Latest news and press releases.
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Readout of DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office’s Radiological and Nuclear Primary Screening Training in New Orleans
Washington – The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) and the Department of Energy’s Counter Terrorism Operations Support (CTOS) Center for Radiological/Nuclear Training provided a primary screening class to Securing the Cities (STC), New Orleans from July 25-29, 2022.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1 Billion in Funding for First-Ever State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program
WASHINGTON -- Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a first-of-its-kind cybersecurity grant program specifically for state, local, and territorial (SLT) governments across the country. This State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program, made possible thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, provides $1 billion in funding to SLT partners over four years, with $185 million available for FY22, to support SLT efforts to address cyber risk to their information systems.
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DHS Provides $20 Million to 43 Organizations Working to Prevent Targeted Violence and Terrorism
DHS Provides $20 Million to 43 Organizations Working to Prevent Targeted Violence and Terrorism
Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the award of 43 grants, totaling $20 million, under the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22).
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Readout of DHS Participation at Interpol Conference on Border Security in the Americas
Readout of DHS Participation at Interpol Conference on Border Security in the Americas
On September 14, 2022, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) John K. Tien and senior officials from U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) participated in the “High-Level International Conference on Border Security in the Americas,” a virtual event hosted by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL).
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DHS and DOJ Announce Significant Enforcement Operation, Disrupting and Dismantling a Prolific Human Smuggling Operation
DHS and DOJ Announce Significant Enforcement Operation, Disrupting and Dismantling a Prolific Human Smuggling Operation
On Tuesday, September 13, the Department of Homeland Security joined the U.S. Department of Justice to announce a significant enforcement operation that disrupted and dismantled a prolific human smuggling operation in Texas and across the Southern United States.
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DHS Hosts the Five Country Ministerial Meeting in Washington, D.C.
On September 12-13, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas hosted the annual Five Country Ministerial, held in person for the first time since 2019.
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Statement from DHS Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II
Statement from DHS Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II
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DHS Launches Technologist Hiring Initiative to Improve User Experience for General Public
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a major new hiring initiative to transform customer experience (CX) and improve service delivery. DHS has launched a Department-wide focus on CX under President Biden's Executive Order 14058 "Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government." The goal is to hire hundreds of mission-driven technologists with product management and customer experience expertise through the largest hiring initiative in any federal agency.
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DHS Publishes Fair and Humane Public Charge Rule
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a final rule, to be published in the Federal Register, that provides clarity and consistency for noncitizens on how DHS will administer the public charge ground of inadmissibility.
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DHS Establishes First-Ever Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council
DHS Establishes First-Ever Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council
Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the establishment of the first-ever Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council and the opening of the nomination period for membership.