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Secretary Mayorkas Recognizes Over 1,300 DHS Employees with Annual Secretary’s Awards

News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced the 1,341 winners of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary’s Awards, which honor employees from 43 different states, countries, territories, and districts. These individuals, the largest number ever recognized...


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Improve Sleep for Shift Workers

News Release: Getting enough quality sleep is the most serious challenge shift workers face. Shift workers often work non-traditional work patterns, which can result in irregular sleep schedules, making it difficult to fall and stay asleep. Shift work can impact many areas of a person’s physical and mental health, including...


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Become a federal employee with the TSA at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

Release: PHOENIX - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a recruiting event on Wednesday, March 22nd to assist individuals interested in an exciting new federal career as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX.)


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TSA participating in hiring fairs for officers at Albany International Airport

Release: ALBANY, N.Y. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring additional women and men to work at Albany International Airport and the agency is participating in three upcoming career job fairs in the region.


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It’s Time to Talk about Food and Agriculture Security

News Release: Guest post by Dr. Krista Versteeg, Senior Scientific Advisor and Biosurety Manager in the Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) Office of National Laboratories (ONL).


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DHS’s new Operation Blue Lotus has already stopped more than 900 pounds of fentanyl from entering the United States

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, DHS announced that Operation Blue Lotus, a new coordinated and surge operation targeting the smuggling of fentanyl, stopped more than 900 pounds of fentanyl from coming into the United States in its first week. Led by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and...


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DHS And Republic of Korea Sign Joint Statement to Advance Mutual Digitalization Goals

News Release: SEOUL, South Korea - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) signed a Joint Statement of Intent (JSoI) for collaborative research, development and foreign technical exchanges with the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Science and Information Communication...


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DHS and Republic of Korea Sign Agreement for Homeland Security Research and Development

News Release: SEOUL, South Korea - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Republic of Korea’s (ROK) Ministry of National Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) focused on enhancing domestic security capabilities through the exchange of information and applications of emerging technologies.


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TSA highlights INDs gold-standard security model with two-week training for international delegation

Release: INDIANAPOLIS Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are hosting high-level aviation officials from the Philippines for two weeks of training in Indianapolis, part of an international partnership aimed at improving security at Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL).


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TSA officers prevent two individuals from carrying guns through checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport

Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) prevented two Pennsylvania residents from bringing their handguns through the security checkpoint on Friday, March 17, and Saturday, March 18.


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TSA recruiting officers to work at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport

Release: ROANOKE, Va. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is seeking to hire women and men to work at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport in preparation for the busy spring and summer travel seasons and is participating in two upcoming hiring events.



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Federal Jury Convicts Fort McCoy Man of Attempting to Entice a 12-Year-Old Child to Engage In Sexual Activity

U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Jorge Mojocoa (69, Fort McCoy) guilty of attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sex


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Former Louisiana Woman Pled Guilty To Preparing Over 110 Fraudulent PPP Loans Totaling Over $1.1 Million Dollars

United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that SHARNAE EVERY (“EVERY”), age 27, of Houston, Texas, pled guilty on March 2, 2023 to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349.


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Cape Coral Caretakers Plead Guilty To Stealing More Than Half A Million Dollars From Elderly Victim

United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Diane Durbon and Brittany Lukasik, both of Cape Coral, today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.


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Federal Jury Convicts O’Fallon Man of Enticing a Minor

In a U.S. District courtroom on Wednesday, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict after a three-day trial for an O’Fallon man charged with enticing a minor.


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TSA officers stop firearm at Boston Logan International

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a New Hampshire resident from carrying a firearm onto an airplane Monday morning at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS).


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TSA recruiting Federal Air Marshals in three west coast cities

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring additional women and men to serve as Federal Air Marshals in Seattle, Los Angeles and San Francisco


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TSA officers prevent Pennsylvania man from bringing loaded revolver through checkpoint at JFK International Airport

A Montgomery County, Pa., man was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport yesterday (March 9) after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a loaded .38 caliber revolver in the man’s backpack.


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Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

The Biden-Harris Administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2024, which provides $60.4 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and an additional $20.1 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund to address major disasters.