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Sun. November 22, 2009

Landmark Chemical Security Legislation Passes House

Linex Legal (registration)
November 21, 2009

This bill reauthorizes the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) program to implement and enforce the Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Standards (CFATS), ...

Stonegarden essentially a money tree

Arizona Daily Star
November 21, 2009

The program, launched by the Department of Homeland Security in 2004, gives states funds to pay local law enforcement agencies' overtime and to buy ...

Wayne County delivers H1N1 vaccine to at-risk groups

The Detroit News
November 21, 2009

On friday, the county brought its 40-foot, mobile Homeland Security Command Post to the Guidance Center's preschool in the Aquinas education Center on ...

US senators decry illegal immigrants' citizenship 'pathway'

Gainesville Times
November 21, 2009

Georgia's US senators are publicly criticizing recent comments made by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano that legalizing ...

Leahy To Meet With Homeland Security On Farm Worker Crackdown

Vermont Public Radio
November 20, 2009

(Dillon) Leahy is trying to change immigration law so the dairy workers can enter the country under a guest worker program. (Leahy) "We have a system that ...

The wrong way to screen visitors

Washington Post
November 20, 2009

The Department of Homeland Security inspector general agreed this week to audit the program, which was already under high-level review at the State ...

Council: 'No' on fire fighter grant--City will hold off on seeking funds

Brenham Banner Press
November 20, 2009

Fire Chief Ricky Boeker said the US Department of Homeland Security had opened a period in which governmental entities could apply for funds through the ...

Hawaii gives 7174 state workers priority for swine flu vaccine

Honolulu Advertiser
November 20, 2009

"It's the kind of information that we feel could be used against us from a Homeland security standpoint." The vaccine is available in limited quantities in ...

TSA nominee is endorsed by committee

GovExec.com
November 20, 2009

A new leader for the Transportation Security Administration won unanimous approval on Thursday from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, ...

More than 160 Texas businesses to be checked

Dallas Morning News
November 20, 2009

The Homeland Security Department will give a seal of approval to businesses volunteering to use a pending electronic program, called E-Verify, ...

Watchdog notes scheduling issues with visitor-tracking project

Nextgov
November 20, 2009

The Homeland Security Department should establish a master schedule to better manage a six-part project to track foreigners ...

Korte wins $34M Homeland Security project

Bizjournals.com
November 20, 2009

The 130698-square-foot design-build project will be eligible for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification by the US Green ...

Hatch: Legalizing millions of immigrants not a 'boon' to economy

Salt Lake Tribune
November 20, 2009

Orrin Hatch and fellow Republican senators criticized Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Friday for her recent remarks that putting ...

Immigration Officials to Audit 1000 More Companies

New York Times
November 20, 2009

The announcement of the action appears to be part of a two-pronged strategy by Homeland security officials to crack down on companies that regularly rely on ...

DHS Praised for International Registered Traveler Program

Travel Agent
November 20, 2009

the US Travel Association applauded the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for expanding and making permanent its global Entry program. ...

mantech Makes Two Appointments in Its Technical Services Group: Thomas A ...

WELT ONLINE
November 19, 2009

Before joining mantech Dr. Gardner was the director of Homeland Security for Raytheon technical services Company, LLC, responsible for strategy and markets ...

Bordallo Reaffirms Commitment To Expand Guam's Visa Waiver Program

Guam News Factor
November 19, 2009

I did raise this issue during my meeting with officials from the Department of Homeland Security yesterday. The interim rule, which takes effect on November ...

Group Warns Biosecurity Bill Could Burden Scientific Research

Global Security Newswire
November 19, 2009

The American Association for the Advancement of science earlier this month submitted a letter to the bill's Authors, Senate Homeland security and ...

E-Verify program extended 3 years

Chiropractic Economics
November 19, 2009

E-Verify (formerly the Basic Pilot/Employment Eligibility Verification Program) is an online system operated jointly by the Department of Homeland Security ...

Former DHS Cybersecurity Chief Points Finger at Congress

PC World
November 19, 2009

Representatives of the US House of Representatives Homeland security Committee didn't immediately respond to a request for a reaction to Garcia's comments. ...

Report Says Federal Govt Wasted $98 Billion

The New American
November 19, 2009

Homeland security: $644.5 million, or 3.7 percent. Much of it was in the Homeland Security grant program as well as Disaster Relief Fund Vendor Payments. ...

House panel uncovers surprise on fed building security

FederalNewsRadio.com
November 19, 2009

The House Homeland Security Committee has resumed its look at the Federal Protective Service. The agency, which is responsible for security in ...

Fort Hood Senate hearings risk politicizing Hasan investigation

Christian Science Monitor
November 19, 2009

The Senate Homeland security Committee hearings into whether the army missed warning signs about Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan could lead to finger-pointing about ...

Tech workers take H-1B case to Supreme Court

Computerworld
November 19, 2009

Whether American science, technology, engineering and mathematics workers can challenge changes to US Department of Homeland Security regulations which ...

politicallegislation Introduced To Allow Federal Grants To Maintain Emergency ...

ForexTV.com
November 19, 2009

The Strengthening and Updating Resources and Equipment (SURE) Act would modify the Homeland security Act of 2002 to allow grants issued to first responders ...

FPS Should Provide More Info to GSA

HSToday
November 19, 2009

Although FPS is developing a new risk management program, full implementation is not planned until the end of fiscal year 2011 and has already experienced ...

For stimulus funds, unlikely destinations

Boston Globe
November 19, 2009

A spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security said it accepted 218 of the eligible 420 grant applications, and owners of US-inspected passenger ...

Investing in Homeland Security: Global Defense Technology & Systems IPO

Seeking Alpha (blog)
November 19, 2009

We provide mission-critical technology-based systems, solutions, and services for national security agencies and programs of the US government. ...

Guard Civil Support Team Shows Off for Homeland Security Secretary

Systems
November 19, 2009

Keith Bauder, the CST program manager for the National Guard Bureau, said it's important for the secretary to be aware of their capability, because it shows ...

Senators Lieberman and Collins Describe Goals of Ft. Hood Investigation

eNews Park Forest
November 19, 2009

We are interested in getting the facts and correcting the system so that our government can provide the best Homeland security possible to the American ...

Feds falling behind in the race against cyber threats, GAO says

GCN.com
November 19, 2009

Between fiscal 2006 and 2008, the number of incidents reported by agencies to the Homeland Security Department's US-CERT more than tripled, ...

National Cyber Incident Response Plan Coming

InformationWeek
November 17, 2009

FBI, Homeland Security, and Justice Department officials drop hints of future cybersecurity policy and projects at a Senate hearing. ...

Officials Defend Handling of Flu Vaccine

New York Times
November 17, 2009

At a hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland security and Governmental Affairs, representatives of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...

Homeland Security announces grant funding

Evening Observer
November 17, 2009

Funding for these grants is provided under the federal State Homeland Security program (SHSP) by the Department of Homeland Security. These programs ...

Homeland secretary pushes immigration reform

San Francisco Chronicle
November 14, 2009

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, the White House point person on immigration, said Friday that Congress must provide temporary worker programs ...

DC to help US identify illegal immigrants in jail

Washington Post
November 12, 2009

Homeland security officials announced Thursday that the program had identified in its first year more than 111000 criminal illegal immigrants in local ...

FEMA Administrator to speak at SSU

Washington Post
November 7, 2009

(Marcio Jose Sanchez/associated Press) By Spencer S. Hsu The Department of Homeland Security is finalizing a proposal to collect fingerprints or eye scans ...

Northrop Wins Pair Of Outsourcing Deals

ESPN
November 6, 2009

"It was a project of the Homeland Security Policy Institute, an independent thinktank housed at George Washington University, aimed at drafting policy ...

ICF International Reports Third Quarter Results

Chippewa Herald
November 6, 2009

Concerned about potential fraud, the Bush administration launched a pilot DNA testing project in 2007 to vet applicants to a program that allows family ...