government.
Dr. Paul Stresses Importance Of Investigating Covid-19 Origins To Dhs Secretary
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks during a hearing titled “The FY24 DHS Budget: Resources and Authorities Requested to Protect and Secure the Homeland.
Icymi: Homeland Security Committee Republicans Press Mayorkas Over Department Failures
By U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs | Apr 24, 2023
During yesterday’s hearing to consider the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) FY24 Budget, Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his Department’s dangerous abuses of power and policies that have caused an unprecedented surge in illegal crossings.